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Seminars
The department has been convening national level and state level symposiums /
workshops on topics of current issues relevant to the profession. The following are
the topics:
Yukta ‘97
Theme: A national level workshop focusing on Vedic architecture – Vaastu Shastra.
The three day workshop was presented on the basis of the research work based on
Geo-bio energy studies.
Experts: A team of experts including Dr. Prabhat Kumar Poddar, Chairman, Ahash
Education & Research Trust, Pondicherry, Prof. H.D. Chayya, H.O.D, Conservation,
SPA, New Delhi, Ar. Kerry Preas, Australia.
Drishya ’98
Theme: A convention of Zonal Nasa having its theme as ‘A search for identity’.
Students from the south zone participated in full strength on all the three days. The
convention was inaugurated by the Council President, Ar. P.R. Mehta & Ar.
Rajagopalan, President IIA was the chief guest.
Experts: Ar. D. Ramakrishna Rao, Ar. Srivatsan, & Er. Benny Kuria Kose, Ar. Elias
Koshi & Ar. Narayana Rao spoke on the theme topic.
Maarg ‘99
Theme: A state level seminar with focus on sustainable development. It dealt with
issues of sustaining & development of craftsmanship in the construction industry.
Focus was on the construction methodologies and use of sustainable building
materials.
Experts: The experts were from ‘ Build Collective’, represented by Ar. Sudhir,
Ar.Vishnupriya & Ar. Nizar.A.Sathar.
Arcon 2000
Theme: This two day state level symposium deliberated upon the relevance and
details of Construction Management. The issue of Sustainable Development which
was deliberated during the Maarg seminar was further developed in detail. The focus
of the symposium was to create a conductive institute – industry interaction.
Experts: The construction management team had experts from ECC – L&T and other
related institutions. The Sustainable Development issue was handled by Mr. G.
Dattari, Consultant, Sustainable Chennai Project, UNCHS along with his team.
Parampara ‘01
Theme: The focus of paramapara 2001 was on “conservation” – an emerging area in
architecture. With the large inheritance of heritage buildings in our country and
recognition of the central & state Governments on Tourism development the field of
conservation has been getting into prominence. Hence in this context the department
shows to emphasize on the issue of conservation in architecture to bring the
awareness of the same.
Experts: The symposium was addressed by Dr. Mathews, Heritage conservation in
earthquake prone areas, Ar. Kalpana, techniques and materials employed in
conservation, Dr. Srivatsan, case studies on conservation.
Yugam ‘02
Theme: The 45th Annual Convention was held in our campus from 26 th to 29th
December 2002. The Convention was titled “Yugam” – A desire to recollect, with the
theme as conservation.
Experts: Mr. S. Muthiah, Mr. G. Dattatri, Mr. Benny Kuriakose, Ar. Vikas Dilawari,
Ar. Balkrishnan, Mr.Poddar, Ar. Nalini Thakur, Ar. Sathyaprakash, Ar. Nimesh Patel,
Mr. Elango were some of the resource persons who addressed various sub themes of
conservation Ar. Satprem, Ar. Anupama Kundoo along with artisans from Dakshin
Chitra conducted workshops during the convention.
Mondial 04
Theme: On the theme of Globalization , a two day regional convention was held on
11th & 12th Feb 2004 .
Experts: The resource persons who delivered lectures were - Ar. Suresh
Kuppuswamy. Professor, School of Architecture & Planning, Chennai, Ar. Mahesh,
Visiting faculty, School of architecture & Planning, Chennai,
Ar.Venkatesh L, Practicing Architect, C. N. Narayana Rao, Chennai.
Ar. Cheralathan & Ar. Jothiram presented their works.
Vergal 05
Theme: To look at the branches on which the Architectural profession takes its
strength, the symposium in 2005 titled “Vergal” ( meaning Roots in Tamil ) held on
17th & 18th March looked at the influences & contributions of Painting, Artistry,
Lighting, Animation in Architecture.
Experts: Trotsky Marudhu Art Director & Illustrator spoke on the interdependence of
various profession for enrichment. Ms. Fowzia Fathima, Cinematographer spoke on
how Architecture & lighting affects cinematography. Ar.A.Raghuram dealt on how the
training imparted in architectural education can be utilized on the Animation &
Modeling field, the scope for the same. Ar. Sai Shankar discussed the importance of
conceptual designs in Architecture and presented a few of his works.
The workshop aims to expose the participants to some of the immense ways nature
has inspired artists, architects, designers, scientists and researchers to come up with
an endless variety of patterns, forms, materials and methods to better our lives. It
aims to invigorate the thinking process with the endless inspirations from nature.
letting nature be great teacher.
The Seminar was conducted in association with IIA Tamilnadu Chapter
Experts: Mistry Architects, Bangalore
Ar .Kishore Kumar Bhatia, Auroville
Ar. Roshanara, SRM University
Theme: Over the last three decades, Urbanization has shown unprecedented rates of
growth, devastating the physical form of our cities which have been unable to deal
with the swelling numbers. While this compression of people in a limited space
symbolizes optimism and is characterized by many positive attributes, it has spelt
doom for the quality of urban life in our cities.The Conference aims at
interdisciplinary approach to explore spatial, demographic, political, social, physical,
economic and ecological aspects of contemporary urban life.
The objective of this seminar is to help students improve their analytical skills to
better understand contemporary urban issues, the urban environment and government
policy and how these shape our understanding of urban conditions and experiences.
Various theories of relations between such fragments and their significance as
enclaves were discussed.
Experts: Prof. S.Ravi, Dean, SAP Chennai
Prof. Suresh Kuppuswamy, SAP Chennai
Dr. Sachithanandan, Dean, MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai
Prof.Mohammed Harris ( retd.)Director, SAP, Chennai
Dr.Sultan A Ismail, Prof & Head, New College Campus, Chennai
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October every year as World
Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to
adequate shelter for all. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective
responsibility for the future of the human habitat. Our Honorable Directors Thiru
Marie Johnson and Mariazeena Johnson were kind enough to support the happening
of this occasion. Apart from the host college students, there were fifty students from
various city colleges who participated in the workshop followed by the “on the spot
competitions” on the theme.
Mr. Partheepan Director NABI held technical sessions for three days. The topics
covered include SMART goals, Work Breakdown Structure, Activity Crashing,
Creating WBS, MS PROJECT etc.
India has become an important strategic destination for International Industries in the
area of Design and Manufacturing Technologies. The main theme of the Conference is
to focus the latest trends in the fields of Aeronautical, Architecture, Civil, Mechanical
and Production Engineering.
CONFERENCE THEMES
CAD, CAM and CIM
CFD, DFA and FEM
Robotics and Rapid Proto-typing
Modern Manufacturing Processes
Advancements in Automobile Technologies
Modeling and Simulation
Aerodynamics
Aerospace Materials and Measuring Systems
Water Resources and Waste Management
Seismic and Tsunami Resistant Structures
Intelligent Transport System
Smart and Intelligent Building Design.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Prof. VIJAY. K. SOHONI, President, Council of Architecture, New Delhi.
Dr. K. RAMALINGAM, Regional Executive Director, Airport Authority of
India, Chennai.
Dr. K. CHANDRASEKARAN, Dean, RMK Engineering College, Kavarapet,
Chennai.
Dr. K. VENUGOPAL, Chief Scientist, Centre for Water Resources,
Sathyabama University, Chennai.
Dr. JOB KURIAN, Head of the Department, Aeronautical Engineering, IIT-
Madras, Chennai.
Dr. A. M. JUNAID BASHA, Scientist “F”, Joint Director, CVRDE, Chennai.
Dr. K. LAKSHMANAN, Director, SERC, CSIR Campus, Chennai.
Dr. A. VELAYUDHAM, Scientist “E”, CVRDE, Chennai- 600 054.
Dr. G. SEKARAN, Head, Department of Environmental Engineering, CLRI,
Chennai.
Dr. A. RAMESH, Professor & Head, IC Engines Laboratory, IIT Madras,
Chennai.
Prof. L. VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Professor, Division of Manufacturing
Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai.
Prof. SURESH KUPPUSWAMY, Professor, School of Architecture &
Planning, Anna University, Chennai.
Mr. K. N. KRISHNAMURTHY, General Manager, Ashok Leyland, Chennai.
Dr. V. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Professor, Dept. of Manufacturing
Engineering, Annamalai University.
Dr. V. THAMIZHARASAN, Professor& Head, Transport Engineering
Division, IIT Madras, Chennai
Dr. K.V. KASIVISWANATHAN, Associate Director, Group for Remote
Handling Robotics, IGCAR, Kalpakkam.
Mr. A. SHANMUGAM, Controller of Air worthiness, Director General of
Civil Aviation, Meenambakkam,Chennai.
Space systems across the globe are playing significant role in various developmental
efforts benefiting the humanity. Having demonstrated its potentials for improving the
life on Earth, the international space community is currently engaged in many
exciting missions including the planetary exploration. Technology developments to
achieve cost effective space transportation system and efficient use of space assets for
the benefit of society and mankind are attracting a lot of attention in recent time.
Globally there have also been many initiatives from the academic community towards
exploiting the potentials of space science, technology and applications including
development of space systems themselves. Similarly space commerce has attracted
wide attention from the industries as well.
To provide opportunity for all the stake-holders including providers and users from
national space agencies, industries, academia, government and younger generation, to
discuss the technological developments, achievements and future directions,
Sathyabama University, Chennai jointly with Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), Department of Space, Govt. of India is organsing ESSTA 2008 - International
Conference on Emerging Scenarios in Space Technology and applications at Chennai
during November 13-15, 2008.
CONFERENCE THEMES
INVITED SPEAKERS
Prof. U.R. Rao, Former Chairman, Indian Space Research, Organisation
(ISRO) & Chairman, PRL Council, Bangalore
Dr. Sang H. Choi, NASA Langley Research Centre, United States of America
Vijay K. Varadan, Distinguished Profesor, University of Arkansas, United
States of America
Prof. Jaehwan Kim, Professor, INHA University, Korea
Dr. B. N. Suresh, Director, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
(IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. K.N. Shankara, Sathish Dhawan Professor, ISRO Head Quarters,
Bangalore
Dr. R.R. Navalgund, Director, Space Application Centre (SAC), Bangalore
Dr.K.Radhakrishnan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),
Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. R.V. Perumal, Distinguished Professor, AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM,
Anna University, Chennai-25
Dr. Surendra Pal, Associate Director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore
Dr.J.N. Goswami, Director, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
Dr. P.S. Nair, Sathish Dhawan Professor, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC),
Bangalore
Shri. A. Bhaskaranarayana, Scientific Secretary, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore
Dr. V. Jayaraman, Director, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC),
Hyderabad
Dr. K.R. Sridhramurthy, Executive Director, Antrix corporation Ltd., ISRO
Head Quarters, Bangalore
Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice - Chancellor, Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belgaum
Dr. K.N. Ninan, Ex. Dy. Director, PCM, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
(VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. A. Jayaraman, Director, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
(NARL), Tirupathi
Shri. C. Varadarajan, Associate Director, SCPO, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore
Dr. V.S. Hegde, Director, Earth Observation Systems, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore
Mr. DVA. Raghavamurthy, Project Director, Small Satellites, Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore
Dr. S. Parameswaran, Dy.Director, Master Control Facility, Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), Bhopal.
EPOCH 09
A National Level Symposium on Building services and construction Management was
organized by the Department of Architecture on Mar 12th and 13th, 2009. The focus of
the symposium was towards the state of the art facility and technology advancement
in the services and management disciplines. Leading Experts from varying service
backgrounds like air conditioning, electrical, acoustics, lighting made presentations on
integration of services in the buildings.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Mr. Ramesh Nair, Managing director, Jones Lang la Selles Meghraj, Chennai
and Hyderabad.
Mr.Faisal, Regional business head for the Assist Services (facilities and
property management),CBRE for Kerala and Tamilnadu
Mr.Rajesh Babu, Chief consulant of RECS group
Mr.Bose, advisor of civil project management
Mr.K.Balasubramanian director of pro consulting engineers (pvt ltd).
Mr.Monsoor J Bhavanaagarwala, president elect.Ashrae.
Mr.Manivannan of conserve consultants
Mr.Palaniappan ,CEO , PAL designs
Mr.Abdul Nazar , director of omega sanitation pvt.ltd.
Mr.N.Ramachandran , president of future lighting
. Dr.S.Kandasamy , CEO of PS Associates.
SPACE BLOB
This zonal level NASA convention was hosted by the department from 13 th
-15th September 2009.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Green architecture for residential building was a one day seminar which focused on
Sustainable Architecture for Residential buildings on 29th September, 2010. the focus
of the seminar was towards smart and sustainable buildings. Leading experts from
various service backgrounds made presentations on the necessity of green
architecture.
INVITED SPEAKERS
INVITED SPEAKERS
ARCHESIS 2011
This year, the department of architecture , sathyabama University proudly hosted the
“Awards for Excellence in Architectural Thesis 2011”, “archesis 2011”, for the zone
V, which was held on the 22nd , 23rd, and 24th September 2011.Along with this a
technical session was held by Ar. Deepa Rani from the Energy Cell – L&T on
“Building Energy Analysis And Performance”
INVITED DIGNITERIES
Punarnava- reinventing the past, 2012 was a 2 day seminar held on 3rd and 4th of July,
2012 which revolved on a wide range of topics related to Heritage and Conservation.
The seminar focused on topics related to the preservation and conservation of
historical sites, latest trends in conservation and revitalization of degraded sites and so
on.
Leading experts from various service backgrounds made presentations on heritage and
conservation and revoked the passion for the protection of the heritage among the
audience.
INVITED SPEAKERS