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Associate Professor Dr Sucharita Srirangam

Dr Sucharita Srirangam is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Building and Design. She is also the Hub Leader of Urban Resilience for Climate Change at Taylor’s University. She has built an international profile through research, teaching, and professional experience. Her research focuses primarily on urban design, where sustainability manifests in a synergy between space and users. She holds expertise in place-making, urban resilience, sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), Space Syntax, and smart cities. Dr Sucharita’s teaching ethos is an integrated approach to architectural design, wherein the process becomes a balance between a triad of pragmatic, conceptual, and theoretical explorations. Her contributions include recommendations and practical space planning with environmental simulation tools such as space syntax, GIS, digital twins for smart cities, urban digital representation, and BIM modelling. Being an active member of the Sustainability, Climate Change and New Urban Agenda Committee [SCCNUA] Committee at Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia [PAM or the Malaysian Institute of Architects], Dr Sucharita also continuously contributes to the national level strategies and effective ways of sustainable architecture and urbanism through the cognition of the UN Sustainable Development Goals [SDG], Environment, Social and Governance [ESG] and New Urban Agenda [NUA].


Academic Qualification

  • PhD In Architecture, Edinburgh College Of Art, UK, -
  • Master Of Architecture, Anna University, India, -
  • Bachelor Of Architecture, Indian Institute Of Architects, Mumbai, -
  • Diploma In Architectural Assistantship, Government Womens' Polytechnic, Chennai India, -

Professional Qualification

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Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Sciences And Technologies, Architecture, Building Design
  • Social Sciences, Habitat And Human Settlement, Urban Studies

Research Interest

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Publications

2023
  • Strategies for Green Space Management in Mountain Cities Based on the Habitat Suitability for Urban Birds Breeding (ISI-Indexed), Land - Article in Journals
  • ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY AND THE USE OF DIGITAL SIMULATION (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • SPACE SYNTAX SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC HOUSINGS AND THE SENSE OF SAFETY (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • CHILDREN S SAFETY: THE COMMON SPACES IN PPR HOUSING IN KUALA LUMPUR (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • BIOPHILIC DESIGN FOR ELDERLY HOMES IN MALAYSIA FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
2022
  • Design Aspects in Urban Greenspaces to Enhance the Social Interaction of Users in Klang Valley. In Handbook of Research on Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Architecture - Book Chapter
  • BIM for 4IR: The Challenges in Malaysian Architecture Practice From a Designer's Perspective. - Book Chapter
  • Spatial intelligence: Integration of land use to connectivity in the context of Eastern Urbanism, Arch-IJAR - Article in Journals
  • Revisiting the courtyard as lived heritage and social space (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC) - Article in Journals
  • The Veranda: abstract connector of living boxes - architectural answer to social harmony (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC) - Article in Journals
2021
  • Typologies of Design Thinking: The Constructive Perspective (ISI-Indexed), International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Partnership of Learning Construction Through Model Making: Case Study or Designing? - Book Chapter
  • Students as Partners in Architectural Design Education: Towards the Typologies of Design - Book Chapter
  • Evaluating the Significance of Recurrent Embodied Energy in Life Cycle Embodied Energy of Residential Buildings (ISI-Indexed), International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Educators Perspectives on Studio-based Learning (SBL): From the COVID-19 Pandemic to Future Learnin - Book Chapter
2020
  • Sustaining the Humanities Syntax of the East, the context of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Article in Proceeding
  • Student-Faculty Partnership: Student s Experience From the Architecture Course - Book Chapter
2019
  • Investigating Civic Responsibilities Among Architecture Undergraduates Using Service-Learning - Book Chapter
  • Typologies of Design Thinking - the theoretical perspectives - Book Chapter
  • Rethinking the Public Realm: Behaviour Settings in Malaysian Cities (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Centrality through the History A Discussion on Space Syntax and Urban Morphology of South Klang City Centre (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • Typologies of Design Thinking - the Constructive Perspectives, International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
2018
  • Sin Sze Ya Temple, Kuala Lumpur - Book Chapter
  • The Pedagogy of Engagement: A Study Of Architecture Students Learning Experiences (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • The Pedagogy of Engagement: A Study Of Architecture Students Learning Experiences, Journal of Social Science and Human Behavior Study Partnership - Article in Journals
2017
  • Co-working Spaces for Young Entrepreneurs: Towards an Architecture of Shared Spaces for Urban Communities in the Context of Malaysia - Article in Proceeding
  • Condition, content and conflict, Architecture Malaysia - Article in Journals
2016
  • The Duality of Jalan Alor, the Great Asian Street - Article in Proceeding
  • The Duality of Jalan Alor, - Book Chapter
2014
  • Architectonic Transformation: Building Bloc Architects, The Official Journal of the Insitute of Architects, Malaysia. - Article in Non-Refereed Journals
  • Architectonic Transformation: Building Bloc Architects, DOMA, Malaysia, (Domain, Monuments and the Arts) - Article in Journals
2013
  • Transformations: Critical writing on Practice, Design + Architecture - Article in Journals
2012
  • Culture and commerce of Chennai City - Article in Proceeding
2011
  • Research informs Design: Developing a Master of Architecture Syllabus - Article in Proceeding

Research

  • A socio-spatial framework for sustainable living environment of temporary urban migrant settlements in Malaysia ,  Co-researcher, 2021 to 2025, National
  • Integrated Model for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for Community Resilience,  Project Leader, 2021 to 2024, National
  • Graduate readiness: The gap between learning and employability,  Co-researcher, 2018 to 2019, Taylor's University
  • Typologies of design thinking: A learner centered approach,  Project Leader, 2018 to 2019, Taylor's University
  • Typologies of Design Thinking,  Project Leader, 2018 to 2019, Taylor's University
  • Rejuvenating forgotten waterfront settlements in Malaysia, with specific reference to the Royal Town of Klang,  Co-researcher, 2017 to 2021, Taylor's University
  • Rejuvenating Forgotten Waterfront Settlements in Malaysia,  Co-researcher, 2017 to 2020, Taylor's University
  • Socio-spatial sustainability of the city of Kuala Lumpur, Principle Investigator,  Project Leader, 2011 to 2014, Taylor's University

Awards and Stewardship

  • TEG Long Service Award, Services, Taylor's University, Long Service Award for 10 years , 2021
  • Exemplary Meritorious Academic Staff (EMAS) Award, Bronze, Education, Taylor's University, Architecture Design Studio Coordinator , 2020

Paper Presented

  • Architecture in Context: Sense of Place in the East, Guest talk at School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, UK (Guest talk), INVITED SPEAKER , 01/10/2021 to 01/10/2021
  • Architecture in Context: Sense of Place in the East, Studioplus Talks at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, UK (Guest speaker), INVITED SPEAKER , 05/10/2021 to 05/10/2021
  • The New Normal: Conceptualizing a Design Implementation Model for Architecture Design Studio, 1ST INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 26/10/2021 to 27/10/2021
  • Shifting Paradigms of Sustainability by Space, Think Space Conference (CONFERENCE), EVENT ORGANISER , 23/11/2021 to 24/11/2021
  • Architecture in the Context, Webinar Talk Series of Thiagarajar College of Engineering (Webinar), INVITED SPEAKER , 03/12/2020 to 03/12/2020
  • Educators Perspectives on Studio-based Learning (SBL): From the COVID-19 pandemic to Future Learning, TAYLOR'S 13TH TEACHING AND LEARNING e-CONFERENCE (CONFERENCE) (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 14/10/2020 to 16/10/2020
  • Architecture for Placemaking, for the Theme of Enhancing Graduate Capabilities: Learning From The Pandemic Experience, TAYLOR'S 13TH TEACHING AND LEARNING e-CONFERENCE (CONFERENCE), INVITED SPEAKER , 14/10/2020 to 16/10/2020
  • Sustaining the Humanities Syntax of the East The context of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , The 1st International Conference on Smart Community Development in the Asia Pacific (iSCAP2020) (CONFERENCE), INVITED SPEAKER , 20/02/2020 to 21/02/2020
  • Typologies of Design Thinking: a learner-led perspective, ICACE (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 01/07/2019
  • Typologies of Design Thinking - the Constructive Perspective (ISI Web of Science Publication), 2nd PAM International Architectural Education Conference (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 01/08/2019 to 01/08/2019