This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and experience of Dr. A K Kasthurba, an Associate Professor of Architecture. She has over 25 years of experience in architecture and over 15 publications. Her areas of expertise include architectural conservation, traditional building materials, and sustainable development of heritage sites. She has led several projects involving the conservation of historic buildings in Kerala.

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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. A K Kasthurba
Address: Office
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture,
National Institute of Technology Calicut,
NIT Calicut Campus (P.O.)
Kerala, India 673 601
Residence
5/2679 B “Narayaneeyam”,
Cherooty Nagar Colony,
Puthiyara (P. O.),
Calicut,
Kerala, India 673 004
+ 91 – 495 – 2286901 (Office)
+ 91 – 495 – 2287250 (Fax)
+ 91 – 495 – 2771799 (Residence)
+ 91 – 994600 6309 (Mobile)
kasthurba@nitc.ac.in, kasthurba@yahoo.com
 Dedicated educationalist and established architect with keen interest on Architectural
Conservation and Traditional Building Materials
 Innovative teacher devoted to learning and achieving global competence.
 An active participant in community development projects with significant
contributions in the field of Architectural Heritage Development and Conservation.
 Life member of Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) and Indian National Trust for Art
and Cultural Heritage ( INTACH) - Actively involved in Architectural Heritage
Development of historic city of Calicut, India
 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering and Materials
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA ( 6 months -up to June 2014)
 PhD in Building Materials, Building Technology Division, Department of Civil
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 2006
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
2. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
3. EDUCATION

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THESIS: Characterization and Study of Weathering Mechanisms of Malabar
Laterite for Building Purposes
 MTech : Building Technology , Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, India, 1997
THESIS: Experimental study of Deterioration and Restoration Procedures of
National Art Gallery Building, Madras Museum, Chennai
 BArch, College of Engineering, Trivandrum University of Kerala, 1987
THESIS: Planning and Design of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
 Post Doctoral Research Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, India, 2010
 PG Diploma, I.H.S Erasmus University, Netherlands in Housing Science and
Settlement Regularization, 2009. Project: Traditional Houses of Kerala
 PG Diploma, Annamalai University, India on Yoga and Meditation 2011
Project: Yoga for students
 Fulbright Nehru award to attend International Education Seminar in USA- Oct. 2013.
Funded by CIES and USIEF.
 Attended University Administrators Enrichment Program at RWTH Aachen
University, Germany September 2012
 Netherlands Fellowship award 2009 to attend short course on Land Management and
Settlement Regularization at IHS Rotterdam, Netherlands August 2009
 Vocational Excellency Award by Rotary International for Architectural services to
the community November 2009
 Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship for women 2010 at Department of Civil
Engineering IIT Madras, Chennai
 Principal Coordinator, ONGC funded project for Calicut Heritage Development-
Renovation of Tali Temple and Miskal Mosque, Calicut- completed in June 2010
 Awarded travel fellowship funded by African Union and UN – Scientific committee,
International Symposium on Eco- materials for Construction – A pillar to green
growth in Africa held at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, W. Africa, June 2013.
Post held Period Department/Institution
1 Visiting research
Fellow
June 2013-June
2014
IIT Madras & UIC Chicago
(Sabbatical leave till June 2014)
4. HONORS /AWARDS
5. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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1 Associate Professor &
Head
Feb2011 to Feb
2013
Department of Arch, NITC, India
2 Associate Professor Oct.2007 to Feb
2013
Department of Arch, NITC, India
3
Assistant Professor Oct.2004- Oct.2007 Department of Arch, NITC, India
4 Lecturer May1990- Oct. 2004 Department of Arch, NITC, India
5 Lecturer April 1989- May
1990
Department of Arch., MIT Manipal, ,
India
6 Junior Architect June1988- Feb1989 Architecture Consultancy Firm,
Calicut, India
 Member, Society of Architecture Historians (SAH) Chicago, Illinois 60610.
 Certified Registered Architect by Council of Architecture, CA/90/12959 under
Architects Act, 1972, enacted by the Parliament of India.
 Life Member, Indian Institute of Architects, (IIA)
 Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) LM 10830
 Life member, Indian Association for the Study of Cultural Property in India (IASC)
 Life Member, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
 Sustainable Conservation of Architectural Heritage and Settlements
 Environment Conservation and Sustainable Developments
 Maintenance, Repair and Retrofit of Constructed Facilities
 Building Materials
 Functional efficiency of buildings
 Architectural Conservation
 Building Technology and Materials
 History of Architecture-(Ancient, Medieval & Modern, Western & Indian)
6. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
7. RESEARCH INTERESTS
8. COURSES TAUGHT

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 Co-ordinator for national work shop on Traditional Architecture, Art and
Crafts for students for B Arch students organized at NIT Calicut during 18-19
October 2012
 Co-ordinator for ISTE-AICTE sponsored Faculty Development Programme for
Teachers from Technical Institutions on Maintenance, Repair and Retrofit of
Buildings held at NIT Calicut during May 18-23, 2010
 Co-ordinator for National Seminar-workshop on Conservation of Architectural
Heritage organized by INTACH and NIT Calicut on 1 November 2009
 Co-ordinator for ISTE-AICTE sponsored short term training programme for
teachers from Technical Institutions on Conservation of Architecture
Monument & Settlements held at NIT Calicut during May 15-22, 2009.
 Co-ordinator for ISTE-AICTE sponsored short term training programme for
Teachers and Practitioners on Conservation of Architecture Heritage held at
NIT Calicut during May 26-30, 2008
 Co-ordinator for Seminar on Conservation of Monuments in Malabar
organized by NIT Calicut, ASI, INTACH, IIA, DTPC and Malabar Chamber of
Commerce on 3rd
November 2007
 Convener, Workshop and exhibition on “Conservation of Heritage
Monuments” at NIT Calicut, on 8th
December 2000 in collaboration on with ASI
and INTACH
 Post Doctoral Research Fellowship award 2010 for women constituted by IIT
Madras
 Revision of IS code on specification of laterite stone blocks for masonry code
considered for revision (IS 3620: 1979) by sectional committee of Bureau of
Indian Standards ( the report has been accepted by BIS meeting- BIS-CED6 held
at CDOS, Jaipur , January 2012
 Conducted surveys for documentation of Heritage Monuments in Malabar as a
member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), 2010
 Submitted Technical report for funding the project on Conservation of
Iringannoor temple and Environs- A heritage repository of Kadathanad
(submitted for central funding)
 Submitted Technical report for funding the project on Renovation of Sree Rama
Temple, Thiruvangad, Tellicherry ( submitted for central funding)
 Prepared report for Revitalizing Architectural plan for Government Mental
Health Centre, Kozhikode
9. WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/SHORT TERM COURSES ORGANIZED
10. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS

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 Offered courses for B Arch UG Programme on Conservation of Architectural
Heritage and Building Repair and Maintenance
 Co-ordinated Architecural Documentation of Historic Buildings and sites in
Calicut City with B Arch students and presented a scheme for Heritage
development of Calicut city( published in The Hindu-Property Plus- on
December 22, 2007)
 Involved in MHRD project on “Strength and Durability Studies of Laterite as an
Alternative Building Material- Conservation of Laterite Monuments” at IIT
Madras 2003-2005 ( Doctoral research work)
 Co-ordinator TEQIP project on Services to Community and Economy Services to
Community and Economy- TEQIP project on Skill up-gradation and training for
Rural craftsmen and women workers for Rs 1, 75,000; January 2007 to March
2007 (3 months)- Completed
 Principal Co-ordinator for TEQIP project on Advanced production linked training
for women entrepreneur of Kakkodi Panchayath carried out by NIT Calicut for
the beneficiaries of Kakkodi Panchayat during January 2008 -completed
 Principal Investigator for the consultancy project on Restoration of Miskal
Mosque Calicut prepared for the Miskal Mosque Committee December 2007-
 Principal Investigator for the consultancy project on Restoration of Tali Temple
and Miskal Mosque, Calicut. Project Cost Rupees 2.35 crores; Project funded by
ONGC, Government of India January 2009 ( Project work completed )
Refereed Journal Publications
1. Kasthurba A K ( 2012) Historic City of Fort Kochi, Kerala, India- Symbiosis
of Conservation and development int. Journal of World Academy of
Engineerimng and Technology Vol.70, 2012 pp 480-491
2. Kasthurba A K ( 2012) Characteristics of Malabar laterite as a building
material- Field and laboratory studies ‘ Int. journal of Earth sciences and
Engineering. pp 518-523 ISSN 0974-5904, Vol. 05, No.03 ( 01)
3. Kasthurba A K, Manu Santhanam and Mathews M S (2007), “Investigation of
Laterite Stones for Building Purpose from Malabar Region, Kerala State, SW
India. Part-1 Field Studies and Profile Characterisation” International Journal
for Construction and Building Material Vol.21 pp 73-82 ( available online )
4. Kasthurba A K and Manu Santhanam (2006) “Laterite as a Prime Material for
Architectural Applications in Malabar Region of Western India” Int. Journal for
Housing Science, Vol.30,No.3 pp 183-193
11. ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
12. PROJECT WORK /CONSULTANCY
13. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

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5. Kasthurba A K, Manu Santhanam and H Achyuthan (2007), “Investigation of
Laterite Stones for Building Purpose from Malabar Region, Kerala State, SW
India. Part-3 Chemical analysis and microstructure studies” International
Journal for Construction and Building Material doi:10.1016
/j.conbuildmat.2006.12.003 (available on line at www.sciencedirect.com)
6. Kasthurba AK, and Manu Santhanam (2005) “A Re-look into the Code
Specifications for the Strength Evaluation of Laterite Stone Blocks for Masonry
Purposes”, Institution of Engineers (India) Journal – Architectural Engineering
Division. Vol.86, April 2005, pp 1-6
7. Kasthurba A K (2006) “Pre-historic Megaliths of Kerala” STAPATHI Journal
on Traditional Indian Architecture. Vol.7, Jan- Mar 2006, pp 4-11.
8. Kasthurba A K and Mathews M S (2001), “Restoration of Architectural
Heritage Buildings- A case Study of National Art Gallery Madras”, STAPATHI
Journal on Traditional Indian Architecture. Vol.2, April-June 2001, pp 23-31
9. Kasthurba A K, Mathews M S and Manu Santhanam (2007) Weathering
Damages to Laterite Stone Monuments: Decay Features and Properties of
Laterite in Churches of Goa, W. India. Journal of Conservation of Cultural
Property in India
10. Kasthurba A K, Manu Santhanam and Mathews M S (2007), “Investigation of
Laterite Stones for Building Purpose from Malabar Region, Kerala, Part-2
Physical and Mechanical properties” International Journal for Construction and
Building Material
Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. Kasthurba A K ( 2013) Sustainable development of urban heritage at Fort Kochi,
Kerala India “ in International Conference AEI 2013 at Architectural Engineering
Institute , Pennsylvannia State University, USA during 3-5 April 2013
2. Kasthurba A K (2012) “ Characteristics of Malabar laterite as a Building
Material- Field and Laboratory studies” in International conference IES 2012
Kumamoto University, Japan during 5-7 March 2012
3. Kasthurba A K (2011) “ Weathering of laterite in Monuments of Western
India” in national conference on Advances in Architecture at Manipal
University 14-16 December 2011
4. Kasthurba A K (2011) Sustainable development of Heritage sites in Stapathi-
national journal of traditional architecture Vol.8, Jan- March 2011, pp32-34.
5. Kasthurba A K, Manu Santhanam and Hema Achyuthan (2006)
“Dependency of Engineering Behaviour of Malabar Laterite on Profile
Characterstics”, in Asia Ociana Geoscience Society 3rd
Annual Meeting (AOGS
2006),Singapore, July 10-14, 2006
6. Kasthurba A K, Manu Santhanam and Mathews M S (2006) “Characteristics
and Weathering Mechanisms of Laterite Building Stones in Historic Monuments
of Western India”, International conference on Structural Analysis of Historical
Constructions (SAHC 2006) held at New Delhi, Nov6-8, 2006.
7. Kasthurba A K and Manu Santhanam (2004) “Strength Evaluation of Laterite
Stone Blocks for Masonry Purposes” National Conference on Recent

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Developments in Materials and Structures (REDMAT 2005) held at NIT Calicut
December 2—6, 2004.
8. Kasthurba A K, Mathews M S, Manu Santhanam and Hema Achyuthan
(2003) “Properties and Performance of Laterite Building Stone” 8th
International Conference on Inspection, Appraisal & Maintenance of Structures,
Singapore. December 18-19, 2003, pp 277-284
9. Kasthurba A K and Mathews M S (2000) “ Study of Stone Weathering in
National Art Gallery, Chennai and Strategies for Conservation” International
Conference on Stone Weathering Due to Atmospheric Pollution NET Work
(SWAPNET 2001) at Prague, Czech Republic. May 7-11, 2001
10. Kasthurba A K and Mathews M S (2000) “Investigation of Deterioration and
Conservation Strategies for Historic Buildings.” International Seminar workshop
on Traditional Indian Architecture , Department of Architecture and Regional
Planning , IIT Kharagpur, November 3-5, 2000
Books (Refereed)
1. Kasthurba A K ( 2013) Architecture of Tali Temple Kozhikode - Conservation of
heritage repository of the Zamorins. Published by Vastuvidyapratistananm,
Calicut, India( In press)
2. Kasthurba A K and KKN Kurup ( 2013) – The heritage Monuments of Fort
Kochi and Mattancherry Published by Malabar Institute for Research &
Development, Vatakara, India
3. Kasthurba A K ( 2012)” Kuttichira- A Medieval Muslim Settlement of
Kerala- with special reference to Architectural Heritage, Published by
Malabar Institute for Research & Development, Vatakara, India
4. Kasthurba A K, (1999) “Conservation of Historic Building in Stone”,
Architectural Engineering Handbook 2000, published by Architectural
Engineering Division Board of Institution of Engineers (India), Kerala state and
Calicut Local Centre December 1999, pp H1-H19.
5. Kasthurba A K, Balagopal T S Prabu (2002) “Maritime Constructions of
Colonial Period in North Malabar” Edited by M O Koshy Cannanore in the
Maritime History of India, Published by Kannur University, November 2002, pp
65-68.
6. Kasthurba A K (2011) “Tali Temple and Environs” in Malabar- Heritage and
Prestige- Edited by Dr P B Salim and M C Vasist, Published by Mathrubhumi
press, Calicut
Abroad Visits
Countries visited (Year) Purpose
Prague, Czech Republic
(May 2001)
To attend and present paper for International
conference on Stone Weathering due to Atmospheric
pollution NET work (SWAPNET2001)

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Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi,
UAE
Architectural study tour
Singapore (December 2004) To attend and present paper for conference on
Maintenance Repair and Rehabilitation of Buildings
Japan- Kumamoto University,
2012
To attend and present paper for International
conference
I HS Netherlands
RWTH Aachen, Germany
To attend PG diploma, Erasmus University
Seminar at Aachen University, Germany 2012
Burkina Faso, Africa2013 Invited speaker – 2iE International Conference
United States of America-
Pennstate University, George
Mason University, University of
IOWA, University of Illinois,
North Western University,
Chicago, University of
Nebraska- Lincoln & Omaha,
American University,
Washington DC.
Attend conference AEI 2013 at Pennsylvania &
Fulbright- Nehru International Education
Administrators Seminar 2013,
Visiting Research Fellow, UIC, IL, USA.
Prof K K N Kurup
Director,
Malabar Institute of Historical Research
Vatakara
Kozhikode District
Kerala, India
kknkurupmird@gmail.com
Phone:+9747002929
Dr. M S Mathews
Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
IIT Madras,
Chennai 600 036, India
Email: mathews@iitm.ac.in
Phone: +9445108426
Prof. Krishna R Reddy
Professor
Department of Civil &Materials
Engineering
University of Illinois, Chicago
USA
kreddy@uic.edu
Phone: 6308490207
Dr T Satyamurthy
Former Director, Archaeological Survey of
India, Chennai, India
Director
REACH Foundation
Chennai, India
www.conserveheritage.org
Phone: +9444254285
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