Faculty Profile

Name : Savar Suri

Profile/Designation : Assistant Professor

Education : M. Arch (Built Heritage Architectural Conservation), B. Arch

Email : savarsuri@sushantuniversity.edu.in (official)

                savarsuri@gmail.com (personal)

Links:

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/savarsuri

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Savar_Suri

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NGrn54YAAAAJ&hl=en

Academia: https://sushantschool.academia.edu/SavarSuri

Any other:

                SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=6704003 

Short Biography (250- 300 words) 

Savar Suri is a Delhi based Architect and Researcher with more than 11 years of industry experience with corporates and architectural firms such as morphogenesis where he worked on commercial projects and SpiceJet, being the in-house Architect in the special projects division. Also, with Helios he has worked on high end residences and farmhouses. He also has a master’s degree in Built Heritage Architectural Conservation and has worked with the Architectural Heritage division of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage or INTACH, an institution recognized as one of the world’s largest heritage organizations. He worked on the built heritage listing and reports of districts Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Bijnaur as well as on the Ganga Documentation database as a part of the Ganga Cultural Documentation under National Mission of Clean Ganga (NMCG) programme of the central government of India, which is also in part a public outreach initiative, sensitising people to conserve and preserve heritage. In addition to the same, Savar Suri has been publishing and presenting his research at various conferences and across various academic platforms and journals. Sushant University has a rich library resource in terms of journals, periodicals, books and a vast pool of research papers and thesis documents of alumni spanning various subjects. There is also a diverse faculty pool with faculties across disciplines and specializations. 

Research Interests 

Built Heritage, Culture, Architectural Conservation, Mythology 

Publications

Articles in Journals and Chapters (Starting from the Latest)

1. Suri, S. (2024) ‘Architecture and Heritage in Cinema: The Built and Unbuilt.’, Journal Of The Indian Institute Of Architects. Indian Institute of Architects, 89(03), pp. 20-23.
2. Suri, S. (2024). Rehabilitation versus Redevelopment of Slums. Social Science Research Network. [online] doi: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4816163.
3. Suri, S. (2024). Architectonic - Timeless Architecture with Dated Technology. Social Science Research Network. [online] doi: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4816179.
4. Suri, S. (2023) ‘PRADHANMANTRI SANGRAHALAYA’, Journal Of The Indian Institute Of Architects. Indian Institute Of Architects, 88(04), pp. 108–111.
5. Suri, S. (2022) ‘LUCKNOW: AN ARCHITECTURAL DEEP DIVE AND TRAVELOGUE’, Journal Of The Indian Institute Of Architects. Indian Institute Of Architects, 87(05), pp. 106–110.
6. Suri, S. (2022) ‘THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE: TAKING THE CASE OF PHOOLWALON KI SAIR, MEHRAULI’, Journal Of The Indian Institute Of Architects. Indian Institute Of Architects, 87(08), pp. 12–21.
7. Suri, S. (2020) ‘ARCHITECTONIC -Timeless Architecture with Dated Technology’, in Shortlisted for the “Essays In Architecture” competition held by Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture (DSCA), ArchDaily and Architecture+Design Journal.
8. Suri, S. (2019) ‘The Connection Between Old and New Delhi With A Look At Master Plan 2021’, Journal Of The Indian Institute Of Architects. Indian Institute of Architects, 84(04), pp. 24–25.

Books (Starting from the Latest)

1. Suri, S. (2022) Vol 1, THE PURANA CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 – THE IDOLS AT JAGANNATH. New Delhi: Amazon. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/PURANA-CHRONICLES-IDOLS-JAGANNATH-Krishnansh-ebook/dp/B0B9T7799G/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1686134107&refinements=p_27%3ASuri&s=books&sr=1-6. 

Workshops participated

1. Balancing Flood Mitigation and Preservation for Historic Buildings, AIA CES Registered Course No. HISTFLOOD60 organised by Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger and the American Institure of Architects (AIA)

2. Provisions of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) at School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), New Delhi Organized jointly by Council of Architecture (COA) & Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
3. Participated and presented a research paper in the Vedatya Chaupal Online International Conference

1. Helped organized and participated in the PhD Colloquium 2020 at Sushant University organized by Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Sushant School of Planning and Development, and Sushant School of Design 

Awards and Achievements (including Scholarship)

1. The article titled "Rehabilitation versus Redevelopment of Slums" authored by me has made it to two of the worldwide top ten lists of SSRN (Social Science Research Network): Architecture Design and Professional Practice and Urbanism. 
2. The article titled "Architectonic - Timeless Architecture with Dated Technology" has concurrently been published in three SSRN (Social Science Research Network) journals: Architecture Design & Professional Practice Journal, Architecture Education Journal & Architecture Sciences Journal.
3. The article titled "Architectonic - Timeless Architecture with Dated Technology" authored by me has made it to two of the worldwide top ten lists of SSRN (Social Science Research Network): ArchRN Subject Matter & Architectural Research.
4. The article titled "Architectonic - Timeless Architecture with Dated Technology" has been listed concurrently on three of the worldwide top ten SSRN (Social Science Research Network) lists for: Architecture Design & Professional Practice Journal, Architecture Education Journal and Architecture Sciences Journal.
5. Two of my research papers have concurrently listed in the worldwide top ten SSRN (Social Science Research Network) list under the Architecture Design & Professional Practice Journal.
6. The article titled "Architecture and Heritage in Cinema: The Built and Unbuilt” has crossed 200 plus reads on academic platforms.
7. The article on Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, Delhi (The Prime Minister's Museum) has crossed a combined (preprint plus published) 800 plus reads on academic platforms.
8. The article titled " Lucknow: An Architectural Deep Dive And Travelogue" has crossed more than 700 plus reads on academic platforms.
9. The article titled "The Impact Of The Pandemic On Tangible And Intangible Heritage: Taking The Case Of Phoolwalon Ki Sair, Mehrauli" has crossed 350 plus reads on academic platforms.
10. The article on the The Connection Between Old and New Delhi With A Look At Master Plan 2021 has crossed 150 plus reads on academic platforms.

Affiliations and Memberships

(Starting from the Latest)

1. Registered member of the Council of Architecture (COA) 
2. Associate of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)