Workshops

Name Date Department Coordinators
Workshop on "Modern Airconditioning Techniques & Architectural Design Parameters Influencing the Ducting and Layout of HVAC Network" with Dr. B Anand from Genex Consultants, Hyderabad 30th Oct 2024 Department of Architecture Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director
Head of Department: Dr. Srinivas Daketi
Faculty Coordinator: Ar. Karthik Chadalavada, SPA Vijayawada
The workshop titled "Form-Based Codes" was organized by the Department of Planning at SPA Vijayawada on October 28, 2024. 28th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director
Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan
Studio Coordinators: Dr. Rajakumari Muthusamy, Mr. Srikanta Bhargava Teja, Ms. D Aparna Sai, Mr. Sandeep P
The workshop titled "Urban Analytics: Integrating Data-Driven Insights into Urban Design" was organized by the Department of Architecture, M.U.D at SPA Vijayawada on October 25-26, 2024. 25th-26th Oct 2024 Department of Architecture Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Srinivas Daketi

Programme Coordinator: Dr. Karteek G.

Coordinator: Ar. Sharifunnisa M.
The workshop titled "Applications of Surveying, Photogrammetry, and GIS in Planning" was successfully organized at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada, on October 27, 2024. 27th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Faculty Coordinators: Mr. Sandeep P, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. MNV Pavan Kumar, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada
The workshop titled "Applications of Surveying, Photogrammetry, and GIS in Planning" was successfully organized at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada, on October 27, 2024. 27th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Faculty Coordinators: Mr. Sandeep P, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. MNV Pavan Kumar, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada
The workshop titled "Application of VISUM in Integrated Public Transport Planning" was successfully organized at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada, on October 19 and 20, 2024. 19th & 20th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Bhagwat Jayeshkumar Maheshkumar, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. MNV Pavan Kumar, Assistant Professor at SPA Vijayawada
Workshop on "Inclusive City Planning – Sociological Perspective" with Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed on 19th Oct 2024 Organized at SPA Vijayawada 19th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Faculty Coordinators: Ms. Pranathi, Assistant Professor, SPA Vijayawada
Workshop on Application of Scientific Tools and Techniques in Regional Planning Organized at SPA Vijayawada

The workshop focused on developing a Regional Development Plan for Jaipur District 2044 A.D., addressing urbanization, environmental sustainability, and inclusive regional growth. The event brought together regional planning experts, including Dr. Bikram Kumar Dutta, Deputy General Manager (Civil) at Larsen and Toubro Ltd., and Dr. Sanhita Bandyopadhyay, Deputy General Manager at Tracebeel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. It was organized for the Masters in Urban and Regional Planning 2nd-year students as part of their Regional Planning Studio course.

14th & 15th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Adinarayanane R, Associate Professor

Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Valliappan AL, Associate Professor
Guest Lecture on Solid Waste Management: Case Study of Indore and Bangalore Process Organized at SPA Vijayawada

The guest lecture was conducted by Dr. Shaurya Mall, Assistant Professor at UPES Dehradun, who discussed the waste management processes of Indore and Bangalore. The event was part of the "Planning for Physical Infrastructure" course for B.Plan 2nd-year, 3rd-semester students. The session was coordinated by Mr. Srikanta Bhargava Teja and organized under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda (Director) and Dr. Prasanth Vardhan (HoD, Planning).

10th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan

Coordinator: Mr. Srikanta Bhargava Teja
Five-Day Workshop on Climate & Water Sensitive Urban Landscapes was organized by SPA Vijayawada on 8th and 9th October 2024.

The workshop addressed critical topics such as Climate Change, Urban Heat Island, Outdoor Thermal Comfort, and Environmental Modeling, with expert sessions by Dr. Lilly Rose (SPA Vijayawada), Dr. Parisutha Rajan (Ecotone Chennai), and Dr. Faiz Ahmed C (SPA Vijayawada). The event was organized under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda (Director) and Dr. Srinivas Daketi (Head of Department).

8th & 9th Oct 2024 Department of Architecture Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director

Head of Department: Dr. Srinivas Daketi

Coordinators: Dr. Shanmuga Priya, Ar. Kapil Natawadkar
One Day Workshop on Area Development Planning was organized by SPA Vijayawada on 8th October 2024.

The workshop featured Dr. K Srirangan, Retired Commissioner of DDA, covering topics such as Zonal Plan, Local Area Plan, Layout Plan, and master plan norms. Coordinated by Dr. Rajakumari Muthusamy and team, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda (Director) and Dr. Prasanth Vardhan (HoD). Held at the Exhibition Hall from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm.

8th Oct 2024 Department of Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director
Head of Department: Dr. Prasanth Vardhan
Coordinators: Dr. Rajakumari Muthusamy, Mr. Srikanta Bhargava Teja, Mr. Sandeep P, Ms. D Aparna Sai
The One Day Workshop on Design Thinking was organized by SPA Vijayawada on 7th October 2024. 7th Oct 2024 Department of Architecture Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director
Head of Department: Dr. Srinivas Daketi
Coordinators: Dr. Khuplianlam Tungnung
One Day Workshop on Design Innovation in Urban Energy – Organized by SPA Vijayawada on 4th October 2024
Workshop Brief PDF: Design Workshop | Design Innovation in Urban Energy
4th Oct 2024 Department of Architecture Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director
Head of Department: Dr. Srinivas Daketi
Coordinators: Dr. Khuplianlam Tungnung
WORLD Habitat–Standards–Cities – Town Planning Day Initiatives Towards building better Urban Communities and Cities. Organized by Department of Planning School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada OCT-NOV.2023 18th Oct 2023 Planning Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director, SPA Vijayawada
Patron: Dr. Adinarayanane R, Dean P&D, Head – Dept. of Planning, SPA Vijayawada
Coordinators: Mr. Rajeev R., Assistant Professor, SPA Vijayawada
Dr. Arpan Paul, Dean Academic, SPA Vijayawada
UN-Habitat - WORKSHOP SERIES 2022-23 BUILDING INCLUSIVE CITIES FOR A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (Topic Urban Regeneration and Community Planning) HELD ON 16th AUG 2023 16th Aug 2023 -- Chief Patron: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda, Director, SPA Vijayawada
Coordinators: Dr. Adinarayanane R., Dean Planning and Development, SPA Vijayawada
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar, Dean Academic, SPA Vijayawada
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta, Dean Research, SPA Vijayawada
5 Days Hands-On Surveying Workshop From Sketch to Ground organized at SPAV 3rd Aug 2023 -- Workshop Mentor: Prof. Ramesh Srikonda, Director, SPA Vijayawada
Coordinators: Dr. D. Srinivas
Dr. Kranthi Kumar
Dr. RNS Murthy, Dean Academic
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
Ar. Madhava Rao T
UN HABITAT - WORKSHOP SERIES 2022-23 BUILDING INCLUSIVE CITIES FOR A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 19th July 2023 at SPA Vijayawada 19th July 2023 -- PATRONS:
Prof. Ramesh Srikonda, Director, SPA Vijayawada
COORDINATORS:
Dr. Adinarayanane R, Dean Planning and Development
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar, Dean Academic
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta, Dean Research
Speakers:
Yassine Moustanjidi, Urban Planning Expert
Dr. Srinivas Daketi, Assistant Professor, Dept of Architecture, SPA Vijayawada
An online lecture, as a part of 'Academic Exchange' on the topic 'Architecture and Planning of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab' is organized on 19 April 2023, 3.00 to 5.00 PM at SPA Vijayawada 11th April 2023 -- PATRONS:
Prof. Ramesh Srikonda, Director, SPA Vijayawada
Prof. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice Chancellor, GNDU Amritsar
Speakers:
Dr. Srinivas Daketi, Assistant Professor, SPA, Vijayawada
Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, Assistant Professor, GNDU, Amritsar
A UN-Habitat collaborated workshop (FOURTH Workshop) - Workshop Series 2022-23 Building Inclusive Cities For a Resilient and Sustainable Future held on 12/04/2023 11th April 2023 -- Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
A workshop series on the topic “Building Inclusive Cities for Resilient and Sustainable Future”, workshop-3 under the theme “Housing for All: Challenges and Opportunities” held at SPAV. 1st Mar 2023 -- Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
A special talk on Bharat@2047 - Vision for Youth by Shri. Sunil Ambekar ji (RSS All India Media Publicity Coordinator) at SPAV 17th Feb 2023 -- Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Prof. Dr. Iyer Vijayalaxmi
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
UNHabitat Workshop 2023 Series2 8th Feb 2023 Department of Planning Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
Dr. Prashanth Vardhan
WORKSHOP SERIES 2022-23 BUILDING INCLUSIVE CITIES FOR A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 3rd Jan 2023 Department of Planning Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
National Conference on Energy Security for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat on 19th December 2022 19th Dec 2022 Department of Planning Chief patron - Prof. Dr. Ramesh Srikonda
Prof. Dr. M Kailasa Rao
Dr. Adinarayane R
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar
Dr. Janmejoy Gupta
A Special Lecture by Prof. Ranganathan, Former Professor and head of Department of Transport Planning, SPA-Delhi 16th May 2022 Department of Planning Prof. Ranganathan, Former Professor and head of Department of Transport Planning, SPA-Delhi
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Special Lecture on "socio-economic challenges towards spatial planning" 26th Oct 2021 Department of Planning Prof. Dr. Minakshi Jain
Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Special Lecture on "Spatial Planning for Rural Development" 22nd Oct 2021 Department of Planning Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Mr. Bhagwat Jayeshkumar Maheshkumar
Online Workshop - "Transport Infrastructure for Tourism Sector" 27th Sep 2021 Department of Planning Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Dr. Adinarayane R
"Awas Par Samvaad" online workshop-2 8th Sep 2021 Department of Planning Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Mr. Bhagwat Jayeshkumar Maheshkumar
Ms. Somaina Islary
"Awas Par Samvaad" online workshop-1 25th August 2021 Department of Planning Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed
Mr. Bhagwat Jayeshkumar Maheshkumar
Ms. Somaina Islary
Virtual Design Studio workshop 08-09 September 2020 Department of Architecture Dr. Lilly Rose A
Dr. Shanmuga Priya G
Mr. Deepak Kumar
Compilation of Students work
Regional (South – IV) Workshop on “Institutional Digital Repository (IDR-2017)” 22-24 April 2017 Jointly organized by Central Library, SPAV and IIT Kharagpur Dr. YS RAO
Scholarly Communication and Plagiarism 07-11-2016 Central Library Dr. YS RAO
Access to Online Resources: Way for Education, Research and Innovations (AORERI-2015) 07-03-2015 Central Library Dr. YS RAO


Faculty Development Programs (FDP)/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS



Name Date Department Coordinators Foreign Faculty/Expert
National Education Policy, Sustainable Change Management in Planning and Architecture 04-08th October, 2021 Planning Patron: Prof. Dr. Minakshi Jain
Dr. Prasanth Vardhan
Dr. Lilly Rose A
“Natural Ventilation and Building Design in Tropical Region” 13-17, September, 2021 Architecture Dr. Janmejoy Gupta A & Mr. Karthik Chadalavada
"Pedagogical Process in Architecture – An Orientation for Young Teaching Fraternity" 12/07/2021 to 16/07/2021 Architecture Dr. Lilly Rose A & Dr. Shanmuga Priya G
“Energy and Water Efficiency in Built Environment” 28/06/2021 to 02/07/2021 Architecture Dr. Lilly Rose A & Dr. Shanmuga Priya G
Application of GIS in Urban Resilience Planning 03 - 08 November 2020 B_RE_U_COM Prof. Dr. Minakshi Jain ,
Dr. Adinarayanane R,
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar,
Dr. Prashanti Rao,
Dr. Faiz Ahmed C
Urban Dynamics And Climate Resilience. 28 Nov - 03 Dec 2020 B_RE_U_COM Prof. Dr. Minakshi Jain ,
Dr. Adinarayanane R,
Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar,
Dr. Prashanti Rao,
Dr. Faiz Ahmed C
Faculty Development Programme on Communicating Research and Open-access Publishing (CROP-2019) June 17 – 22, 2019 Central Library Dr. Y.S. Rao & Dr. Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath
Rethinking architecture, energy efficiency and participation in urban development 13-18 Aug 2017, Architecture Mr. Karteek, G and D. Srinivas Prof. Markus Schwai, NTNU, Norway
Planning Implementation: Delivering Best Practice with an Awareness of Barriers 03-07 Oct 2017 Planning Dr. Ayon Kumar Tarafdar and Mr. Prasanth Vardhan Prof. Adam James Sheppard, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, United Kingdom