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His current research is oriented towards socio-architectural research, study of socio-cultural and behavioural attributes of vulnerable age groups within built environment, impacts of social spaces and open spaces in well-being and healthy ageing for elderly, integrated development of rural communities and improvising the living conditions and adopting sustainable design features and practices in community development proposals, urban housing and quality of life, experiential aspects of architecture, vernacular architecture, climate responsive architecture and heritage area developments all pertaining towards achieving SDGs.
Keywords :
Social Architecture; social design; social sustainability; community design; vulnerable populations; public health; participatory design; social impact evaluation; cultural preservation; biophilic design; environmental psychology.
Shanta Pragyan Dash is an Architect and presently Associate Professor at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India. He is pursuing his PhD at School of Architecture (KSoA), Tamil Nadu. He had completed his Post graduate with specialisation in Advanced Design (2018) from Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, Karnataka and under graduation, B.Arch. (2011) from Piloo Mody College of Architecture, Cuttack, Odisha.
2022- till date Associate Professor at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Karnataka
2017-2022 Assistant Professor- Senior Scale at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Karnataka
2015 -2017 Assistant Professor at Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, Karnataka
2013- 2015 Practicing Architect at Sarchis Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2012-2013 Practicing Architect at Urban Elegance Pvt. Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2011-2013 Research Associate and visiting faculty at Piloo Mody College of Architecture, Cuttack, Odisha
Awards and recogntion:
2023 Best Researcher Award for Highest number of publications in 2022.
2019 Best Teacher Award 2019 by Institute of Scholars, Bangalore.
2018 Best Research Paper Award in ICHTR, Manipal.
2018 Best Thesis & Batch Topper (in academics- First Class with distinction) in M. Arch
2017 Best Research paper: 1st prize for research paper presentation in Manipal Research Colloquium
2011 Best Thesis & Batch Topper (in academics) in B.Arch.
Reviewer of International Journals :
2023 Housing Studies
2023 IIP proceedings
2022 Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
2021 International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences.
2021 IPCC (Intergovernmental panel on Climate change).
Membership in Academics :
2023 Coordinator and Founder of Research Centre at MSAP named "Centre for Socio-Architectural Studies (CSAS)"
2023 Member of BOS (Board of Studies), Manipal School of Architecture and Planning
2023 Program Coordinator for UG Program- B.Arch. at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning
2023 Coordinator for Curriculum Committee for UG Program- B.Arch. at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning
2021 Member of Institutional Scientific Committee, Research and Collaborations, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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