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वीर सुरेंद्र साई प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

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Mr. Amit Chatterjee

Assistant Professor

Qualification : M. Arch (D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, YCMOU), B. Arch (Mysore University)

Specialization : Architectural Conservation, Architectural Journalism.

+91-9620497899 amitchatterjee.ar@gmail.com, amitchatterjee_arch@vssut.ac.in

M. Arch (D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, YCMOU), B. Arch (Mysore University)

Architectural Conservation, Architectural Journalism.

9 years

Graduate Level : Architecture Design, Architectural Conservation, Vernacular Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, Green Building Infrastructure, Computer Applications, Architectural Journalism.
Post Graduate Level : NIL

  1. Impact Assessment of Urbanisation on Heritage Structures and their precinct.
  2. Documentation and Conservation of Heritage Building.
  3. Documentation of Rural Heritage Studies and its conservation measures.
  4. Preservation of Vernacular Structures in the Urban Context.
  5. Building barrier-free spaces and study environment.
  6. Affordable housing for the urban poor
  7. Restoration and Conservation of Heritage Buildings.

Ph. D. Candidates : NIL
M. Tech. Candidates : NIL
  1. Design Educators Awards 2024-25 by Ethos Foundation.
  2. Innovative Artist Award 2015 by Archestra, Coimbatore.
  1. Council of Architecture (COA): Licence No. : CA/2016/77296
  2. Indian Institute of Architects (IIA): Lifetime Membership: A 24475
  3. Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID): Associate Life Membership: ALM-10406
  4. Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE): Lifetime Membership: LM 132174
  5. Indian Building Congress (IBC): Lifetime Membership: ML-9299
  6. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH): Lifetime Membership: L/20527
  7. Architects and Engineers Guild (AEG): Lifetime Membership: LM-000108 AR
  1. NIL

International Conferences

  1. Presented paper titled "Urban Morphology and Ritual Transitions: Unfolding the sacred Tapestry of Bada-Danda, Puri, India through Rath Yatra " at the International Conference on Everyday Urbanism (NAGAR MANCH 2025) at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal, Karnataka.
  2. Presented paper titled "Assessing the Impact of Urbanisation on Heritage Place Identity through CFA: A study in Samaleswari Temple, Sambalpur, India" at the International Conference on Everyday Urbanism (NAGAR MANCH 2025) at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal, Karnataka.
  3. Presented paper titled "Reimagining Urban Futures: Digital, Social and Spatial Trnasformations – A case of Nipani, Karnataka" at the International Conference on Everyday Urbanism (NAGAR MANCH 2025) at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal, Karnataka.
  4. Presented paper titled "Sustainable Urban Development and Heritage Conservation: Evaluating the Impact of Modern Interventions on the Temple Precinct of Jagannath Puri " at the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST 2024) at NIT SURAT.
  5. Presented paper titled " Cultural Heritage and Climate Resilience: Integrating SDG 11 into Coastal Protection Policies" at the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST 2024) at NIT SURAT.
  6. Presented paper titled "Safeguarding Indigenous Religious Identity: The Challenges of Modernization and Cultural Preservation at Mahima Gadi, Joranda, India." at the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICRA 2024) at NIT PATNA.
  7. Presented paper titled “Digital Preservation: Photogrammetric Assessment of Visual Heritage in the Context of the Jagannath Temple Precinct, Puri, Odisha” at International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Structures and IoT (SMSI-2024) Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, IGIT, Odisha.
  8. Presented paper titled “The Influence of Social-Political Conditions on Residential Typology and Conservation Practices India: A Case Study of Gadhi Architecture, Maharashtra, India.” at International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Structures and IoT (SMSI-2024) Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IGIT, Odisha.
  9. Presented paper titled “Exploring Digital Frontiers: Heritage Preservation in Pune’s Camp Area through Technological Innovation” at International Conference on Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Human Settlements (IRHS 2024) by COA & Poornima University.
  10. Presented paper titled “Visual Assessment of Heritage Value in the Bada Danda Area of Puri, Odisha, India: A study using Photogrammetry, 3D Modeling And GIS” at International Conference on Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Human Settlements (IRHS 2024) by COA & Poornima University.
  11. Presented paper titled “Understanding Challenges and Prospects of Low Cost Sustainable and Affordable Urban Housing in India” at International Conference on Hosing: Challenges, Policies & Strategies of 21st Century (HCPS 2022) by NIT, Raipur.
  12. Presented paper titled “Need of adapting 3D Digitization & Architecture Documentation of Historically Significant Buildings in Post Pandemic Era: Case of Bezbaroa House” at International Conference on Changing Dimensions of the Built Environment (I-Converge 2022) by DIT University.
  13. Presented paper titled “A Study of Impact of Urbanisation on Heritage Precinct of Konark, Odisha” at International Conference on Changing Dimensions of the Built Environment (I-Converge 2022) by DIT University.

National Conferences

  1. Presented paper titled” Study on People’s Perspective on Significance of the Heritage Structure in an Urbanised Scenario: A cse of Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s Residence in Sambalpur, Odisha” at National Conference on urban interventions: Environment, Social and Economic (UIESE 2022) by NIT, Raipur
  2. Presented paper titled” Impact Assessment of Visual Perception on heritage Value of Historic Temple Precicnt due to Urbanisation: A Case of Jagannath Temple, Puri” at National Conference on urban interventions: Environment, Social and Economic (UIESE 2022) by NIT, Raipur.

Workshops

  1. Modern Architecture Conservation in India (MACI 2025) A short-term course by Getty Foundation + INTACH + CEPT University
  2. Southern Regional Conference at Wayanad organised by IIA Kannur Chapter.
  3. Outcome Based Education (OBE 2024) - 3 Days Workshop by VSSUT, Burla.
  4. Inculcating Human Values in Technical Education. A 3-day FDP organized by AICTE at VSSUT, Burla.
  5. Opening Doors, Nurturing Minds A 5-day teacher’s training workshop conducted by Prof. Neelkanth Chhaya.
  6. Digital Documentation on Built Heritage A 5 day in person program organized by CEPT professional Programs.
  7. Attended Street Photography Workshop by Padmashree Shri Raghu Rai at Calcutta School of Contemporary Photography, Kolkata.
  8. Compressed Stabilised Earth Block One-week CSEB Intensive Course, Aurovile Earth Institute, Aurovile
  9. Attended River Table Workshop by Organised by Bohriali at Pune, Maharashtra.
  10. Attended Capacity Building Workshop Organized by INTACH Heritage Academy.
  11. Attended TEQIP- III sponsored One week FDP on “Recent Advancement of Materials and its Application” Organised by VSSUT, Burla.
  12. Attended TEQIP- III sponsored One week FDP on “Water, Energy & Environment” by VSSUT, Burla.
  13. Attended TEQIP- III sponsored One week FDP on “Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering” by VSSUT, Burla.
  14. Attended TEQIP- III sponsored One week FDP on “Recent Advancements in Manufacturing and Materials Processing” Organised by VSSUT, Burla
  15. Attended NAAC Sponsored Workshop on “Role of Revised Accreditation Framework for Enhancing the Quality and Innovation in Education (RRAFWQIE-2020)” by Organised by VSSUT, Burla
  16. Attended Photographia 3.0 - A Photography and Visual StoryTelling workshop at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal, Odisha.
  17. Attended UGC sponsored One week workshop on “Earth Based Construction Techniques” Organised by VSSUT, Burla.
  18. Attended TEQIP- III sponsored Workshop on “Water Urbanism” Organised by VSSUT, Burla.
  19. Sustainable Habitat | One Week Summer School, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
  20. Attended Arches, Vaults and Domes One-week AVD Intensive Course, Aurovile Earth Institute, Aurovile
DATA TO BE UPDATED...
  1. “Digital Preservation: Photogrammetric Assessment of Visual Heritage in the Context of the Jagannath Temple Precinct, Puri, Odisha” at International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Structures and IoT (SMSI-2024) Organised by Department of Civil Engineering, IGIT, Odisha. Published by: Taylor & Francis. SCOPUS indexed.
  2. “The Influence of Social-Political Conditions of Residential Typology and Conservation Practices India: A Case Study of Gadhi Architecture, Maharashtra, India.” at International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Structures and IoT (SMSI-2024) Organized by Department of Civil Engineering, IGIT, Odisha. Published by: Taylor & Francis. SCOPUS indexed.
  • Conducted a 5-day short-term training program, on "Documentation and Preservation of Built Heritage (DPBH 2025)" at Department of Architecture, VSSUT, Burla.
  • Curated and conducted a 5-day short-term training program, titled "Photographia 7.0" at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal (IIMC, Dhenkanal).
  • Curated and conducted a 5-day short-term training program, titled Photographia 6.0 at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal (IIMC, Dhenkanal).
  • Curated and conducted a 5-day short-term training program, titled Photographia 5.0 at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal (IIMC, Dhenkanal)./li>
  • Curated and conducted a 5-day short-term training program, titled Photographia 4.0 at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal (IIMC, Dhenkanal).
  1. University Level:
  2. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Architecture, VSSUT
  3. Member, Student Monitoring and Counseling Commitee (SMCC)
  4. Faculty Advisor, Pixels Club
  5. Faculty Advisor, Athletic Club
  6. Member, University Construction Cell
  7. Assistant Warden, Pulaha Hall of Residence (19.11.2019 to 01.02.2022)
  8. NAAC Faculty Coordinator (06.02.2021 to Present)
  9. Departmental Level:
  10. PIC, Department Library (06.08.2021 to Present)
  11. Student Coordinator (06.08.2021 to Present)
  12. Exhibition Coordinator (19.09.2017 to Present)
  13. NASA Faculty In Charge (18.09.2017 to 06.08.2021)
  14. PIC, Department Computer Lab (18.09.2017 to 06.08.2021)
  15. B. Arch Thesis Coordinator (19.08.2017 to 06.08.2021)
 Courses and Certifications: 

  • AICTE Approved NPTEL FDP Courses:
1. Research Methodology for Planning and Architectural Studies: 12-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
2. Qualitative Research Methods and Research Writing: 12-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK)
3. Research Methodology: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) 
4. Marketing Research and Analysis II: 12-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
5. Introduction to Urban Planning: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
6. Principles and Applications of Building Science: 4-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
7. International Studies in Vernacular Architecture:  4-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
8. Modern Indian Architecture: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
9. Culturally Responsive Built Environment:  8-week FDP Course by  Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
10. Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK) 
11. Housing Policy & Planning: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
12. Landscape Architecture and Site Planning: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK)
13. User Interface Design:  4-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
14. Strategies for Sustainable Design: 12-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH)
15. Disaster Recovery and Build Back Better: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
16. Visual Communication Design for Digital Media: 4-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
17. Contemporary Architecture and Design: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
18. Role of Craft and Technology in Interior-Architecture: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
19. Architecture Acoustics: 8-week FDP Course by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK)
 
  • Commendations
1. NPTEL Believers Award- Jul-Dec 2024
2. NPTEL Believers Award- Jan-Apr 2021
3. NPTEL Discipline Stars Award- Jul-Dec 2021
4. NPTEL Enthusiasts Award- Jan-Apr 2021
5. NPTEL Believers Award- Jul-Dec 2020
6. Selected for at NIASA (2015): Thesis Topper, Presented at Zonal NIASA hosted by COA, 2015, Ooty.
7. Innovative Artist Award (2015): Archestra, Coimbatore, 2015
8. Zo-Nasa Reuben’s Trophy : Winner (2013) National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA)
9. Chapter Coordinator (2012-13): SPIC-MACAY, Mysore Chapter, Karnataka.
10. Visharad in Tabla (2010): Sangeet Lalit Kala Academy, Odisha
11. Governor’s Award for Best Scout (2010): Bharat Scouts & Guides
  • Exhibitions

1. 10’ x 60’ Mural on Ramayana (2021). IIMC, Dhenkanal, Odisha.

Lead the team on a 60’ long mural at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Odisha depicting the epic tale of Ramayana in a series of 12 Paintings.

 

2. Many Faces of Women | (2019), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Part of Photography Exhibition entitled “Many Faces of Women” held at Sphatik Art Gallery, JKK, Jaipur.

 

3. Udayam | (2019), Delhi, India.

Part of an International Art Exhibition held at Janus Art Gallery, Delhi NCR

 

 

 
Present Address : 
Department of Architecture, VSSUT, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha- 768018 		  Permanent Address : 
"AMRIT" | D 24, Samaleswari Vatika, Remed Chawk Sambalpur 768006, Odisha