Research Interests
Green and Blue Infrastructure, Ecological landscape planning and design, Outdoor thermal comfort, Environment - Behavior studies, Children friendly landscapes, Gender based dimensions of open space design, Restorative Landscapes, Cultural Landscape studies
BioSketch
Assistant Professor
16 Dec 2015 - Present
D/o Architecture and Planning , Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee
Assistant Professor
01 Sep 2014 - 31 May 2015
School of Planning and Architecture , Vijaywada
Assistant Professor
01 Sep 2012 - 31 Jul 2014
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics , Jamia millia Islamia , New Delhi
Architect
01 Oct 2009 - 31 Jul 2010
Landscape and Environmental Planning Unit , Delhi Development Authority , New Delhi
Research
Semantics of outdoor thermal comfort in religious squares of composite climate: New Delhi, India.
2019
S. Manavvi E. Rajasekar | Springer
Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology
Estimating outdoor mean radiant temperature in a humid subtropical climate
2020
S. Manavvi , E. Rajasekar | Elsevier BV
Journal: Building and Environment
Evaluating outdoor thermal comfort in “Haats” – The open air markets in a humid subtropical region
2020
S. Manavvi , E Rajasekar | Elsevier BV
Journal: Building and Environment
Review of User-Friendly Models to Improve the Urban Micro-Climate
2021
Jänicke, B.; Milošević, D.; Manavvi S. | MDPI
Journal: Atmosphere
Evaluating outdoor thermal comfort in urban open spaces in a humid subtropical climate: Chandigarh, India
2021
S. Manavvi E Rajasekar | Elsevier BV
Journal: Building and Environment
Honors And Awards
TVB School of Habitat Studies , GGSIPU , New Delhi
2005
Best overall performance in Bachelor of Architecture (II year)
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
2012
Gold Medal in Landscape Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture , New Delhi
2012
Narender Juneja Gold Medal for Best Thesis in Landscape Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture ,New Delhi
2012
Shriya Anand Award for Best overall performance in Landscape Architecture
Teaching Engagements
Miscellaneous
OC , Cognizance
20 Aug 2016 - Present
Department of Architecture and Planning , IIT Roorkee
OC , Landscape
01 Aug 2018 - Present
Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee
Faculty in charge, GATI
01 Oct 2021 - Present
Department of Architecture and Planning , IIT Roorkee
Member, Department academic programme committee
01 May 2016 - Present
IIT , Roorkee
