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M.S.nilakshi DHSRMAWARDENA
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Consultant architect landscape architect and urban manager
, Government sector - Architectural service and private sector company owner and consultant
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New Delhi or other,
- Outside India
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Specialist as urban manager, architect developemnt fieldMy strenth is in building capacity building action planning, staff managemnt fund raising development operations management and development experience in more tha 12 years in both government sector and in private sector as well as a sole propriotor ship company owner - in SriLanka Fluent in English and can read write speak asHindi beginner
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Area of Expertise: |
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Professional Experience: |
Architect Landscape Architect, Urban Manager,
Design Tutor and Juror at design Crits of Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka (2008- 2014 )
1) From 2003 to date
Consultant Architect and Landscape Architect - Nalaka Nilakshi Associates- owner / partner designing Personalized houses, boutique hotels, BOI approved factory buildings, tourist facilities and hotels, interior designing , commercial buildings, religious buildings, master plan developments, hospitals, school buildings, ...etc. we do involve inception to completion of the project including architecture, interior design , furniture designs and landscaping to match with the concept.
Preparing project proposals, designing, preliminary sketch designing and planning, preparing and attending presentation , checking, discuss and coordination with authorities and relevant organizations, tendering process, attending meetings
(2) from June 2005 to end of 2006 and early 2007
As an individual consultant architect and landscape architect
Working as an individual consultant after resigned from department of buildings in 2005 for NGO’s and private sector clients and architecture competitions.
Projects did with United Nations Office for project Services(UNOPS) with funds of UNICEF, SAVE THE CHILDREN, ROTARY CLUB under Tsunami Re-development and Re-constructions Programme as an individual consultant architect with my team of other professionals.
3)Architect class II- Grade II - Sri Lanka Architectural Service Board -11th Nove 1998 to 30th June 2005
Department of Buildings, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, SriLanka
work responsibility as chartered architect and landscape architect and project architect
Worked under the supervision of senior chartered architect, preparing initial design, and develop the design to a detail design, attending site meetings, preparing specifications detail architectural tender drawings, discuss and coordinate with other consultants....post construction supervision.
(4) Feb 1997 to Feb 1998
State Engineering Corporation Sri Lanka
Feb 1997 to Feb 1998
Trainee architect
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Education: |
Architect Landscape Architect, Urban Manager,
Design Tutor and Juror at design Crits of Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Sri Lanka (2008- 2014 )
1)MSc in Architecture 2 years full time (1999)Comprehensive Design Project – Proposed Department of Fine Arts for the Faculty of Aesthetic studies University of Kelaniya. At Colombo 07.
Dissertaion :Emotions & Architecture:
An examination of co-relation between Heightening of emotions & language of Architecture
2) MSc in Landscape design 2 years Full time In 2007 both at University of Moratuwa
Coprehensive Design project : Prehistoric Anthropological garden at Pahiyangala (Commended Pass)
Wetlands in Colombo; a threatened Landscape Dissertaion : Destruction of Wetlands in Colombo City and its periphery by dominating cityscape over natural landscape
(published on university of Moratuwa library web site )
http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/76/browse?value=Dharmawardena%2C+M.S.+Nilakshi&type=author
3)MSc in Urban management and development in 2011- One year full time at Institute of Housing and devlopment Studies(IHS) Erasmus University , Netherlands.
Specialization : Urban and Regional Development Strategies(URDS)
Optional Specialization : Urban Environmental Management (UEM)
thesiThe Image Building of the City: An exploratory study on New Port city development at Hambanthota,
Sri Lanka
4) B.Sc. (BUILT -ENVIRONMENT) WITH SECOND CLASS (LOWER DIVISION) IN 1996
3 years full time degree in English medium @Faculty of Architecture , University of Moratuwa.
comprehensive design project :Proposed Tourist Information Center at Hikkaduwa
dissertation : Village Landscaping in Kandyan period.
work published :
1. A flyers Domain…An adventurous journey…. – SLIA Architect journal vol. 106-No.03 , October 2005
2. Elegant heaven for relaxation and entertainment - SLIA Architect journal vol. 109-No.03 , July- Sept
2008
3.An Authentic Flavour of Modern Life – SLIA Architect Journal Vol 111,No.2 April- June 2010
4. An elegant heaven for relaxation and entertainment SLIA Architect Journal Vol 109 No.03
July -Sept / 2008
5. N2 defining Life Styles SLIA Architect Journal Vol 112 No.03 July Sept /2011
Rese Urban Environmental Management
Green cities
Urban Landscape Ecology
Sustainable urban architecture and landscape designing
Architecture and landscape Master planning
Community development and capacity building urban/ rural development issues
Urban Heritage Conservation and Landscape Conservation,
Image Building Of The cities , City Branding and City Marketing
Master planning, preparing project proposals for new urban developments
Over all development project designing, coordination, management and presentations
arch interes
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
A Chartered Architect (AIA) Architect Registration Board Reg. No : CA 02456
An Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects since 2001
A Chartered Landscape architect SLILA Registration Board Reg. No : M5
An Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architects 2009
has working experience in development sector with working responsibility on staff management administrator , work and take decision making on tendering process,action planning capacity building, urban management, livilihood planning, corporate social Responsibility, livilihood and habitat development, health and educationist, .sutainable development specialist.....etc.
University teaching and turtoring involvement
1) Post of Visiting lecturer design tutor Academic year 2013/2014, 2011/2012 for B of landscape
Architecture Level I semester I.
2) Post of Visiting lecturer design tutor Academic year 2009/2010 for
3) Juror of Design Crits and Tutor BArch Degree third and second year.
4) Juror of Design Crits and Tutor BArch design Crits –in 2008
5) Juror of Design Crits and Tutor BArch design Crits –in 2009 at University of Moratuwa
6) Design Tutor and Juror of City School of Architecture Colombo in 2009
professional development involvement at Sri lanka Institute of Architects
1) Committee member of Validation of Design Guide lines for landscape and architecture in
Administrative capital of Sri lanka Kotte Sri jayawardena pura and Battaramulla appointed
by Sri lanka Institute of Architects in 2011/ 2012.
2) Committee member of Validation of revised competency standards for the occupation of floriculture and Landscape gardening conducted by National A[[rentice and Industrial Training Authority in July 2010.
Appointed by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects.
3) member of Standing committee on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in 2008/2009,
and 2009/2010
4) member of Standing committee on preparing Practice Manual 2008/2009
5)Member of Arch Watch Committee – of Board of Architectural Publication at SLIA in 2009/2010
6) Member of Architecture Journal Committee -Board of Architectural Publication at SLIA in 2009/2010
7) Member of panel of Jurors for Annual product Award conducted by SLIA in 2008, 2009
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
Hindi, English hindi |
Nationality:
Others
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