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Dr Binumol Tom

Dr Binumol Tom

Professor · Architecture
Author
APID
4969
ORCID
0000-0002-1458-7194
Scopus
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203115997
Location
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Expertise
Architecture, Conservation, Heritage, Architecture Education, Sustainability, Indigenous and Vernacular Architecture
Areas of interest
Heritage conservation, Architecture education
Member since
November 2023

Biography

My experience in Conservation extends to preparation of Architectural
guidelines for the historic town of Alleppey, Kerala State (2019-20), Mural paintings of Cheriyapalli,
Thazhathangadi (2019), SOBHI project of INTACH Delhi for the unprotected built heritage of
Travancore (2015) , Documentation of theritage homes in Thazhathangadi (2013),
Report preparation for the Restoration
of Thycaud residency, Trivandrum ( 2011), listing of heritage buildings of TRIDA region in
Thiruvananthapuram 2010 and Restoration of the BritishResidency at Osmania University Campus,
Koti, Hyderabad, 2008-2009.
She has more than 25 years of experience as Architect and has been teaching Architecture. As a writer, she has authored tbooks
-“Traditional Conservation Practices of Timber Architecture– a case study of Thai Kottaram,
Travancore published by INTACH UK Trust (2007) and “Glimpses of Heritage – The City of
Thiruvananthapuram”(2011). She has also authored chapters viz “Jiirnnoddharana, the Hindu philosophy of Conservation” in the book “Asian
Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects” under Asian Studies series,
published by Routledge, USA (2013), “Paitrika Nirmithikal”, in Kerala Samskara Padanangal,
DC books Kottayam November 2013 and “Hinduism and Tourism”, in the book Tourism and
Religion published by Channel view Publications, Bristol UK, February(2018). In addition to this she has various media publications.

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Publications

  1. An ecological Approach to conservation
  2. Heritage Tourism PoThe physicality and spirituality of the hindu temples of Kerala
  3. Jiirnnodharana a lost indian tradition
  4. The Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge System in Mitigating Vulnerability to Disaster - A Case of Fishermen Community of Kerala State