Dr. Priyanjali Prabhakaran, Ph.D.
Professor
Qualification: B.Arch., M.Housing., PGDIM, Ph.D.
Specialization : Housing
Mobile: 9497775694
Email : priyanjali@cet.ac.in

Education:
B.Arch(1994). and Master of Housing (1996) from Department of Architecture, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Ph.D. (2010) from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IGNOU.

Experience:
Joined Department of Architecture as Lecturer in 1999. Worked in School of Architecture, Government Engineering College Thrissur during 2010-2011.

Before joining academics has worked in COSTFORD, Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) and M/s Satheesh and Associates (Architects).

Research Interest:
Planning, Housing, Gender Studies, Universal Accessibility, Research Methodology and Environment Behaviour studies

Research/ Consultancy and Community outreach:
Coordinated International Collaborative Studio “Healthy Communities: Planning for Community Food Systems” with University at Buffalo The State University of New York, Thanal and FAO (January 2020)

Team leader for sponsored research project “Planning for Nilakkal as a base camp of Sabarimala”. The plan has been approved by High Power Committee for Implementation of Sabarimala Master plan (2017-19)

Coordinated the study of “One Lakh Housing Colonies” in 19 Panchayaths for ‘NEW LIFE” project of Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayath as second Semester M.Planning studio project

Principal Investigator for sponsored research project “Land Pooling and Rationalisation of FAR: The Case of National Highway 66 Widening Project at Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram” (2017)

Coordinated the preparation of Integrated Cluster Action Plan for Vellanad-Aryanad cluster under National Rurban Mission.(2016)

Conducted Wheelchair Accessibility assessment of public spaces in Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with Pallium India (2016)

Completed assessment of incomplete houses under previous housing schemes as part of LIFE mission and PMAY (G) of Government of Kerala as a planning studio project (2017)

Member of expert committee on Total Housing Mission of Planning board, Government of Kerala during 2015-17

Coordinator for AICTE sponsored SC/ST students’ hostel building at CET campus (2014-17)

Assistant Warden of Ladies Hostel of CET 2012-2016