i am presently writing paper on climate responsiveness of the architecture of this region. i have many case studies yet to be published on this topic. roughly 10- 15 types documented and another 30 varieties partially analysed. i have done my phd on this regional architecture and urban design.
First step would be publishing your case studies in reputed, peer-reviewed journals and then trying to highlight them as far as possible through social media and even through the local news media if you can get the right contacts.
In terms of publications, it would be really interesting to see if you can link up your case studies and in situ measured data with the concept of adaptive thermal comfort, which is currently an area of growing interest.
My suggestion is to focus on two primary areas in your publications, namely
i) Qualitative analysis and ii) Quantitative analysis of vernacular architecture of Karnataka.
Qualitative analysis would involve study of different climate responsive features in terms of built form, massing, building materials and building typologies, both at the Urban scale level and the building microclimate level.
whereas Quantitative analysis would involve the actual in-situ measurement of different environmental parameters like Air temperature, Globe temperature, Relative humidity, Air speeds, in the vernacular built environment. This would involve extensive in-situ survey and measurements carried out in the vernacular built environment.
These two above mentioned areas should form a comprehensive documentation on the above mentioned area of research.
Very nice topic and more than relevant these days. Maybe it needs also to be compared to a more global view.
I would also recommend to publish your case studies in peer-reviewed journals and/or peer reviewed congresses/symposia such as the IASS International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures. This sounds maybe strange, but this organisation has some workinggroups which are working on Topics like that. You could publish your work in one of the annual congresses and get the right contacts there too.
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