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Professor Dr. (Eng.) Janaka Wijesundara

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  • Role in Center:

    Advanced Researcher

  • Discipline:

    Architecture

  • University:

    University of Moratuwa

  • Country:

    Sri Lanka

Biography: Dr. Janaka Wijesundara is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He is the Founding Director of the Master’s Program in Urban Design and currently leads this program at the Department of Architecture. He is also the Founding Director of the research centre “Centre for Cities,” established at the University of Moratuwa in 2017. He has a PhD from the University of Aachen in Germany, specialising in the renewal of inner cities, focusing on urban design and urban heritage conservation. He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation, a Master of Science Degree in Architecture, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Built Environment from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Architecture
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Planning
  • Heritage Conservation

Current Position(s):

  • Director – UOM Urban Lab – Centre for Cities
  • Director – Masters Program of Urban Design
  • Senior Lecturer, Program Coordinator- Final Year BArch Program, of Department of Architecture
  • Founder President of the Institute of Urban Designers in Sri Lanka

Prizes & Awards:

  • Research Fellowship (1995) – DAAD
  • Publishing Grant (2000) – DAAD
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Architect’s Architectural Research Publication Award (2013)
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Architect’s Architect Award (2013)
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Architect’s Design Award (2017)

Memberships & Networks:

  • Member, Archaeological Advisory Board, Sri Lanka
  • Member, Examination Committee of BAE of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
  • Member, International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in Sri Lanka
  • Research Ambassador, German Academic Cultural Exchange Program (DAAD)
  • Member, International Network for Traditional Buildings, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU)
  • Full Member, Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP)
  • Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
  • Corporate Member of Institute of Town Planners, Sri Lanka