Symbolism, Cognition and Communication in Architecture (ePub)

Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, (iv) Journal of Design Studies, published by IISTE US; and a member of the review panel of International Congress, Petronas University, Kuala Lumpur. He worked as the chairman, Academic Board, IIA Kerala Chapter, and the vice-chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, Calicut Center, till February 2009. Formerly, he contributed as the head of the Department of Architecture and gladly built up the Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut to the national level accredited by the Council of Architecture in the year 2009. He worked as Associate Professor from January 29, 2009, at the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, till August 08, 2020. During his tenure he guided eleven PhD candidates; four are awarded, one is submitted and six are ongoing. He has completed a mega-project on Age-Friendly Built Forms and Infrastructure Design, sponsored by MHRD, Government of India, and two other projects on Youth Empowerment through Mud Block Making and the Influence of Print Journalism on Architectural Design, both sponsored by SRIC, IIT Kharagpur. International exposure and collaborative research work are essential for students to gain confidence, self-worth and the capability to compete internationally. He has initiated international student exchanges at the department with two M. Arch students from Leibnitz University, Hannover. He is entrusted with the responsibility of forging the relationship with Leibnitz University, Hannover and formed an MoU with the university. Further, he has put in efforts and formed another MoU with the Auro Society, Pondicherry, an organization of repute with IIT Kharagpur. As the MoU officer, he facilitates mutual collaborations and research work. Architectural research, education leading to student empowerment and architectural practice are his lifetime goals. He has more than seventy scientific papers and has served on the Panel of Experts in the All India Council for Technical Education, in facultyrecruitment for National Institutes of Technologies and in many Ph.D. examinations by various universities in India.