SANDEEP SANKAT

About

Dr. Sandeep Sankat is Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (M.P.) India. Prior to this he was senior lecturer in F/o Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Commencing his career in mid nineties he practiced as Architect at his own office “Design Innovations” at Indore. He has practiced for 7 years in the field of architecture and and done few commercial and residential architecture design projects at Indore and Mhow, then joined academia. His specializations are in the area of Architecture, Ekistics, Human Centric Design, Universal Design and Elderly and Built-Environment.

He did his PhD in the area of Elderly and Built-Environment. The topic of his PhD is “Creating Inclusive Living Environments in Urban Residences for Indian Elderly”. He did his PhD from School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, Masters in Ekistics from Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Bachelors of Architecture from Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, (M.P.).

He works for the Centre for Human Centric Research (CHCR) and he is member of the center (CHCR) at School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. Committed to produce socially aware architects and planners, the multidisciplinary research hub ‘Center for Human Centric Research’ is housed at SPA-Bhopal. CHCR propagates inclusive and multidisciplinary problem solving approach to optimize the environment for the population who does not have power to influence the design and planning process. To attain its objectives, the center functions in four major areas, ‘Identification of Research Priority Areas and Networking’, ‘Education and Training’, ‘Research and Design Development’ and ‘Dissemination’.

For his proposal for the concerns towards success of “Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan” through Universal Design Education, he has been a recipient of Eramus + Global mobility funding in 2016 and he is an Erasmus fellow. He has been awarded with the prestigious National award “NCPEDP MPHASIS Award 2016” for his work in the area of accessibility and disability studies and Universal Design. He has published research papers in journals and conference proceedings focused on accessibility and disability studies. He has secured first position and distinction in the Bachelors and Masters Courses. He has been a recipient of Gold Medal for the Masters Course of Ekistics from F/O of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Awarded for the design of accessible toilet in the category “The Urban Individual Toilet” in the San- Sadhan Hackathon. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and Ministry of Jal Shakti in association with Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 91springboard organized SAN-Sadhan Hackathon - a Nationwide initiative to bring out Early Stage Startups, Student Innovators, Technology Enthusiasts, Academicians and Industry Experts from every corner of the country to present solutions that address various issues in four core focus areas.

He has also represented SPA, Bhopal with various administrative posts, including, Dean Academics, Associate Dean Student Affairs, Controller of Examinations etc

Employment

• School of Planning and Architecture Associate Professor
  2012 - Present
• School of Planning and Architecture Reader
  2009 - 2012
• Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia Senior Lecturer
  2008 - 2009
• Jamia Millia Islamia, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics Lecturer
  2002 - 2008
• Design Innovations (Own Office) Architect
  1995 - 2002

Education

• School of Planning and Architecture PhD
  2010 - 2016
• JAIMA MILLIA ISLAMIA , FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND EKISTICS MASTERS IN EKISTICS
  2006 - 2008
• Madhav Institute of Technology and Science BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE
  1990 - 1995

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (11)

• Inclusive Living Environment in Urban Residences for Elderly
  LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2019
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• Achieving Success of "Accessible India campaign" Through Universal design education in India
  In G. C. al. (Ed.), Transforming our World Through Design, Diversity and Education 2018
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• Achieving success of "Accessible India campaign" through universal design education in India”
  Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2018 DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-923-2-40
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• DESIGN FOR ALL
  DESIGN FOR ALL INSTITUTE OF INDIA, 2017 DOI: April 2017 Vol-12 No-4
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• Sugamya bharat ka Adhaar, Universal Design Education in India
  DESIGN FOR ALL INSTITUTE OF INDIA, 2017
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• Bus rapid transit (BRTS): A case study to investigate its use by the persons with disability
  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41682-3_66
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• Creating inclusive living environment in urban residences for Indian elderly
  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2016 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41962-6_37
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• Creating Inclusive Environment for Indian Elderly - An Identification of the Enabling Environmental Issues
  Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects 2015
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• Creating enabling environments for Indian elderly; Methodology for identification of environmental challenges
  Assistive Technology Research Series 2014 DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-60
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• Exploring issues for indian elderly through intense user centric design studio
  Assistive Technology Research Series 2014 DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-425
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