Murali Paranandi
Courses Taught (Past 2 Academic Years)
ARC 101 Beginning Design Studio
ARC 301/302/401/402C Architecture Studio
ARC 4/504F Portfolio
ARC 4/504Y Mind and Medium
ARC 4/505E Trends in Computational Design
Areas of Expertise
Computational Design, Digital Pedagogy, Target Value Design, Digital Fabrication, Mass Timber Architecture.
Educational Credentials
Master of Architectur + Post Graduate Certificate in CAAD, Ohio State University 1994
Master of Architecture, Kent State University 1991
Bachelor of Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University 1988
Teaching Experience
Miami University, 1996-Present
Lecturer, Ohio State University 1993-1995
Professional Experience/Licenses/Registrations
Technical Support Engineer, auto•des•sys, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 1994-1996
Significant Publications/Creative Projects/Paper Presentations
Jeff Kruth, Murali Paranandi. (2023, June 5). How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-building-more-backyard-homes-granny-flats-and-in-law-suites-can-help-alleviate-the-housing-crisis-204341
Editor, "Alter Studio: 6 Houses", Miami University INNOVATE series, Oxford, Ohio. ISBN 978-0-9905749-0-3 (160 pages), 2014
“BIM as a Catalyst to Foster Creativity through Collaboration.” In Building Information Modeling: BIM in Current and Future Practice, edited by Kensek and Noble. New York: John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 978-1118766309, 2014
“Making Ripples Rethinking Pedagogy in the Digital Age.” International Journal of Architectural Computing, Issue 4, Volume 11, pp. 415-436, 2013
Editor, “Digital Pedagogies” Columbus: auto.des.sys. ISBN 978-0-9792943-0-3 [http://goo.gl/ijcDpy], 2007
“Digital Media Effects on Design Pedagogy: Why Less is More.” In The Fantastic and the Constructible, edited by Cespedes, K, 43–49. Columbus: auto.des.sys. ISBN: 978-0-9792943-3-4, 2010
Awards/Recognitions/Grants/Competitions
Recipient of the 2015 Crossan Hays Curry Award
Professional Memberships and Service
Fiscal Priorities Committee (2022-2025)