Pradyumansinh Chauhan

Specialisation

UG - Alternative Construction Technologies
PG - Urban Planning

·           Invited as Faculty for 21 days training programme on Alternative construction technologies at Bhubneshwar, Orissa,  organised and funded by DFID, UK.

·           LASA  as local consultant for Preparation of Development Plan of ANJAR, Kutchh.

·           Invited for a lecture by Disaster Managment Authority for presentation on “Disaster mitigation in planning” at LJKU.

·           Consultant to Gujarat Tourism for Large venue development projects in Kutchh and Anand district.

·           Was appointed as Architectural Consultant to TIFAC, Science and Technology Ministry, New Delhi for project “ 400 nos. Of Earthquake & Cyclone resistant dwelling units at BHUJ, Kutchh.

·           Vast experience of working in Earth quake prone region Kutchh using Earthquake Resistant Alternative Construction Technologies in Rural Area of Kutchh on various  Social infrastructure and Housing Projects.

·           Vast experience on projects focusing on Climate responsive Architecture.

·           Vast experience on projects using Alternative Construction Technologies.

·           Consultant for projects on Tourism, Housing, Institutional Projects, Social Infrastructure, Hotels, Industries, Health care, Corporate Interiors and Private Residential projects across States

·           Thesis Guide to more than 120 Under Graduate studentsat various Architecture Colleges in last 15 years.   

 

Subject Expert, Institutional Studio, Housing Studio, Urban Design Studio, Thesis Guide

Department Responsibilities - Studio Faculty
University Responsibilities -  Studio faculty

1) PROFESSOR FOR PRACTICAL CLASSES ON ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.
- TRAINING PROGRAMME ARRANGED FOR GOVT. ENGINEERS OF IIDCO, HELD AT BHUVENESHWER
FOR HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, IMPLEMENTED BY HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ORISSA.PROJECTS FUNDED BY BRITISH COUNCIL (INFRASTRUCTURE
DIVISION) & WORLD BANK.
PRACTICAL TRAINING GIVEN ON 1: 1 SCALE DEMONSTRACTION UNIT.
- ARCH FOUNDATION
- STUB FOUNDATION WITH LATERITE STONE / FLA-G BLOCKS
- 9” TH EXPOSE BRICK MAOSNRY RAT TRAP BOND CAVITY WALL
- 14” TH EXPOSE BRICK MASONRY CAVITY WALLS
- EXPOSE LATERITE STONE MASONRY WALL
- EXPOSE FAL-G BLOCK MASONRY WALL
- SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTLE
- FLAT BRICK ARCH LINTLE
- BRICK & R.C.C. COMPOSITE LINTLE
- STONE LINTLE
- BRICK PYRAMID ROOF
- DIAGONAL CORBELLED ARCH ROOF
- BRICK CONICAL ROOF
- JACK ARCH ROOF
- R.C.C. & BRICK PANELS FLAT HYBRID SLAB
- PRECAST FLAT BRICK PANEL ROOF
- BRICK FILLER SLAB
- PRECAST PLANK & JOIST ROOF
2) VISITING FACULTY MEMBER, SVIT ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE, VASAD SINCE 2010-2016.
- SUBJECTS : CLIMATE STUDIO - 2ND Year
MODULAR DESIGN STUDIO - 4TH Year
HOUSING STUDIO - 4TH Year
GREEN DESIGN STUDIO - 5TH Year
DESIGN THESIS - 5TH Year
(as internal thesis Guide – more than 50 Students)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - 5TH Year
3) VISITING FACULTY , NID, AHMEDABAD ( 2015)
- SUBJECT : PRODUCT & INTERIOR DESIGN - 3RD YEAR (UG)
4) EXTERNAL JURY MEMBER, NID, AHMEDABAD (2015)
- SUBJECT : PRODUCT DESIGN - 2ND YEAR(PG)
5) VISITING FACULTY, LJ COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, AHMEDABAD (2016).
- SUBJECT : BASIC DESIGN & STUDIO - 1ST YEAR
INSTITUTIONAL STUDIO - 3RD YEAR
6) VISITING FACULTY, ANANT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, AHMEDABAD (2016)
- SUBJECT : INSTITUTIONAL STUDIO - 3RD YEAR
THESIS - 5TH YEAR
(as internal thesis guide – Design – 6 students)
Research-1 student)

Major Discipline
B.Architecture 
Masters in Urban & Regional Planning

Experience

(In Years)
In Academia - 15 Years
In Industry - 27 Years