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Dr Satish Basavapatna Kumaraswamy
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Tectonics
- BasavapatnaS@caerdydd.ac.uk
- Adeilad Bute, Ystafell 1.31, Rhodfa'r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3NB
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I joined WAS in Feb 2022. I am an architect by training and practice (since 1994), and a researcher in the sustainable built environment (since 2014). Before joining WSA, I was the Associate Head of the School, Teaching, Learning & Students experience at the school of Art, Design and Architecture, Plymouth University and I was also the Technology stream leader of BA Arch and M Arch programmes. Among other roles, I was Architectural Technology and Environment programme leader for three years.
I was a Tutor in architectural technology at the University of Edinburgh for 3 years (2009 – 2012) and before that, between 1995 – 2006 I was the associate professor at MSRIT School of Architecture, Bangalore, India and led my architectural practice and a team of consultants, where I have designed and executed around 120 projects. I am an Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Architects and the Indian Institute of Town Planners. I am also an Affiliate Member, Royal Institute of British Architects, UK and a Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK.
My PhD in Architecture from the University of Edinburgh (2014) is in the field of the sustainable built environment. I was awarded the College of Humanities and Social Science Research Studentship and Overseas Research Students Award of the University of Edinburgh and the David Willis Prize for the session 2008/2009.
External activities:
External examiner at the Cardiff Metropolitan University for BA Architecture programme (2020 - ).
External examiner at the University of East London for BA Architecture and M Arch Programmes (2020- 22).
‘Accreditation Panel Member’ of the Charted Institute of Architectural Technology (CIAT) (2014).
Cyhoeddiad
2023
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and de Wilde, P. 2023. Assessing annual thermal comfort extent in central courtyards: Baghdad as a case study. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 12(3), pp. 660-681. (10.1108/SASBE-09-2021-0154)
2022
- Uduku, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Treacy, G. and Zhao, Y. 2022. Teaching comfort: critical approaches, digital interventions and contemporary choices. In: Nicol, F., Roaf, S. and Rijal, H. B. eds. Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort. London: Routledge, (10.4324/9781003244929-39)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2022. “Net Zero Visions – the Built Environment”. Presented at: Net-Zero Visions for the Devon Climate Emergency Workshop 1, ERDF Low Carbon Devon, Online/ Plymouth, 27 January 2022.
2021
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. The thermal performance prospects of courtyards in cold conditions. Presented at: International Conference on Architecture & Interior Design, Tishk International University, Iraq, 10-11 November 2021.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. A review of the Iraqi housing sector problems. Presented at: A Review of the Iraqi Housing Sector Problems, Cihan University 3nd Engineering Conference, 2021, Iraq, 30-31 July 2021. , (10.24086/aces2020/paper.203)
2020
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Energy use behaviour of British Asian households: a contextual study of Plymouth, UK. Presented at: Webinar on Revolutions in Renewable Energy in 21st Century,, Online, 17 & 18 Nov 2020.
- Uduku, O., Treacy, G., Yiqiang, Z. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Comfort, cooling and critical accountability: a teaching tools and research odyssey. Presented at: 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient Comfort, Windsor, UK, 16-19 April 2020Windsor Conference 2020: Resilient Comfort Proceedings. pp. 1086-1095.
- Shahzad, S., Disci, Z. N., Mody, S., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Calautit, J. K. 2020. Older people, thermal comfort behaviour and related energy use. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Energy 2020, Bangkok / Virtual, 1-10 Dec 2020.
2019
- Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Rijal, H. B. 2019. Patterns of thermal preference and visual thermal landscaping model in the workplace. Applied Energy 255, article number: 113674. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113674)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2019. Beyond energy- efficient Built Environment – Examining the relationship between the users’ cultural values and energy consumption.. Presented at: SBE2019 International Sustainable Environment: Policy to Practice, Cardiff, UK, 24 - 25 September 2019Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019 Wales: Policy to Practice 24–25 September 2019, Cardiff, Wales, Vol. 329. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science IOP, (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012024)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2019. Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock. Sustainable Cities and Society 48, article number: 101542. (10.1016/j.scs.2019.101542)
- Al-Hafith, O., Satish, B. K. and de Wilde, P. 2019. Assessing housing approaches for Iraq: Learning from the world experience. Habitat International 89, article number: 102001. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102001)
2018
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and de Wilde, P. 2018. A systematic assessment of architectural approaches for solving the housing problem in Iraq. Frontiers of Architectural Research 7, pp. 561-572. (10.1016/j.foar.2018.07.001)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2018. Two degree rise in indoor temperature: energy use behaviour of British Asians. Presented at: PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy within the 2 degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture; Dec 10-12, 2018. pp. 809-814.
2011
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Brennan, J. and Pedreshi, R. 2011. Influence of affluence on sustainable housing in Mysore, India. Engineering Sustainability 164(4), pp. 249-260. (10.1680/ensu.2011.164.4.249)
Articles
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and de Wilde, P. 2023. Assessing annual thermal comfort extent in central courtyards: Baghdad as a case study. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 12(3), pp. 660-681. (10.1108/SASBE-09-2021-0154)
- Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Rijal, H. B. 2019. Patterns of thermal preference and visual thermal landscaping model in the workplace. Applied Energy 255, article number: 113674. (10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113674)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Brennan, J. 2019. Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock. Sustainable Cities and Society 48, article number: 101542. (10.1016/j.scs.2019.101542)
- Al-Hafith, O., Satish, B. K. and de Wilde, P. 2019. Assessing housing approaches for Iraq: Learning from the world experience. Habitat International 89, article number: 102001. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102001)
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Bradbury, S. and de Wilde, P. 2018. A systematic assessment of architectural approaches for solving the housing problem in Iraq. Frontiers of Architectural Research 7, pp. 561-572. (10.1016/j.foar.2018.07.001)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Brennan, J. and Pedreshi, R. 2011. Influence of affluence on sustainable housing in Mysore, India. Engineering Sustainability 164(4), pp. 249-260. (10.1680/ensu.2011.164.4.249)
Book sections
- Uduku, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S., Treacy, G. and Zhao, Y. 2022. Teaching comfort: critical approaches, digital interventions and contemporary choices. In: Nicol, F., Roaf, S. and Rijal, H. B. eds. Routledge Handbook of Resilient Thermal Comfort. London: Routledge, (10.4324/9781003244929-39)
Conferences
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2022. “Net Zero Visions – the Built Environment”. Presented at: Net-Zero Visions for the Devon Climate Emergency Workshop 1, ERDF Low Carbon Devon, Online/ Plymouth, 27 January 2022.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. The thermal performance prospects of courtyards in cold conditions. Presented at: International Conference on Architecture & Interior Design, Tishk International University, Iraq, 10-11 November 2021.
- Al-Hafith, O., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and De Wilde, P. 2021. A review of the Iraqi housing sector problems. Presented at: A Review of the Iraqi Housing Sector Problems, Cihan University 3nd Engineering Conference, 2021, Iraq, 30-31 July 2021. , (10.24086/aces2020/paper.203)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Energy use behaviour of British Asian households: a contextual study of Plymouth, UK. Presented at: Webinar on Revolutions in Renewable Energy in 21st Century,, Online, 17 & 18 Nov 2020.
- Uduku, O., Treacy, G., Yiqiang, Z. and Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2020. Comfort, cooling and critical accountability: a teaching tools and research odyssey. Presented at: 11th Windsor Conference: Resilient Comfort, Windsor, UK, 16-19 April 2020Windsor Conference 2020: Resilient Comfort Proceedings. pp. 1086-1095.
- Shahzad, S., Disci, Z. N., Mody, S., Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. and Calautit, J. K. 2020. Older people, thermal comfort behaviour and related energy use. Presented at: International Conference on Applied Energy 2020, Bangkok / Virtual, 1-10 Dec 2020.
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2019. Beyond energy- efficient Built Environment – Examining the relationship between the users’ cultural values and energy consumption.. Presented at: SBE2019 International Sustainable Environment: Policy to Practice, Cardiff, UK, 24 - 25 September 2019Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019 Wales: Policy to Practice 24–25 September 2019, Cardiff, Wales, Vol. 329. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science IOP, (10.1088/1755-1315/329/1/012024)
- Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, S. 2018. Two degree rise in indoor temperature: energy use behaviour of British Asians. Presented at: PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy within the 2 degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, 10-12 December 2018Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture; Dec 10-12, 2018. pp. 809-814.
Ymchwil
My research interests lie in how homeowners’ aspirations can inform sustainable strategies in architectural design. My research goes beyond measuring technical performance in the building and examines how the behaviour of buildings is qualified to represent this in the wider social and cultural contexts. More recently, I am working on the impact of culturally informed choices on the health and well-being of users in indoor spaces. I am examining the user behaviour and choices surrounding the way we use space and its impact on the indoor air quality and thermal comfort of ethnic minority households.
Currently working on the RIBA Funded project (RIBA Research Grant) titled “My House, My Rules: Examining the impact of cultural behaviour on air quality in super-insulated Homes”.
I am happy to receive enquiries and applications from potential PhD students interested in any of the above themes.
Addysgu
I am involved in teaching Technology across the BSc and MArch programmes.
I supervise MArch, PG dissertations and doctoral research relevant to my research subject areas.
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (awarded 2022).
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of Sustainable Built environment, currently, with a specific focus on:
- Indoor thermal Comfort; Overheating and Indoor air quality
- Lifestyle adaptation: culture-informed choices on the health and well-being of users in indoor spaces.
- Indoor air quality and thermal comfort of ethnic minority households.