Prof. Balamaheshwaran Renganathan 

Assistant Professor
Area: Architecture, Planning and Sustainability: Urban and Regional Planning 
Affiliation: School of Architecture and Interior Design, Kattankulathur Campus, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Email: balamahr@srmist.edu.in

Education

Other Details:

Courses: Architectural Design studio, Research Methods, Building Information Modelling, Theory of Architecture

Research Interests: Human Centric Design, Mixed Reality, Computational Architecture, Neuro Phenomenology, Design Thinking, Climate Responsive Architecture

Papers Presented: Published a patent on “PRECAST SEGMENTS FOR ELEVATED TRANSIT RAIL STATION” Patent date Filed Apr 23, 2018 Patent issuer and number in International Application No : 4992/CHE/2014

Academic Experience:

• Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Interior Design (June 2020 - Present)
• Assistant Professor, Aalim Muhammed Salegh Academy of Architecture -July 2019 - May 2020 (11 months)
• Assistant Professor, Rajalakshmi school of Architecture July 2015 - July 2017 (2 years 1 month)

Other Professional Experience

• Project Architect, Morph o Space, July 2017 - July 2019 (2 years 1 month)
• Trainee Engineer, SrinSoft Technologies June 2011 - October 2011 (Part time, 5 months)
• Architect intern, Mathew & Ghosh Architects Private Limited, June 2010 - September 2010 (4 months)

Workshops /Seminars/Conferences

• Workshops Attended:  Virtual Pedagogy Workshop, Research series, IPR Workshop (SAID)
• FDP : Teaching Indian Architectural History
• Webinars Organized: Word Connect, Universal Design Online workshop
• Webinars Attended: Alumni talk series, Celebrity talk series, International talk series, Thesis talk series (SAID)

Memberships:

• Council of Architecture, 2014
• Indian Institute of Architects, 2020