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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.
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 ...
2.20 Sri Lanka. 2.21 Taiwan. ... This is a list of architecture schools at colleges and universities around the world. ... Institute of Architecture, Lviv ...
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo (1959) Institute of Practical Technology, Katubedde, Moratuwa (1959) Kalutara Chaitya, Kalutara (1965) Indian Pavilion and Ceylon Paper Corporation Pavilion, International Industrial Exhibition, Colombo (1965) Atchchuveli Industrial Estate, Jaffna (1970) SLFP Party Headquarters ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 on Sri Lankan architecture, since it was introduced to the island in the 3rd century BCE .