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Dr. Sunanda Kapoor

Dr. Sunanda Kapoor

Professor
Official Mail Id: kapoor.sunanda@foaaktu.ac.in

Education

Degree Institution Year of Completion
B. Arch College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, Punjabi University, Patiala 1995
M. Arch Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh 2011
PhD Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow 2022

Total Experience:

Architect and academician with 30+ years of combined professional, teaching and research experience, including two decades in architectural education.


Academic & Professional Experience:

  • Professor, Faculty of Architecture & Planning, AKTU, Lucknow: Sep 2026–Present
  • Professor, School of Architecture & Design, MUJ
  • Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Design, MUJ
  • Professor & Head, School of Architecture, G.L. B.G.I, Mathura
  • Associate Professor, Chitkara School of Planning & Architecture
  • Assistant Professor, Chitkara School of Planning & Architecture
  • Assistant Professor, Indo Global College of Architecture, Ropar
  • Sr. Lecturer, BBDNITM, Lucknow
  • Worked with Architectural firm Sthapati, Lucknow as an Architect
  • Worked with Seghal-Jatia & Associates Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi as an Architect
  • Worked with Kant & Associates Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh as an Architect

Areas of Specialization:

PhD: Spatial Impact of Religious Tourism on the Sacred Groves of Braj Mandal.

M.Arch (Design): Managing Impact of Urbanization on the Urban Villages of Chandigarh: A Case of Dadumajra.


Administrative Duties:

  • Professor & Head, School of Architecture & Design, MUJ — May 2019–May 2024
  • Professor & Head, School of Architecture, G.L. B.G.I, Mathura — Dec 2014–Dec 2015
  • Convener: International Conference on Waste Management (2018) and International Conference of Creative Futures (2022)

Publications:

Recent selected publications: Urban Science (2026) — Hybrid SEM–FAHP–FCE framework for Tourism Carrying Capacity; Urban Science (2026) — Experiential Priority Index for sustainable heritage planning; IEEE/ICSH (2025) — Phenomenological approach to heritage construction in Vrindavan; IEEE/AKGEC (2026) — Climate Responsive Building Strategies; Journal of Design and Built Environment (2025) — Courtyards as climate-responsive solutions; Springer (2025) — Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings; IEEE/IRASET (2025) — SmartPLS in statistical analysis. Additional publications in heritage, religious tourism, vernacular architecture, urbanisation and sustainability.

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