National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Neighborhood Planning
Areas of Interest
  • Housing and Community Planning
  • Universal Design
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Environmental Gerontology

Suparna Saha Assistant Professor Grade-II

Planning and Architecture

sahasu@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2766

10

PUBLICATIONS

1

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Suparna Saha

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Planning and Architecture

Room Number: TI-215

Department of Planning and Architecture, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2021

Ph.D.
Neighborhood design, Environmental Psychology, Environmental Gerontology
IIT Kharagpur

2011

MCP
City Planning
IIT Kharagpur

2009

B.Arch.
Architecture
Jadavpur University

Teaching Experience
  • Architecture,  NIT Rourkela,   03 Apr 2018 - present
Industrial Experience
  • Architect-Urban Planner,  Superior Global lnfrastructure Consulting Private Limited Kolkata,   15 May 2011 - 15 Jul 2012

Total Publications: 10

S. Saha, S. Basu, and D. Pandit,"The impact of neighborhood typology on the prioritization of neighborhood infrastructure and their respective attributes, contributing to the overall quality of life (QoL) of older citizens: a case study of Kolkata, India", Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy, ch.153, pp.1–11, Springer 2024, 10.1007/978-981-16-1914-4_228-1       Inbook

S. Saha and D. Pandit,"Neighborhood characteristics and Quality of Life (QoL) of older adults: a qualitative exploration from the perspective of indian older adults (Case Study of Kolkata, India)", Ageing International, August 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-023-09530-z       Article

V. Kathuria and S. Saha,"AESTHETICS, CITY BRANDING, AND PLACEMAKING: UNDERSTANDING HOW THE AESTHETIC APPEAL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE BUILT SPACES CAN BE INFLUENCED THROUGH THE STIMULATION OF SENSORY PERCEPTIONS", in ANNUAL RESEARCH ON CITIES SUMMIT 7.0 SUSTAINABLE URBANISM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH Book of Abstracts INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, February 2023       Inproceedings

S. Saha,"Exploring built environment features for the improvement of the social life of elderly and young adults in urban areas in India, in the covid-19 scenario: a qualitative study.", in CPUD '22 , VII. International Conference on City Planning and Urban Design Proceedings 2022       Inproceedings

S. Saha and D. Pandit,"Neighborhood based support services for the well-being of older adults in Indian urban neighborhoods", in 6th Annual Research on Cities Summit - 2022 conference proceedings (abstract published) 2022       Inproceedings

  • PA1405 : Principles of Architectural Design {Theory}
  • PA1702 : Building Materials - II {Theory}
  • PA2303 : Building Construction - II {Theory}
  • PA2314 : Building Materials & Construction-IV {Theory}
  • PA3906 : Estimation, Costing and Specification {Theory}
  • PA3908 : Human Settlements and Vernacular Architecture {Theory}
  • PA3910 : Building Bye-Laws and Codes of Practice {Theory}
  • PA3912 : Theory of Design {Theory}
  • PA5501 : Professional Practice {Theory}
  • PA6100 : Planning Legislation and Professional Practice {Theory}
  • PA107 : Urban Design {Practical}
  • PA1202 : Architectural Graphics - II {Practical}
  • PA1211 : Architectural Graphics - I {Practical}
  • PA1212 : Architectural Graphics - II {Practical}
  • PA1304 : Building Construction Laboratory {Practical}
  • PA1401 : Visual Arts - I {Practical}
  • PA1403 : Basic Design {Practical}
  • PA2102 : Architectural Design - III {Practical}
  • PA2301 : Building Construction Sessional - II {Practical}
  • PA2902 : Architectural Tour and Field Study - I {Practical}
  • PA3101 : Architectural Design - IV {Practical}
  • PA312 : Architectural Design-VI {Practical}
  • PA3904 : Estimation, Costing and Specification Sessional {Practical}
  • PA5003 : Review of Contemporary Global Architecture {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [1]
Environmental Psychology
Varun Kathuria
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor