Faculty Profile

Name: Pooja Lalit Kumar

Designation: Professor

Education:

Phd candidate at from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi

Masters in Ekistics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2015 -2017. (Gold medallist)

Bachelor in Architecture from Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon, 1995- 2000.

PostGraduate Certificate Course in Environmental Impact Assessment from CEPT University, Ahmedabad2009 ( topped the course after receiving 80%).

Postgraduate Certificate Course in Urban Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad (topped the course after receiving 89%). 

Email: poojakumar@sushantuniversity.edu.in

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja-lalit-kumar-5193101a/

Short Biography

Pooja is presently serving as a Professor and Postgraduate Programmes Head at the School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University. She graduated as an architect from Sushant School of Art & Architecture in the year 2000. She is the recipient of a gold medal for her Masters in Ekistics from Jamia Millia Islamia. Pooja had more than 17 years of professional experience in conceptualizing, designing and developing ideas into built form before venturing into academics. A 10,000 sqft of office space for AHF India Cares (Ngo working for Aids & LGBTQS rights), 18,000sqft Office space for Hain India , Bharti Cellular, Airtel office pan India, Hindustan Times Delhi & Kolkata office, Keane India to name a few. Her expertise in materiality got her to finish high end Residential interiors- Residence for Aitel CEO –Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, Residence of Dr. Raj Kubba (no.1 Dermatologist in India) to name a few. Her research interests are Impact Assessment, Sustainability, Community Resilience, Disaster risk Assessment, to name a few. She is currently working on the complex water migration nexus in the urban villages of Gurugram and assessing it for Spatial and Socio-Ecological Community Resilience. She is closely working with these communities to come up with a viable outcome. 

Research Interests

Community resilience, Risk assessment, Indigenous knowledge, Vulnerability assessment and sustainability ,Interior Architecture, Spatial enhancement. 

Conference & Publications

1. Improvising Vernacular Ecological Sustenance: An approach towards reviving the Sinking Cities. QI Pooja Lalit Kumar.Studies in Indian Place Names (UGC Care Journal) ISSN 2394-3114 40 (10)
2. Assessment of Urban Resilience as an Approach towards Urban Sustainability: A Case of Gurugram -presented at Vedatya Chaupal l Online International Conference 2020.
3. Exploring Urban Communities for Spatial & Socio-Ecological Resilience: A case of Gurgaon. presented at the International Conference (Online) on ˜Building Resilient Societies: Emerging Social and Economic Challenges” by the Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi during November 25-26, 2020.
4. Vulnerability Assessment as an approach to Urban Resilience:       A Case of Gurugram India presented at International Conference on Law, Humanities, Management, Science and International Relations. April 2021.
5. Bringing back the Organic Essence of the Unplanned: A case of Kathputli colony Delhi presented at International conference of Blurred Boundaries: in search of Identity on 24th September 2021
6. Gender Rich Public Space: The Missing Dimension - Alisha Jammal & Pooja Kumar .10210920_Issue4_TUR 

Research Projects

1. Proposal for Redevelopment of Sadar Bazaar- A joint initiative by M Arch BH & M Arch IA along with MCG. (Consultancy Project)

The first draft proposal was submitted on 11th August 2020 in the form of a report.

1. Condition Mapping and Design Proposal for Conference & Interpretation Centre, RMTI Campus, Navjyoti India Foundation, Gurgaon (An SSAA consultancy Project) 

Symponia Conducted:

1. Organized an on campus week-long workshop ˜Urban Rooms- showcasing Urban interiority in collaboration with IIID“ 23-30 October 2018. In collaboration with IID. 

Workshops Conducted/ Attended:

1. FDP Session Presenter at SAA FacTOR workshop ˜Teaching and Learning at SAA” - 29 November - 03 December
2. Panel Moderator for Virtual EU Day : Sustainable Urbanization“ Resilience and Climate Action in Cities” hosted School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University on Friday 8 October 2021
3. Discussant for the Webinar on “Building Institutional Resilience” held on 10 September, 2.00 pm to 4.00 organized by School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University, Gurugram in collaboration with Participatory Research 

FDP Conducted/ Attended:

1. Participated in Online International Training and Capacity Building Program on Resilient Urban Development from 1st -5th Dec 2021 organized by SPA FIRST.
2. Attended 5 Days International Workshop on 'Scanning the Horizon of Climate Change“ Water Crisis - Disasters-Conflicts and Migration Nexus” hosted by Amity Mega Centre for Natural and Man Made Calamities (AMCNAMC) in Collaboration with United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)from 21-25th Sep 2021.
3. Successfully completed a 12 week course on ˜Qualitative Research Methods And Research Writing” offered by IIT Kharagpur via NPTEL.
4. Participated in Institutional Collaboration - An approach to Architectural Pedagogy organized by COA TRC on 22 -25th June 2021
5. Attended the FDP on ˜Green Buildings - The Griha Way” organized by COA TRC on 31 May -4th June 2021.
6. Attended the FDP on ˜Effective and Efficient Writing of Research Papers for the Web of Science, Scopus Indexed Journal and Conference Papers Using Typeset Research Studio” organized by Sushant University on 29th May 2021.
7. Participated in the FDP on ˜Learning fundamentals of publishing in quality journals” organized by Sushant University on 26th May 2021.
8. Attended the FDP on ˜Managing your reference through Mendeley” organized by Sushant University on 22nd May 2021.
9. Attended the FDP on ˜The Art of Review of Literature” organized by Sushant University on 20th Feb 2021.
10. Attended the Capacity Building Program on “Climate Change“Impacts & Responses” supported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at TERI in March 2017.
11. Participated in Remote Sensing & GIS Application in Water Resource Management conducted by IIRS -ISRO, from 22nd May -9th June’ 17
12. Participated in the course, “Global Cities sustainability and Management of Urban Ecosystem”conducted by GIAN in Nov '16.
13. Participated in GeoSpatial Technologies for Urban Planning conducted by IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun from 11th February-15th March 2016.
14. Attended IGBC Advanced Training Program on Green Building at GREEN Building Congress, Hyderabad 09 and Delhi 13.
15. Have attended the 5 day BLISS (Building Learning in Sustainable Sciences) workshop at TERI. 

Awards and Achievements (including Scholarship)

1. Recipient of the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence: M Ekistics. Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi. 2017. 

Affiliations

Council of Architecture

Indian Institute of Architects