Ar. S.S. Ray, Bhubaneswar

Ar.  S.S. Ray got actively involved in architecture practice and has many prestigious projects to his credit. Prior to super-cyclone, in Odhisa, 1999, in technical collaboration with Prof. Dr. Lackner and Partners, he built 26 shelters in coastal districts of Orissa, which saved 50,000 lives during the Super-cyclone. He assumed the post of chairman, Indian institute of architects, Orissa for two terms; 2004-06 and 2006-08. He has published many papers, conducted many workshops and is actively involved in architectural research. In 1993 he developed ‘SSR model’ for post-occupational evaluation of buildings.