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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.
Geoffrey Bawa was born in Colombo on 23 July 1919, [5] [6] the youngest of two sons to Major Benjamin Bawa, a Sri Lankan lawyer who was partly of European parentage, [7] [8] and Bertha Marianne née Schrader, a Burgher of mixed Sinhalese, German and Scottish descent.
The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, is an example of traditional Sri Lankan architecture. The architecture of Sri Lanka displays a rich variety of architectural forms and styles. Shaivism has had a significant influence on early Sri Lankan architecture, during the reign of King Ravana, then Buddhism has also had a significant influence ...
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 ...
Also: Sri Lanka: People: By occupation: Designers: Architects See also: Category:Buildings and structures by Sri Lankan architects Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Samarasekera was appointed chief architect in 1956. [5] [6] In 1963 Samarasekera established his own private practice, Justin Samarasekera Associates. [5] [6] He was a founding member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) [8] which was established in 1944, [9] and was the first architect to be elected General ...
Valentine Gunasekara began his architectural career as a partner in 1959 alongside the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa in Edward, Reid and Begg (ER&B). In 1965, he won a Rockefeller grant and spent the whole of the following year touring the United States and personally meeting famous American architects such as Louis Kahn, Kevin Roche, Charles Eames, Richard Neutra, Paul Rudolph, Phillip ...
4 Architects. 5 Aviators. 6 Broadcasters. 7 Buddhist monks. 8 Civil servants. 9 ... This is a list of lists of notable individuals from Sri Lanka. Academics Activists ...