Ar. Prof.Suja Kumari L B.Arch, M.Arch (Housing)
Academician with 25 years of teaching experience in Architecture for undergraduate and graduate programs. Holds B Arch with first class from College of Engineering, Trivandrum ,M Arch with second rank in Housing from Hindustan University Chennai. Other work experiences include 12 years in the industry as Junior and Senior Architect in leading Architecture firms in Trivandrum (1985-1987)Vadodara (1989 Jan-June) Mumbai (1989-2001)and Trivandrum(1993-2000). Former Associate Professor at Department of Architecture, Govt. College of Engineering, (CET) Trivandrum, with 19 years of Teaching Experience. An eminent professor who has extended as an Academician for Housing as well as Architecture programmes both in the case of undergraduate and graduate programs. Retired from the Department of Architecture College of Engineering Trivandrum on 31st March 2019 and joined as Professor in MCAP (Marian College of Architecture and Planning) in July 2019 and presently serving as Principal in MCAP from 17th November 2022. Teaching interests include subjects like Housing,Traditional Architecture,Sustainable Architecture etc. Research interests include documentation of heritage structures,Community Housing and Creative approaches in Teaching. .
Ar. Prof.Suja Kumari L
● Prof. Suja Kumari a was a member of the team for preparation of Master Plan of Nilakkal Base Camp for High Power Committee (HPC) Sabarimala during 2017-2019 and Member of the team for the preparation of Handouts for Heritage awareness for Town Planning Department in the year 2018-2019. ● She has co-authored the book “Glimpses of Heritage-City of Thiruvananthapuram, for Indian Institute of Architects Trivandrum Centre, 2011, along with Dr. Binumol Tom. ● She is chosen as a reviewer for AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society. ● Editor of the book ELSYIAN-Documentation of churches Travancore Vol 1 published by Copal Publishers New Delhi ● Organising committee member for the first International Research Conference Anweshan organised by IIA National chapter from 27th to 29th August 2024 at Marian college of Architecture and Planning Trivandrum.
Achievements:
● Conservation and Management of sacred places organised by ICOMOS at Bangkok in February 2008 ● Unearthing the traditional principles creating the city form and the exploration of urban continuum to create a paradigm shift in heritage management plan– the case of the historic housing stock (agraharams) of the heritage core of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for IASTE hosted by the University of Kuwait from at Kuwait, December 17-20, 2016. ● Politics and Tradition, Tale of two capital cities Padmanabhapuram and Thiruvananthapuram for IASTE 2018, University of California Berkeley USA,4th-6th October 2018 organised by the University of Coimbra,Coimbra, Portugal ● Flood resilience planning for Karumalloor Panchayath,Kochi India for 55th ISOCARP World planning conferrence at Jakartha Indonesia 10th to 12th September 2019 ● Exploration for an Inclusive approach for Historical Settlement Conservation-A case of Agraharas, Kerala, India for Culture Communities and Design organised by AMPS hosted by University of Calgary, June 29th Wednesday 2022(virtual)
