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The following is a list of architects with a strong connection to the country of Sri Lanka (i.e., born in Sri Lanka, located in Sri Lanka or known primarily for their work in Sri Lanka). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In 2014 Weddikkara is the incumbent President of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka, Senior Vice President of the Institute of Architects Sri Lanka, Former Chairman of the Board of Architectural Education at the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA), [9] [10] a founding council member of the Chamber of Construction Industry, a ...
Minnette de Silva (Sinhala: මිනට් ද සිල්වා;Tamil: மினிட் டி சில்வா; 1 February 1918 – 24 November 1998) was an internationally recognised architect, considered the pioneer of the modern architectural style in Sri Lanka. [2] [3] De Silva was a fellow of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects ...
Bawa was influenced by colonial and traditional Ceylonese architecture, and the role of water in it, but rejected both the idea of regionalism and the imposition of preconceived forms onto a site. [14] Plesner left the island in 1967. [15] Bawa became an Associate of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects in 1960.
The Chief Architect was a position created in 1865 by Governor Hercules Robinson and the Executive Council of Ceylon to design and oversee the construction of public buildings across Ceylon. [ 1 ] Previously the Public Works Department, which was established in 1849 was managed by British engineers.
Term "Architect" and "Chartered Architect" are protected titles in Sri Lanka under the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects law (act) no. 1 of 1976 and the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 1996. In Sri Lanka, architects are required to meet three common requirements for registration: education, experience, and examination.
Panini Tennekoon (5 February 1922 – 16 July 2007) was a Sri Lankan architect. [1] [2] He spent most of his career as a public servant, working in the Public Works Department, serving as the country's chief architect, before running his own architectural practice, designing low-cost housing and investigating sustainable timber use in construction.
Raj began his architectural career in Ceylon working with the firm Panditaratna & Adithya on the Kalutara Bodhiya Temple prior to attending architecture school. He also worked with Geoffrey Bawa RIBA on the Triton Hotel, Valentine Gunasekara RIBA on the Tangalle Bay Hotel and the Catholic Chapel at Tewatte, and Justin Samarasekera RIBA on various projects throughout the county from 1966 to 1971.