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Dr Sujatavani A/P Gunasagaran


Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Education, UNIVERSITI SELANGOR, Malaysia
  • Master Of Science (Building Technology), USM, Malaysia
  • Bachelor Of Science (Architecture), UM, Malaysia

Professional Qualification

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Areas of Expertise

  • Environmental Sciences, Education, Green Building, BIM, IBS, Architecture

Research Interest

  • My research interest is within the scope of my academic and teaching pursuit in architecture, built environment and sustainability. My research interest is in green building performance, particularly passive design strategies. My current research in these areas is courtyard simulation for hot and humid climates, green walls as part of facade study and wind chimney. Other research projects I am involved in are socio-spatial, spatial qualities, thermal comfort and public spaces, retaining green building ratings and retrofitting existing homes to be sustainable. Another area that is closely related to solving sustainability issues in the built environment is technology. Technology has supported in many ways such as creating devices to harvest renewable energy in line with the recently renamed sustainable development goals of SDG 7, sensoring and collecting data in intelligent building systems and creating new sustainable materials through 4R (reduce, re-use, recycle, and re-create) while reducing waste in the construction industry. My research in construction technology such as Industrialised Building System (IBS), a modular system is to suggest ways to be creative using the IBS system and the usage of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software such as Autodesk Revit in teaching as well as advocating it to the built environment industry in adapting it for green buildings. My research in Architecture Education, Pedagogy and E-learning primarily focuses on Design Thinking and Architecture Studio based learning. Apart from these, I have also researched learning model-making through physical modelling, learning shading through sun-path and digital simulation, and creative learning outcomes such as photography-based learning.

Publications

2023
  • Online Learning Using Game Design: The Architecture Student Experience - Book Chapter
  • Investigation of the Effect of the Wind Speed on the Aerodynamic and Architectural Design of Tall Buildings (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Article in Journals
  • INTEGRATING CHINESE ETHNIC AND FOLK ART INTO THE COLOUR COMPOSITION COURSE TO IMPROVE THE EFFECT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Article in Journals
  • NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR DESIGN CRITERIA BASED ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF TAIWANESE PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - 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
2022
  • Urban Farming as Sustainable Strategy to Revive Interstitials in Community Housing (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Special Issue on STAAUH - Article in Journals
  • The Key Constraints Underlying Energy Retrofit Of The Residential Buildings In Malaysia (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Special Issue - Article in Journals
  • Courtyard configuration to optimize shading, daylight and ventilation in a tropical terrace house using simulation (SCOPUS-Indexed), Archnet-IJAR - Article in Journals
  • Assessing Thermal Comfort of Traditional Coral Stone Building In The Traditional Village Of Weizhou Island, China (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Special Issue on STAAUH - Article in Journals
  • Are they ready yet: Architecture Graduates Employability Skills from Employers' Perspective (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Design and Built Environment - Article in Journals
2021
  • Learning Construction Through Model Making and Its Application in Architecture Design Studio. (ISI-Indexed), International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Typologies of Design Thinking: The Constructive Perspective (ISI-Indexed), International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Typologies of Design Thinking: The Constructive Perspective. (ISI-Indexed), International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Evaluating the Significance of Recurrent Embodied Energy in Life Cycle Embodied Energy of Residential Buildings. (SCOPUS-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
2019
  • Natural Brise Soleil: The Effects of Vegetation Shading on Thermal Environment of Residential Buildings in Hot and Humid Tropics. (SCOPUS-Indexed), IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Article in Journals
  • Typologies of Design Thinking - the theoretical perspectives - Book Chapter
  • Investigating Civic Responsibilities Among Architecture Undergraduates Using Service-Learning - Book Chapter
  • Natural Brise Soleil: The Effects of Vegetation Shading on Thermal Environment of Residential Buildings in Hot and Humid Tropics (SCOPUS-Indexed), Earth and Environmental Science 268 - Article in Journals
  • Architecture Students Acceptance of Using Social Media in Fostering Community Service Learning - Book Chapter
2016
  • Development of Career Related and Teamwork Skills Using Service-Learning in Undergraduate Architecture Education - Article in Proceeding
2014
  • Using Digital Simulation as an e-learning tool to create a dynamic learning in Architecture students, Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review - Article in Journals
2010
  • Exhibiting Research: The Value of Integrating Research, Field Trip and Creative Outcomes as Teaching and Learning Approaches in Architecture - Article in Proceeding

Research

  • HARVESTING THE VALUE OF WATER: OPPORTUNITIES FOR REALIZING GRAVITY WATER AND RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR LOW-INCOME GROUP (B40) OF KAMPUNG TINATA ULU, KOTA BELUD, SABAH,  Co-researcher, 2023 to 2025, Private
  • Empowering Engineering Female Students to Improve Retention and Progression,  Co-researcher, 2023 to 2024, International
  • Entrepreneurship programme on Productive Youth Development (PYD) ,  Co-researcher, 2022 to 2023, Private
  • Graduate readiness: The gap between learning and employability,  Co-researcher, 2018 to 2019, Taylor's University
  • Typologies of design thinking: A learner centered approach,  Co-researcher, 2018 to 2019, Taylor's University

Awards and Stewardship

  • Best Paper Award by the 2nd THINK SPACE CONFERENCE 2022, STAY Real + BE Virtual, Conference, Taylor's University, Best Paper Award , 2022
  • Architectural Design Innovation Challenge (ArDIC 2022), FKAAB Innovation Week 2022 (InNow 2022), Competition, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM), Silver Medal , 2022
  • Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) 2022, Exhibition/Invention, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Silver Medal , 2022
  • Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) 2022, Exhibition/Invention, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Silver Medal , 2022
  • Best Presenter Award The 1st Think Space Conference Sustainable Tropical Architecture in Asian Urban Heritage 23 24 November 2021, Conference, Taylor's University, Best Presentation , 2021
  • Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) 2021, Exhibition/Invention, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Bronze Medal , 2021
  • Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) 2021, Exhibition/Invention, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Silver Medal , 2021
  • Exemplary Meritorious Academic Staff (EMAS) Award Cycle 1, 2020, Conference, Taylor's University, Silver Award Recipient for Immersive Learning , 2020

Paper Presented

  • Structure and Place , 2nd New Urbanism and Smart Transport- Integrated Transport and Sustainable Urbanism , International Conference Kuala Lumpur (CONFERENCE), Co-author , 02/12/2013 to 03/12/2013
  • Development of Career Related and Teamwork Skills Using Service-Learning in Undergraduate Architecture Education, The 4th TARC International Conference on Learning and Teaching (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 17/10/2016 to 18/10/2016
  • Exhibiting Research: The Value of Integrating Research, Field Trip and Creative Outcomes as Teaching and Learning Approaches in Architecture, TARC International Conference on Learning and Teaching (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 18/10/2010 to 19/10/2010
  • Using Digital Simulation as an e-learning tool to create a dynamic learning in architecture, 2nd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 17/09/2015 to 18/09/2015