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1 Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae / May 2018

KAPILA D. SILVA, PhD

Associate Professor of Architecture School of Architecture & Design, University of Kansas, 1465 Jayhawk Blvd, Marvin 311, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. (T) +1.785.864.1150 | (E) [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D., Architecture, 2004.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Post Graduate Diploma, Architectural Conservation of Monuments and Sites, 1995. University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. M.Sc., Architecture, 1993. University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. B.Sc., Built Environment, 1990. University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. with First Class Honors (equivalent of Summa cum laude).

LICENSURES & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Training Workshop on ‘World Heritage Site Management - Their Tangible and Intangible Aspects’ The United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) and the International Council for Monuments & Sites (ICOMOS); Hiroshima, Japan. March 12 - 17, 2006. Diploma, International Relations Bandaranaike Center for International Studies, Sri Lanka, 1996. Professional Registration Chartered Member, Institute of Architects, Sri Lanka, 1995.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY A. ACADEMIC

University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS, USA

Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Design, August 2014 – Present. Affiliated Faculty; Center for Global and International Studies, 2009 – Present. Associate Faculty; Center for East Asian Studies, 2009 – Present. Assistant Professor; School of Architecture, Design & Planning, August 2008 - May 2014. Visiting Assistant Professor; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, August 2007 - May 2008. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI, USA Visiting Assistant Professor; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, August 2005 - May 2007. Graduate Teaching Assistant; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Fall 2004. Graduate Teaching Assistant; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Fall 1998 - Spring 2000. University of Moratuwa | Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Senior Consultant, Department of Architecture, February – May 2016. Lecturer; Department of Architecture, April 2005 - July 2005. Lecturer; Department of Architecture, February 1996 - August 1998.


B. PROFESSIONAL

Private Architectural Consultancy, Sri Lanka 1995 – Present. Community Design Solutions Initiative School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Design Project Manager, June 2000 - September 2003. Royal Park Condominium Project, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka Resident Consultant Architect, February 1995 - February 1996. Development Consultants Lanka Pvt Ltd, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Architect (December 1993 - January 1995) and Junior Architect (January 1991 - January 1992). Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka Architectural Intern, August 1988 - February 1990. Anura Ratnavibhushana Studio, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka Architectural Intern, January 1988 - August 1988.

TEACHING RECORD A. COURSES TAUGHT

University of Kansas

Design Studios ARCH 109 Architectural Fundamentals II (Spring 2012) ARCH 209 Architectural Design II (Spring 2017 – 2018) ARCH 400 Architectural Design IV (Fall 2007) ARCH 502 Accelerated Design I (Summer 2015) ARCH 503 Accelerated Design II (Fall 2010, 2011) ARCH 504 Accelerated Design III (Spring 2013 - 2015) ARCH 508 Architectural Design III (Fall 2008-2009, 2012-2018; Spring 2009, 2011) ARCH 602 Accelerated Design IV (Summer 2015, 2018) Theory Courses ARCH 560 Site Design (Fall 2007) ARCH 600 Theorizing Vernacular Architecture (Spring 2008, 2010, 2012-2015) ARCH 630 Theory and Context in Architecture (Fall 2008, 2010) ARCH 647 Historic Preservation Theory (Fall 2015-2018) Study Abroad ARCH 690 Architecture Study Abroad in Asia (Winter 2008 – 2018) ARCH 690 Study Abroad Documentation (Spring 2009 – 2018) Graduate Research ARCH 700 Directed Readings in Architecture ARCH 701 Research Methods in Architecture (Spring 2008 – 2012) ARCH 899 Graduate Thesis Research ARCH 959 Doctoral Research Practicum ARCH 999 Doctoral Dissertation

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI, USA

Design Studios Arch 816 Studies in Social & Cultural Theories (Spring 2007) Arch 810 Studies in Urban & Community Design Theories (Spring 2006) Arch 410 Architectural Design I (Fall 2004 - 2006)


Study Abroad Programs Arch 497/797 Study Abroad in Sri Lanka (Spring 2007) Arch 497/797 Study Abroad in Sri Lanka (Spring 2006) Theory Courses Arch 585 Research Methods in Architecture (Fall 2005) Arch 553 Vernacular Buildings and Groupings (Spring 2007)

University of Moratuwa | Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Design Studios First Year Design Studios and Master’s Design Thesis Advising (1996-1998)

B. UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING


Nyla Chaudhry, ‘Conserving Historic Urban Landscapes’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Hannah Denton, ‘Museum of Agricultural Sustainability’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Ryan Evenson, ‘Museum of Endangered Corals’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Bradley Krueger, ‘Museum of Endangered Polar Regions’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Daniela Langer, ‘Museum of Endangered Bee Colonies’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Jason Loraine, ‘Museum of Endangered Species of Texas’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Claire Namovich, ‘Museum of De-Heteronormativity’, Poster presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Jack Swezy, ‘Museum of the Endangered Marine Life’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018. Calista Gorrell, ‘Dallas Museum of Underground Arts’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Patrick Griffin, ‘Museum of Agnotology’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Sekou Hayes, ‘Dallas Pride Museum’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Sean Herrmann, ‘Museum for Cultural Environmentalism’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Zachary Lundgren, ‘The Museum of Slow Violence’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Stephen McEnery, ‘A Museum Exploring historical socio-spatial injustice in Dallas, TX’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Caitlin McKaughan, ‘Dallas Museum of Agnotology’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Benjamin Naudet, ‘Dallas Deaf Arts Museum’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Thomas Niemann, ‘Museum of American Christianity: Connecting Christian cultures and telling their impacting stories thought US history’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. McKenzie Samp, ‘Museum of Cultural’ Ignorance’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2017. Patrick Griffin, ‘Museum of Agnotology, Dallas, TX’, Pecha Kucha Presentation, Selected KU Architecture Representative, ‘You’ve Got 5 Minutes, Kid: Student Edition 2016’ of The American Institute of Architects-Dallas, TX Chapter, Dallas Center for Architecture, October 17, 2016.


Connor Janzen, ’The Interface of Design in Developing Communities: Case Studies in Central and Western Terai Regions of Nepal’, Fall 2016. Zach Zielke, ‘Cinematic Arts Museum in Dallas, TX’, Pecha Kucha Presentation, Selected KU Architecture Representative, ‘You’ve Got 5 Minutes, Kid: Student Edition 2015’ of The American Institute of Architects-Dallas, TX Chapter, Dallas Center for Architecture, March 16, 2015. Rabia Bajwa, ‘Realms of Reality and Imagined Reality: Designing a Cinematic Arts Museum’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Sean Brungardt, ‘Vortex: Science Fiction Cinematic Arts Museum’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster Presentations Category) Spring 2015. Emily Davidson, ‘The Active Movie Experience: A Museum for the Cinematic Arts in Dallas, Texas’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Hayden Donaldson, ‘Dallas Museum for the Cinematic Arts’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Fatima Pacheco, ‘Celebrating Movies and Theaters: Designing a Cinematic Arts Museum in Dallas, Texas’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Erik Stockler, ‘Museum of Cinematic Arts’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Yuejia Yang, ‘Cinematic Art Museum at the Dallas Arts District’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Zach Zielke, ‘A Museum as a ‘bridge’: Designing a Cinematic Arts Museum in Dallas, Texas’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2015. Adeola Adewale, ‘First Texans Museum, Dallas: Deconstructing the Native American Dwelling Stereotype’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2014. Corey P Boucher, ‘Creating a 'Homeplace' in Temporary Living Environments: Residents' Evaluation of KU Scholarship Halls’, Undergraduate Research Award; Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2014. Nicholas Colbert, ‘First Texans Museum: Dancing informs Design’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium; Outstanding Presentation Award (Oral Presentations Category), Spring 2014. Austin Griffis, ‘Native Texans Cultural Center Design: A Metaphorical and Contextual Interpretation of Native American Experience’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2014. Steven Reyes, ‘First Texans Museum in Dallas Arts District of Texas: A Contemporary Interpretation of the Kiva’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2014. Elisa Rombold, ‘First Texans Museum’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium; Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster Presentation Category), Spring 2014. Garrett Fugate, ‘Creating an Islamic Sense of Place: Building conversion and the American Mosque’, Presentation at the International Conference of Architectural Research Centers Consortium, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; Paper Publication in the Conference Proceedings, pp. 156-163., February 12 - 14, 2014.

Michael Burch, ‘The Studio Pod: An Architectural Investigation of a Live/Work/Study Cubicle,’ Winner of the Student Category, Radical Innovation in Hospitality Design Competition, sponsored by Hospitality Design Magazine/John Hardy Group, 2013. Michael Burch, ‘The Studio Pod: An Architectural Investigation of a Live/Work/Study Cubicle’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2013. Garrett Fugate, ‘The Creation of Sacred Islamic Spaces out of Non-Islamic Buildings’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2013. Joseph Krentz, ‘Tibetan Vernacular and the Contemporary City’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring


2013. Eman Siddiqui, ‘Islamabad: The Struggle for Pakistan’s Identity’, KU Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2012:156-172. Eman Siddiqui, ‘Islamabad: The Struggle for Pakistan’s Identity’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2012. Marilyn Bland, ‘Sustainability within the Historic Vernacular Architecture in the American Southwest’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2010. Craig Calkins, ‘Lawrence Art-Cohousing Community’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2010. Alex Ilten, ‘Aquaponic Demonstration Station’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2010. Aaron Kalfen, ‘An Extension to the Lawrence Arts Center: Exploring Transparency and Visibility’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2010. Matthew Ransom, ‘Tadao Ando and the Tea House: Vernacular Traditions in Contemporary Japanese Architecture’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2010. Eddy Tavio & Taylor Mallon, Extending the Influence of the Arts’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Symposium, Spring 2010. Hilary Bybee, ‘Significant Places in the Crossroads District during the First Fridays Event’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Symposium, Spring 2009. Laura Foster, ‘The Ecological Impact of Recycled Plastic Surface Materials’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2009. Alex Ilten, ‘Agropolis: A Lung for Malacca’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2009. Nicholas Reed, ‘Space and Presentations’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2009. Moodie Younis, ‘Malacca Storage’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Symposium, Spring 2009. Brent Forget, ‘Housing Disconnect: Surveying Housing Design Preference between architects and non-architects’, Paper Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2008. Alison Lampier, ‘Urban Sprawl and Public Policy’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2008. Brandon Strick, ‘Farm House Modern: Sustainable Homes from the Wheat Field’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2008. Ashley Williams & Scott Johnson, ‘Communicative Architecture: An Analysis of How Digital Infrastructure Shapes Human Interaction in the Built Environment’, Poster Presentation, KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2008.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Brandon Biederman, ‘Rethinking urban spaces in developing countries: A case study of a textile market in Negombo, Sri Lanka’, Poster & Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Silvino Castillo, ‘City Image of the World Heritage City of Guanajuato, Mexico’, Poster & Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Ahicar Cruz, ‘The marketplace as a community gathering generator: A design study in Sri Lanka’, Poster Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Amanda Gresen, ‘Designing a fish market as a catalyst for improving quality of life’, Poster Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Beth Hanson, ‘If you teach a man to fish: Satellite development of the fishing ministry organization in Negombo, Sri Lanka’, Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007.


Devin Little, ‘Remodeling Industrial Buildings: Vernacular, High Style, or Modern?’, Poster & Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Andrew Manto, ‘Architecture for the economically disadvantaged: A review of best design practices for housing the poor in the context of the developed world’, Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Zachary Nesgoda, ‘Design for the deprived: A review of sustainable practices for housing the poor in the context of developing economies’, Paper Presentation; 8th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, April 20, 2007. Silvino Castillo, ‘The City Image of Guanajuato, Mexico’, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Research, Summer 2006. Andrew J Broderick, ‘Culturally sensitive infrastructure design in developing cities: A case study in Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Poster & Paper Presentations; 7th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 5, 2006. Teresa A Keller, ‘A Sri Lankan Textile Market: A study on improving lost urban spaces’, Paper & Poster Presentation; 7th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 5, 2006. Joseph B Lawton, ‘Design by City Sense’, Paper Presentation; 7th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 5, 2006. Nicholas Strube, ‘UW-Milwaukee Sports Village: A prospect for identity and revitalization’, Poster Presentation; 7th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 5, 2006. Agatha Wieczorek, ‘Moment of Pause: A breath in an urban place’, Poster Presentation; 7th Annual UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium; University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 5, 2006.

C. GRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE ADVISING

Master’s Committees

Master’s Thesis Committee Chair Fawaz Alshatti, Master of Arts in Architecture, Spring 2018 Garrett Fugate, Master of Arts in Architecture, Spring 2015

Brenna Buchanan, Master of Arts in Architecture, Spring 2012

Master’s Project Advisor Robert Edwin Fort III, Master of Arts in Architecture, Fall 2013

David Charles, Master of Arts in Architecture, Spring 2013 Joseph Krentz, Master of Architecture, Spring 2013 Katherine Meeder, Master of Architecture, Spring 2009

Doctoral Committees

Doctoral Committee Advisor/ Chair Vaisali Kirshna Kumar, Architecture, Fall 2015 - present

Shareka Iqbal, Architecture, Fall 2014- Fall 2015

Doctoral Committee Member

Anthony Lee, Music, Fall 2018 - present Matthew Kleinmann, Architecture, Fall 2016 – present Barry Ballinger, Architecture, Fall 2015 - present Maryam Akshan, Architecture, Fall 2016 Sharmin Kader, Architecture, Summer 2016 Ahmed Bindajam, Architecture, Spring 2016 Ali Shateh Hadi, Architecture, Fall 2013 Emmanuel Birdling, Geography, Spring 2013 Julie Lawless, Architecture, Spring 2012

Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee Member Vaisali Krishna Kumar, Architecture, Fall 2017


Barry Ballinger, Architecture, Spring 2017 Ahmed Bindajam, Architecture, Spring 2014 Sahana Mukherjee, Psychology, Summer 2013 Ali Shateh Hadi, Architecture, Fall 2011 Emmanuel Birdling, Geography, Spring 2011 Julie Lawless, Architecture, Spring 2010

External Member – Graduate Committees at Other Universities

External Doctoral Co-advisor; Amanda Rajapakse, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (March 2018 – present) External Thesis Examiner, Pamudu Tennekoon, M.Phil. Thesis, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland, Australia (Spring 2018) External Doctoral Co-advisor; Melanie Dissanayake, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (March 2012 – present)

Sponsored Visiting Scholars

Shixiang Yu, Lecturer ([email protected]) College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University Chongqing, China (Spring 2016 – Spring 2017)

D. GUEST LECTURES FOR OTHER CLASSES

Silva, K. D. (2018, Spring). 'Modernism in South Asia'. Arch 104: Principles of Modern Architecture; Prof. Stephen Padget; KU School of Architecture and Design. Silva, K. D. (2017, Fall). 'Teaching Research to Designers'. Arch 930: Doctoral Seminar; Dr. Keith VanDeRiet; KU School of Architecture and Design. Silva, K. D. (2017, Fall). 'Religious Ideas that Shaped Dwellings and Settlements in South Asia'. GIST 325: Peoples and Cultures of South Asia; Dr. Geetanjali Tiwari; South Asia Studies Program; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2017, Spring). 'Preservation of Cultural Landscapes and Historic Architecture'. Arch 560: Site Design; Prof. Marie Alice L’Heureux; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2017, Spring). 'New Buildings in Historic Context'. Arch 209: Architectural Design II; Prof. Marie Alice L’Heureux; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2016, Fall) 'Sri Lanka: Past, Present, Place, People'. GIST 325: Peoples and Cultures of South Asia; Dr. Geetanjali Tiwari; South Asia Studies Program; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2016, Fall). 'Preservation of Historic Architecture'. Arch 103: Introduction to Architecture; Prof. Joe Colistra; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2015, Fall). 'Stories from the Life of the Buddha'. GIST 502: Stories from India; Dr. Geetanjali Tiwari, South Asia Study Program, KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2015, Fall). 'Teaching Research to Designers'. Arch 930: Doctoral Seminar; Dr. Farhana Ferdous; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2015, Fall). 'Preservation of Historic Architecture'. Arch 103: Introduction to Architecture; Prof. Joe Colistra; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2015, Spring). 'Louis Kahn in South Asia'. Arch 600: Hyper History; Prof. Farhan Karim; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2015, Spring). 'South Asian Architecture'. GIST 325: Peoples and Cultures of South Asia; Dr. Geetanjali Tiwari; South Asia Studies Program; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2015, Spring). 'Buddhist Philosophy'. GIST 325: Peoples and Cultures of South Asia; Prof. Geetanjali Tiwari; South Asia Studies Program; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2009 - 2015, Spring). 'Modernism in South Asia'. Arch 104: Principles of Modern Architecture; Prof. Stephen Grabow; KU


School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2009 - 2015, Spring). 'Rethinking Modernism in South Asia'. Arch 104: Principles of Modern Architecture; Prof. Stephen Grabow; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2014, Spring). Indigenous Cartography of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Geog 571: Indigenous Cartographies; Prof. Margaret Pearce; Department of Geography, University of Kansas.

Silva, K. D. (2013, Fall). 'Communication in Sri Lankan Cultural Context'. IBUS 731: Comparative and Cross-cultural Management; Prof. Daniel Galindau; KU School of Business. Silva, K. D. (2013, Fall). 'Tenure and Promotion Process in US Academia'. Arch 930: Doctoral Seminar; Prof. Jae D. Chang; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Silva, K. D. (2012, Spring). 'A walk across China through the ages: The cultural heritage of China'. EALC 330/530: Chinese Culture; Prof. Hui Xiao; KU East Asian Languages & Cultures Department. Silva, K. D. (2011, Fall). 'Cosmo-geography of South and Southeast Asian Cultural Landscapes' GIST 501: Global and International Studies Topics: South and Southeast Asian Cultures; Prof. Geetanjali Tiwari; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2011, Fall). 'Buddhist Philosophy'. GIST 501: Global and International Studies Topics: South and Southeast Asian Cultures; Prof. Geetanjali Tiwari; KU Center for Global and International Studies. Silva, K. D. (2010, Fall). 'Asian Architecture: A Travelogue'. Arch 103: Introduction to Architecture; Prof. John Gaunt; KU School of Architecture, Design & Planning.

E. HONORS AND AWARDS FOR TEACHING

K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, University of Kansas (2018). TREAT Award (Teaching Related Education and Travel), Center for Teaching Excellence & Center for Undergraduate Research, University of Kansas (2015). Nomination for the Jack and Nancy Bradley Award for Teaching Excellence, by the Department of Architecture, University of Kansas (Spring 2015). Nomination for the AIAS Educator Honor Award, by the Department of Architecture, University of Kansas (2014).

Faculty Seminar Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas (2011). Best Practices Institute Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas (2010). Jack and Nancy Bradley Student Recognition Award, School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Kansas (2010). China Research Travel Award, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas (2009). Internationalizing the Curriculum Award, University of Kansas (2009). Dean's Fund for Studio Teaching; KU School of Architecture & Urban Planning (Fall 2008). Dean's Fund for Studio Teaching, KU School of Architecture & Urban Planning (Fall 2007). AIAS Building Block Award (Faculty of the Year), Elected by the American Institute of Architecture Students – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chapter. (April 2006).

F. AWARDS RECEIVED BY STUDENTS

Daniela Langer, ‘Museum of Endangered Bee Colonies’, Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas, (2018). Jack Swezy, ‘Museum of Endangered Coral Reefs’, Best Third-Year Design Award, Arc/D Student Awards (2018). Benjamin Naudet, Virtual Reality based on the Studio Project on ‘Dallas Deaf Arts Museum’; Innovator of the Year Award, Blue Beam EXtreme Conference Awards for Virtual Reality (2017). Sekou Hayes, ‘Dallas Pride Museum’; Outstanding Presentation (Oral), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas (2017). Benjamin Naudet, ‘Dallas Deaf Arts Museum’; Outstanding Presentation (Poster), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas (2017) Patrick Griffin, ‘Museum of Agnotology, Dallas, TX’; Selected KU Architecture Representative, ‘You’ve Got 5 Minutes, Kid: Student Edition 2016’, The American Institute of Architects-Dallas, TX Chapter (October 2016)


Patrick Griffin, ‘Museum of Agnotology, Dallas, TX’; Undergraduate Research Travel Award, University of Kansas, to attend the ‘You’ve Got 5 Minutes, Kid: Student Edition 2016’ (Pecha Kucha Presentation), The American Institute of Architects-Dallas, TX Chapter (Fall 2016) Zach Zielke, ‘Cinematic Arts Museum in Dallas, TX’; Selected KU Architecture Representative, ‘You’ve Got 5 Minutes, Kid: Student Edition 2015’, The American Institute of Architects-Dallas, TX Chapter (March 2015). Sean Brungardt, ‘Vortex: Science Fiction Cinematic Arts Museum’; Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas (2015) Lindsay Nicole Pericich, ‘Haskell Indian Nations University Cultural Center’, Merit Design Excellence Award for Student Architecture Design, 2014 AIA Kansas Design Awards (2014). Corey P. Boucher, ‘Creating a 'Homeplace' in Temporary Living Environments: Residents' Evaluation of KU Scholarship Halls’; Undergraduate Research Award, University of Kansas (2014). Nicholas Colbert, ‘First Texans Museum: Dancing Informs Design’; Outstanding Presentation (Oral), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas (2014). Elisa Rombold, ‘First Texans Museum’, Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster), Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Kansas (2014). Michael Burch, Student Design Award, Radical Innovation in Hospitality Design Competition, Hospitality Design Magazine/John Hardy Group, The project: ‘The Studio Pod: An Architectural Investigation of a Live/Work/Study Cubicle’ (2013). Michael Burch, Undergraduate Research Travel Award, University of Kansas, to attend the Radical Innovation in Hospitality Design Competition/ Student Design Category, Hospitality Design Magazine/John Hardy Group. The project: ‘The Studio Pod: An Architectural Investigation of a Live/Work/Study Cubicle’ (Summer 2013).

RESEARCH RECORD A. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Major Publications

Books 1. Chandrasekera, D. P., & Silva, K. D. (in progress). Tampitaviharas of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: The National Trust.

(Refereed) (This is a revised and vastly expanded edition of the book published in 2002).

2. Chandrasekera, D. P., & Silva, K. D. (2002). Architecture of Tampitavihara in Sri Lanka. Architectural Research Unit, University of Moratuwa. ISBN: 955-97412-0-9 24.

3. Chandrasekera, D. P., & Silva, K. D. (1997). Architecture of Ambalama Buildings in Sri Lanka. Architectural Research Unit, University of Moratuwa. ISBN: 955-9027-04-2

Edited Books

4.

Silva, K. D. (ed.) (in progress) The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes of the Asia-Pacific, London: Routledge. (Refereed)

5. Silva, K. D. & Sinha, A. (eds.) (2017). Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management, Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design Series, London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-13-894757-3 (hbk) ; 978-1-13-860157-4 (pbk)(Refereed).

6. Silva, K. D., & Chapagain, N-K. (eds.). (2013). Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects, Routledge Contemporary Asia Series, No. 39. London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-52054-6(hbk); 978-0-203-06659-1(pbk) (Refereed)


Book Chapters

7. Silva, K. D. (in progress) ‘Introduction’ ; in Silva, K. D. (ed.) (in progress) The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes of the Asia-Pacific, London: Routledge. (Refereed)

8. Ferdous, F. and Silva, K. D. (in progress); ‘The paradox of sustainable urban heritage: A critical analysis through sustainable urbanism lens’, in Silva, K. D. (ed.) (in progress) The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes of the Asia-Pacific, London: Routledge. (Refereed)

9. Rajapakse, A. and Silva, K. D. (in progress) ‘Impact of conflicting values of multiple stakeholders in urban heritage management in Galle Fort, Sri Lanka’; in Silva, K. D. (ed.) (in progress) The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes of the Asia-Pacific, London: Routledge. (Refereed)

10. Silva, K. D. (in press). ‘Managing the heritage of Kandy, Sri Lanka: Towards an integrative and empathetic approach’, in V. Bharne and T. Sandmeier (eds.) Routledge Companion to Global Heritage Conservation, London: Routledge. (Refereed/Invited)

11. Silva, K. D. (2017). ‘Chapter 9: The symbolic authenticity of Kandy, Sri Lanka’. In K. D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.), Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management, London: Routledge: pp. 144-158. (Refereed)

12. Silva, K. D. (2017). ‘Chapter 12: Bhaktapur, Nepal: Heritage values and conservation practices’. In K. D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.), Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management, London: Routledge: pp. 185-210. (Refereed)

13. Silva, K. D. (2017). ‘Epilogue: Prospects for managing South Asian Cultural Landscapes’. In K. D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.), Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management, London: Routledge: pp. 258-268. (Refereed)

14. Silva, K. D. (2015). ‘Developing Alternative Methods for Urban Imageability Research’. In S. Manawadu, D. P. Chandrasekara, & M. K. Dissanayake (eds.), Nimal de Silva Felicitation Volume: Contribution to Art, Archaeology, and Architecture. Sri Lanka: Center for Heritage and Cultural Studies, University of Moratuwa: pp. 233-243. (Invited)

15. Silva, K. D. (2013). ‘Chapter 17: The City Imageability: A Framework for Defining Urban Heritage Dimensions’. In K. D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.), Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects, London: Routledge: pp. 325-344. (Refereed)

16. Silva, K. D. (2013). ‘Epilogue: Prospects for Asian Heritage Management’. In K. D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.), Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects, London: Routledge: pp. 345-355. (Refereed)

17. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘Resplendent Sites, Discursive Fields: An Environment – Behavior Theory for Managing Global Heritage’. In S. Ahrentzen, C. Depre's, & B. Schermer (eds.), Building Bridges, Blurring Boundaries: The Milwaukee School in Environment-Behavior Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Villes Régions Monde, Quebec: pp. 197-216. (Refereed, Invited)

18. Silva, K. D. (2012). Symbolic Integrity of Historic Urban Landscapes: The Forgotten Dimension in Urban Conservation. In S. Grabow (ed.), Vitruvius in the Plains: Architectural Thought at Kansas 1912-2012, University of Kansas: pp. 323-330. (Invited)

19. Silva, K. D. (2007). Vernacular Urban Structuring in Southern Sri Lanka. In A. Amerasinghe & M. Dehaene (eds.), Mātara: Structuring Dispersion, Belgium: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: pp. 26-37. (Refereed, Invited)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

20. Lawless, J. W., and Silva, K. D. (2017) ‘Towards a holistic understanding of ‘authenticity’ of cultural heritage: analysis of World Heritage designations in the Asian context’, Journal of Heritage Management, 1(2): 148-159. (Refereed)

21. Silva, K. D. (2015). ‘Paradigm Shifts in Global Heritage Discourse’, Journal of Space and Communication. 1(1): 1-15. (Refereed) (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.15340/2148172511880)

22. Silva, K. D. (2015). ‘The Spirit of Place of Bhaktapur, Nepal’, International Journal of Heritage Studies. 21(8): 820-841. (Refereed) (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/101080/13527258.2015.1028962)

23. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘(Re)Configuring City Meanings: Historic and Contemporary Imaginations in City of Kandy, Sri Lanka’. International Journal of Constructed Environments, 2(3): 13-29. (Refereed)


24. Silva, K. D. (2011). ‘Mapping Meanings in the City Image: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka’. Journal of Architectural & Planning Research, 28(3): 229-251. (Refereed)

25. Silva, K. D. (2011). ‘Resettlement Housing Design: Moving beyond the vernacular imagery’. South Asia Journal of Culture, Special Issue on Built Space: Social Issues in Architecture, 5 & 6: 116-135. (Refereed, Invited)

26. Silva, K. D. (2010). ‘Tangible and Intangible Heritages: The Crisis of Official Definitions’. Journal of Housing and Building Research Centre, Special Issue: Revitalizing Historic Buildings, 6(3): 12-18. (Refereed)

27. Silva, K. D. (2006). ‘An Experiential Approach to Urban Design and Conservation: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka’. Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning, Special 2006 Issue – Urban Design: Theory and Practice: 97–114. (Refereed)

28. Silva, K. D., Sadowski, P., & Watson, A. (2003). ‘Maryland Plan: Building a Town/Gown Relationship on a Shared Vision of the Physical Environment’. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 8(1): 191-204. (Refereed)

29. Silva, K. D. (2000). ‘Preserving Small Historic Townscapes in Southern Province, Sri Lanka: Identifying Core-elements of Towns’ Identities based on Residents’ and Visitors’ Cognition of the Towns’. Built Environment- Sri Lanka, 1(2): 10-24. (Refereed)

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

30. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K.D. (submitted) ‘The need for knowledge management in the scholarship of social engagement in Architecture’, Proceedings of the Scholarship of Social Engagement in Architecture Conference.

31. Ballinger, B. & Silva, K. D. (2017). ‘Knowledge Management in Post-Disaster Resettlement Housing’. In Manuel Couceiro da Costa, Filipa Roseta, Joana Pestana Lages, and Susana Couceiro da Costa (eds.) Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges: Proceedings of the 10th EAAE/ARCC International Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis: pp. 413-423. ISBN: 978-1-138-02966-8 (Refereed)

32. Silva, K. D., & Broderick, A. (2007). ‘Harnessing the Opulence within: Re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged’. In F. Nilufar (ed.), Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology: pp. 1-7. ISBN: 984-300-000347-0 (Refereed)

33. Silva, K. D. (2006). ‘Conserving Asian Urban Heritage: The need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach’. In S. Silpacharanan & J. Campbell (eds.), Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Asian Approaches to Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University: pp. 16-23. ISBN: 978-974-9990-88-9 (Refereed)

35. Silva, K. D. (2005). ‘City Sense and City Conservation: A Model for Socio-economic Sustainability in Historic Urban Areas’. In G. E. Lasker & G. Andonian (eds.), Urban Revitalization and Social Sustainability, Vol. 1, Windsor, Ontario, Canada: International Institute for Advanced Studies: pp. 1-5. ISBN: 1-897233-22-1 (Refereed)

36. Silva, K. D. (2001). ‘Preserving Historic Urban Districts: Issues of Culture Change, Stress, and Culture-supportiveness’. In M. Edge (ed.), EDRA 32: Old World ~ New Ideas: Environmental and Cultural Change and Tradition in a Shrinking World, Edinburgh, Scotland: EDRA: pp. 15 -21. (Refereed)

Encyclopedia Entries

37. Silva, K. D. (in press) ‘Urban Mapping in South Asia’, in Roger Kain (ed.) The History of Cartography, Volume 5: Cartography in the 19th Century, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago. (Refereed/Invited)

38. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘Part 1: Prehistory to 1200: Architecture’. In C. M. Elliott (ed.), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 4: South, Central, and West Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications: pp. 6-9. (Refereed, Invited)

39. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘Part 1: Prehistory to 1200: Architecture’. In P. J. Seybolt (ed.), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 3: East and Southeast Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications: pp. 4-7. (Refereed, Invited)

40. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘Part 2: 1200 to 1900: Architecture’. In P. J. Seybolt (ed.), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 3: East and Southeast Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications: pp. 98-100. (Refereed, Invited)

41. Silva, K. D. (2012). ‘Part 3: 1900 to Present: Architecture’. In C. M. Elliott (ed.), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and


Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 4: South, Central, and West Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications: pp. 156-159. (Refereed, Invited)

Minor Publications

Abstracts

1. Silva, K. D. (2018) ‘Consuming heritage: Complexities in balancing heritage conservation concerns and multiple stakeholder interests in the World Heritage Site of Galle Fort, Sri Lanka’ Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA: pp. (Refereed)

2. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K.D. (2017) ‘Legitimizing squatters’ traditions: sustainable practice in spontaneous vernacular environments’, in Jung-hye Shin, Mimi Narayan, and Samuel Dennis Jr. (eds.) Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA: pp. 200-201. (Refereed).

3. Krishnakumar, V. and Silva, K.D. (2017) ‘Critical review of the Living Heritage Approach for preserving historic environments’, in Jung-hye Shin, Mimi Narayan, and Samuel Dennis Jr. (eds.) Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA: p. 228. (Refereed).

4. Silva, K. D. (2015) ‘Sustainable Re-housing after Disasters: Learning from Post-Tsunami Resettlements in Sri Lanka’, in Gregory T. Papanikos (ed.) Architecture Abstracts: Fifth Annual International Conference on Architecture, Athens, Greece: p.91. (Refereed).

5. Silva, K. D., and Lawless, J. (2015) ‘Towards a holistic understanding of ‘authenticity’ of cultural heritage: Analysis of World Heritage designations in the Asian Context’, in Nisha Fernando and Gregory Barker (eds.) Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Los Angeles, California: p. 198. (Refereed)

6. Silva, K. D. (2015) ‘Linking Research with Design: Revising a research methods course for effective student learning’, in the Intensive Session “Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching Students How to Do Environmental Design Research”, in Nisha Fernando and Gregory Barker (eds.) Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Los Angeles, California: p. 150. (Refereed)

7. Silva, K. D. (2014) ‘Using Environment-Behavior Studies in Design Studio Teaching: Reflections on Some Constrains and Solutions’, in Jeffrey A. Carney and Kristi Cheramie (eds.) Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana: p. 237. (Refereed, Invited)

8. Silva, K. D. (2014) ‘The Symbolic Authenticity of Heritage Places’, in Jeffrey A. Carney and Kristi Cheramie (eds.) Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana: pp. 360-361. (Refereed)

9. Silva, K. D. (2013) ‘Evaluating Post-Tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka: Lessons from Settlement Planning’, in Jeremy Wells and Elefterios Pavlides (eds.) Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Providence, RI: p. 243.

10. Silva, K. D. (2013) ‘Managing Heritage of South Asian Cultural Landscapes: Retrospect and Prospects’, Panel Abstract in Ming-Han Li (ed.) Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Austin, TX: CELA: p. 120.

11. Silva, K. D. (2012) ‘Evaluation of Post-Tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka’; in R. Awwad-Rafferty and L. C. Manzo (eds.) Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: Seattle, WA, USA: pp. 192-193.

12. Silva, K. D. (2011) ‘The Intangible Cultural Heritage: What It Is & What To Do About It’; In D. Mittleman and D. A. Middleton (eds.) Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Chicago, USA: pp. 348-349.

13. Silva, K. D. (2010) ‘Beyond Form: Emulating Vernacular in Resettlement Housing’; In H.P. Munasinghe (ed.) Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: p.13.

14. Silva, K. D. (2007) ‘Geographies of (Disparate) Hopes: Residents’ Evaluation of Post-Tsunami Community Designs’; In Janice M. Bissell (ed.) EDRA 38: Building Sustainable Communities. Sacramento, California: p.246.

15. Silva, K. D. (2005) ‘Mapping meaning in the city image: Towards managing the imageability of urban cultural landscapes’; Doctoral Dissertation Abstract (# 19-0890), The Journal of Planning Literature. Vol. 19(4), May 2005: p. 533.


16. Silva, K. D. (2004) ‘Icons & Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes’; In Dwight Miller & James A. Wise (eds.)

EDRA 35: Design with Spirit; Albuquerque, New Mexico: pp. 173-175.

17. Silva, K. D. (2003) ‘Researching the Image of the City: Free-listing task as an effective technique for Environmental Cognition Research’; In Julia W. Robinson, Kathleen A. Harder, Herbert L. Pick, & Virajita Singh (eds.) EDRA/34: People Shaping Places Shaping People; University of Minnesota-Minneapolis: p. 295.

18. Silva, K. D. (2002) ‘Non-visual Sensory Modalities in Spatial Cognition’; In Peter Hecht (ed.) EDRA 33: Community: Evolution or Revolution. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: p. 155.

19. Silva, K. D. (2000) ‘Architecture Students’ Perception of Interior Spaces: Identifying Commonly Used Construct System and the Effect of Their Training on the Perception Process’, In Arthur E. Stamps III (ed.) EDRA 31: Building Bridges: Connecting People, Research, and Design; San Francisco, California: p. 131.

Book Reviews

20. Silva, K. D. (submitted) ‘A Review of the ‘Fading Legacy of Shikarpoor’ in Pakistan’; Review of Anila Naeem (2017) Urban traditions and historic environments in Sindh: A fading legacy of Shikarpoor, historic city, Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press. (ISBN: 978-94-6298-159-1)’, NewBooks.Asia, website of the International Institute of Asian Studies, The Amsterdam University Press, Leiden, The Netherlands. (Invited/International)

Conference Proceedings

21. Silva, K. D. (2009). ‘The Image of the Historic City: Reconciling Contradictions and Challenges in Urban Conservation’. In Proceedings the 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar 2009: ‘The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, and Continuities’. University of Cambridge. (On-line publication/ International) (http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage-seminar/chs09/programme.html)

22. Silva, K. D. (2008). ‘Rethinking the Spirit of Place: Conceptual Convolutions and Preservation Pragmatics’. In Proceedings of the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS - ‘The Spirit of Place: Between the Intangible and the Tangible’. Quebec, Canada. (Digital publication/ CD ROM) (International)

23. Silva, K. D. (2002). ‘Activity Systems on Main Streets in Small Towns, Sri Lanka: Identifying Common Patterns of Activity Distribution’. In Proceedings of the Great Asian Streets Symposium: Public Space 2002, Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture, National University of Singapore: pp. 145-150. (International)

Essays in Books

24. Silva, K. D. (2018) ‘Defining the spirit of Bhaktapur, Nepal’, in Marja Sarvimäki (ed.) Case study strategies for architects and designers: Integrative data research methods, London: Routledge: pp. 65-70. (Invited/ Refereed/ International)

Journal Editorials

25. Silva, K. D. (2015) ‘Editorial’, E-Journal of the International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements, 4 (1): 1. (Invited/ International) DOI: http://isvshome.com/e-journal_4-1.html

Professional Organization Journals | Newsletters

26. Silva, K. D. (2014). ‘People’s practices; A vernacular process-based approach to resettlement housing design’, The Sri Lanka Architect (The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects),115 (4); October-December Issue: 77-80. (Invited/ National)

27. Silva, K. D. (2010, September/December). ‘Reflections on Heritage Values’. Conservation South Asia Newsletter, 2(3): 2-3. (Invited/ International)

28. Silva, K. D. (2010, January/April). ‘Reflections on Intangible Heritage’. Conservation South Asia Newsletter, 2(1): 6. (Invited/ International)

29. Silva, K. D. (1997). ‘Conservation in Urban Development: Conflict of Interests?’ The Sri Lanka Architect, 101(18): 37-39. (Invited/ National)

30. Silva, K. D. (1997). 'Nagarika Samrakshanaya Pilibanda Handinveemak' [An Introduction to Urban Conservation]. Vastu, 17: 11-


15. September-November issue (The Sinhalese edition of the Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects) (Invited/ National)

31. Silva, K. D. (1994). ‘Architecture and Other Arts’. The Sri Lanka Architect, 101(05): 18-19. June-August issue (SLA Theory of Architecture Feature). (Invited/ National)

32. Silva, K. D. (1994). ‘Collective Capability & Collective Responsibility’. The Sri Lanka Architect, 101(09): 09. June-August issue (Counterpoint to the Editorial). (Invited/ National)

33. Silva, K. D. (1994). ‘ABN Amro Bank Office at Town Hall: A Germ of an Architectural Cancer?’ The Sri Lanka Architect, 101(08): 17-19. (SLA Review Feature) (Invited/ National)

B. SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

Major Presentations

1. Silva, K. D., ‘Consuming heritage: Complexities in balancing heritage conservation concerns and multiple stakeholder interests in the World Heritage Site of Galle Fort, Sri Lanka’, The 49th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. (June 6 – 9, 2018). (International/Refereed).

2. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K.D., ‘Legitimizing squatters’ traditions: sustainable practice in spontaneous vernacular environments’, The 48th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2017). (International/Refereed).

3. Krishnakumar, V. and Silva, K.D., ‘A critical review of the Living Heritage Approach for preserving historic environments’, The 48th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2017). (International/Refereed).

4. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K.D., ‘The need for knowledge management in the scholarship of social engagement in architecture’, The Scholarship of Social Engagement Symposium, University of Kansas, USA. (October 20 -21, 2016). (International/ Refereed).

5. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K. D., ‘Knowledge management in post-disaster resettlement housing’, The EAAE/ARCC 10th International Conference, University of Lisbon, Portugal. (June 15 -16, 2016) (International/ Refereed).

6. Silva, K. D., ‘Bhaktapur, Nepal: heritage values and conservation practices’, ICOMOS-Sri Lanka Public Lecture Series; Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kälaṇiya, Sri Lanka. (May 12, 2016) (International/Invited).

7. Silva, K. D., ‘Rethinking the global heritage discourse: some case studies from Asia’, Plenary Presentation, Geography Awareness Week, Department of Geography, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA. (November 19, 2015) (Regional/Invited).

8. L’Heureux, M-A. and Silva, K. D., ‘Presidential Libraries and their cities: from rural memorial to urban campus’, The 16th National Conference on Planning History, Society for the American City and Regional Planning History, Los Angeles, USA. (November 5 - 8, 2015). (National/Refereed).

9. Silva, K. D., ‘Sustainable re-housing after disasters: learning from post-tsunami resettlements in Sri Lanka’, The 5th International Conference on Architecture, Athens, Greece. (July 6 - 9, 2015). (International/Refereed).

10. Silva, K. D. and Lawless, J. W., ‘Towards a holistic understanding of ‘authenticity’ of cultural heritage: analysis of World Heritage designations in the Asian context’, The 46th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Los Angeles, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2015). (International/Refereed).

11. Silva, K. D., ‘Linking research with design: revising a research methods course for effective student learning’, in the Intensive Session ‘Pedagogical Approaches To Teaching Students How To Do Environmental Design Research’, The 46th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Los Angeles, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2015). (International/Refereed).

12. Silva, K. D, ‘The Symbolic Authenticity of Heritage Places’, The 45th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2014). (International/Refereed)

13. Silva, K. D, ‘Using Environment-Behavior Studies in Design Studio Teaching: Reflections on Some Constrains and Solutions’, in the Intensive Session ‘Constructing Pedagogical Changes in Design Education: Approaches to Teaching EB and Social


Justice’, The 45th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (May 27 - June 1, 2014). (International/Refereed)

14. Silva, K. D., ‘Resplendent sites, discursive fields: on managing the World Heritage’, Presentation for accepting the ARCC 2013 New Researcher Award, Architectural Research Centers Consortium Conference, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. (February 12 - 15, 2014). (International/ Invited)

15. Silva, K. D., ‘Evaluating post-tsunami community designs in Sri Lanka: lessons from settlement planning’, The 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Providence, RI, USA. (May 29 - June 1, 2013). (International/Refereed)

16. Silva, K. D., ‘The World Heritage Site of Bhaktapur, Nepal: managing its heritage as a cultural landscape’, The Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Austin, TX, USA. (March 27 - 30, 2013). (International/Refereed)

17. Silva, K. D., ‘Evaluating post-tsunami community designs in Sri Lanka’, The 43rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA, USA. (May 30 - June 3, 2012). (International/ Refereed)

18. Silva, K. D., ‘Intangible dimensions in the cultural landscape of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Heritage, Community, and Landscape Conservation in India Symposium, University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne, USA. (April 6, 2012). (International/ Invited)

19. Silva, K. D., ‘(Re)Configuring city meanings: historic and contemporary imaginations in the City of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, The 2nd International Conference on the Constructed Environment, Chicago, USA. (October 29 - 30, 2011). (International/ Refereed)

20. Silva, K. D., ‘Rethinking intangible dimensions of cultural heritage’, The 42nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Chicago, USA. (May 25 - 28, 2011). (International/Refereed)

21. Silva, K. D., ‘Preserving the cultural heritage of South Asia: the issue of intangible dimensions’, The 39th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. (October 14 - 17, 2010). (International/Refereed)

22. Silva, K. D., ‘Beyond form: emulating vernacular in resettlement housing’, The 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. (July 30 - 31, 2010). (International/Refereed)

23. Silva, K. D., ‘The imageability of Bhaktapur and its implications for heritage management’, Department of Architecture, Khowpa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal. (July 11, 2010). (International/ Invited)

24. Silva, K. D., ‘Place imageability as an experiential approach to urban design and conservation: the case of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Department of Architecture, Khowpa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal. (June 16, 2010). (International/ Invited)

25. Kiyota, E., Silva, K. D., and Mori, S., ‘Aging in Sri Lanka’, The 8th International Conference of the International Association of Home and Services for the Aging, London, England. (July 19 - 22, 2009). (International/Refereed)

26. Silva, K. D., ‘The image of the historic city: reconciling contradictions and challenges in urban conservation’, The 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - ‘The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, and Continuities’, University of Cambridge, England. (April 18 - 19, 2009). (International/Refereed)

27. Silva, K. D., ‘Symbolic integrity of historic landscapes: the forgotten dimension in urban conservation’, The 12th International Seminar of FORUM UNESCO – University & Heritage, themed ‘Historic Urban Landscapes: A New Concept? A New Category of World Heritage Sites’, Hanoi, Vietnam. (April 5 - 10, 2009). (International/Refereed)

28. Silva, K. D., ‘Rethinking the spirit of place: conceptual convolutions and preservation pragmatics’, Symposium ‘The Spirit of Place: Between the Intangible and the Tangible’, The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, Quebec, Canada. (September 29 - October 4, 2008). (International/Refereed)

29. Kiyota, E., Silva, K. D., and Mori, S., ‘Aging in Community in Sri Lanka: possibilities and challenges in creating economically and socially sustainable elderly care in developing countries’, International Federation of Ageing 19th Global Conference on Ageing, Montreal, Canada. (September 4 - 7, 2008). (International/Refereed)

30. Kiyota, E., Silva, K. D., and Mori, S., ‘Cross-cultural perspectives of Aging in Community: studies in Sri Lanka and Japan’, Joint Conference of the National Council on Aging & American Society on Aging, Washington DC., USA. (March 27 - 30, 2008). (International/Refereed)


31. Silva, K. D., ‘Geographies of (disparate) hopes: residents’ evaluation of post-tsunami community designs’, Symposium ‘Building Sustainable Communities in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect’, The 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Sacramento, CA, USA. (May 30 - June 3, 2007). (International/Refereed)

32. Silva, K. D., ‘Global heritage | local politics: sustaining discordant voices of a cultural memory in a World Heritage city’, Symposium ‘Sustaining Life-worlds: Historical Memory, Enduring Practices, and Persistent Resistances’, The 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Sacramento, CA, USA. (May 30 - June 3, 2007). (International/Refereed)

33. Silva, K. D., and Broderick, A., ‘Harnessing the opulence within: re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged’, Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged Conference, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh. (March 23 - 24, 2007). (International/Refereed)

34. Silva, K. D., and Lawton, J., ‘Introducing new design imagery to a historic urban context: retrospect and prospect’, Symposium ‘Managing the Cultural Heritage in South Asia: Some thoughts on how Design Intervention can help’, The 35th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. (October 19 - 22, 2006). (International/Refereed)

35. Silva, K. D., ‘Conserving Asian urban heritage: the need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach’, The 1st International Conference on Asian Approaches to Conservation, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. (October 2 - 5, 2006). (International/Refereed)

36. Silva, K. D., ‘Reflections on community design: The Milwaukee Narrative’, Association of Community Design Conference, Los Angeles, USA. (June 5 - 7, 2006). (National/ Invited)

37. Silva, K. D., ‘City sense and city conservation: a model for socio-economic sustainability in historic urban areas’, Special symposium on ‘Urban Revitalization and Social Sustainability’, The 17th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany. (August 1 - 7, 2005). (International/ Refereed)

38. Silva, K. D., ‘The impact of ineffective development control and promotional mechanisms on heritage preservation: a case of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Symposium ‘Preserving the Cultural Heritage of South Asia’: Reflections on Shared Concerns and Lessons from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka’, The 33rd Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. (October 15 - 17, 2004). (International/ Refereed)

39. Silva, K. D., ‘Mapping meanings in the city image: a case study of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Symposium ‘Icons and Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes’, The 35th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Albuquerque, NM, USA. (June 2 - 6, 2004). (International/ Refereed)

40. Silva, K. D., ‘Integrating city development and city preservation: some lessons from the World Heritage City of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (October 30, 2003). (International/ Invited)

41. Silva, K. D., ‘Images of Kandy: managing the cultural landscape of a World Heritage City’, Symposium ‘Space and Meaning: Understanding the Humane Built Space’, The 32nd Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. (October 24 - 26, 2003). (International/Refereed)

42. Silva, K. D., ‘Researching the image of the city: free-listing task as an effective technique for environmental cognition research’, Symposium ‘Inquiry by Image/ Inquiry for Image: Emerging Methods’, The 34th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA. (May 21 - 24, 2003). (International/Refereed)

43. Silva, K. D., ‘Mapping vernacular urban landscape in Sri Lanka: identifying unique spatial characteristics in small southern towns’, Symposium ‘Cultural Inferences in the Urban Landscape: Some South Asian Examples’, The 18th Annual Conference in South Asian Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, University of California-Berkeley, USA. (February 14 - 15, 2003). (International/ Refereed)

44. Silva, K. D., ‘Activity systems on main streets in small towns, Sri Lanka: identifying common patterns of activity distribution’, Great Asian Streets Symposium: Public Space 2002, Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture, National University of Singapore. (July 25 - 26, 2002). (International/Refereed)

45. Silva, K. D., ‘Urban conservation as culture-supportive development activity’, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore. (February 22, 2002). (International/ Invited)

46. Silva, K. D., ‘Conserving urban vernacular settlements in the new millennium: six strategies for success’, The 2nd International


Seminar on Vernacular Settlements, University of Indonesia-Depok, Indonesia. (February 16 - 17, 2002). (International/Refereed)

47. Silva, K. D., ‘Preserving historic urban districts: issues of culture change, stress, and culture-supportiveness’, The 32nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Edinburgh, Scotland. (July 3 - 6, 2001). (International/Refereed)

Minor Presentations

1. Silva, K. D., ‘Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies on heritage conservation and management’, Presentation on Books Published, 2017 Excellence and Impact: Design Research Symposium of SADP, University of Kansas, USA. (February 23, 2017).

2. Silva, K. D., ‘Sustainable re-housing after disasters: learning from post-tsunami resettlements in Sri Lanka’, Global Food for Thought Lecture Series; Center for Global and International Studies, University of Kansas, USA. (September 30, 2015). (Local/ Invited).

3. Silva, K. D. ‘Decolonizing knowledge in global heritage management’, Hall Center Faculty Colloquium, University of Kansas, USA. (November 12, 2014) (Local/ Refereed).

4. Silva, K. D., ‘A walk across China through the ages: the architectural heritage of China’, K-16 Teachers Workshop organized by KU Center for Global and International Studies, University of Kansas, USA. (February 25, 2012). (Local/ Invited)

5. Silva, K. D., ‘On managing historic urban landscapes: theory and research methods’, Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kälaṇiya, Sri Lanka. (January 22, 2012). (National/ Invited)

6. Silva, K. D., ‘Siheyuan, Tulo, and Dialo: the architectural heritage of China beyond the Forbidden City’, Tea & Talk Session of Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, USA. (November 5, 2009). (Local/ Invited)

7. Silva, K. D., ‘Globalizing local heritage: on challenges of UNESCO’s World Heritage program’, International Seminar for Faculty, University of Kansas, USA. (April 23, 2009). (Local/Refereed)

8. Silva, K. D., ‘Bhaktapur, Nepal: the cosmo-geography of a World Heritage City and its implication for preservation’, Faculty Scholarship Symposium, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Kansas, USA. (March 25, 2009). (Local/Invited)

9. Silva, K. D., ‘Mapping imageability of cities: a qualitative approach’, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. (February 1, 2005). (Local/ Invited)

10. Silva, K. D., and Sadowski, P., ‘The Maryland Plan: perceiving the town/gown relationship using a shared vision of the physical environment as a platform for addressing sources of conflict’, Poster Presentation, Outreach Scholarship 2002 Conference: Catalyst for Change, organized by the Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Wisconsin-Extension, Worthington, OH. (October 6, 2002 - October 8, 2002). (National/ Refereed)

11. Silva, K. D., ‘Linking environmental psychology, urban design, & humanistic geography: a case study of Kandy, Sri Lanka’, Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka. (August 20, 2002). (Local/ Invited)

12. Silva, K. D., ‘Non-visual sensory modalities in spatial cognition’, Poster Presentation, The 33rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA. (May 22, 2002 - May 26, 2002). (International/Refereed)

13. Silva, K. D., ‘Substituting vision in navigation’, Movement Through Environments Workshop, The 33rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA. (May 22 - 26, 2002). (In absentia, paper read by the convener Dr. Saif Ul-Huq) (International/Invited)

14. Silva, K. D., ‘Architecture students’ perception of interior spaces: identifying commonly used construct system and the effect of their training on the perception process’, Poster Presentation, The 31st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, San Francisco, CA, USA. (May 10, 2000 - May 14, 2000). (International/Refereed)

15. Silva, K. D., ‘Summing-up Presentation’, Regional Workshop on ‘Integral Development for 21st Century Sri Lanka’, organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects at Maliyadēva College, Kuruṇǟgala, Sri Lanka. (August 30, 1997). (Regional/ Invited)


C. CITATIONS OF MY WORK

Citation of Cultural landscapes of South Asia: Studies in heritage conservation and management (2017)

1. Rajapakse, A. (2018) ‘Exploring the living heritage of Galle Fort: Residents’ views on heritage values and cultural significance’, Journal of Heritage Management, 2(2): 95 -111.

2. Dengle, N. (2017) ‘A Postcolonial paradigm of universal interest. Book Review of Cultural Landscapes of South Asia’, Landscape – Journal of Landscape Architecture, 15: 102-104.

3.. Kumar, S. and Singh, R. P. B. (2017) ‘Rationales for inscribing the heritage sites, riverfront and pilgrimage routes of Ayodhya in the UNESCO World Heritage List’, Sthāpatyam: Indian Journal of Architecture and Art, 3(9): 51-77.

4. Krishnakumar, Vaisali (2017) ‘Book Review: Cultural Landscapes of South Asia’, International Journal of Heritage Studies. DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2017.1333523.

5. Singh, R. P. B. (2017) ‘Appraising the Indian Cultural Landscape: Envisioning ecological cosmology in the 21st century, North Eastern Geographer, 39(1-2): 3 -28. (ISSN: 0973-0915).

6. Singh, R. P. B. (2017) ‘Cultural Landscapes as national identity: Illustrating Asia-ACLA Vision’, Keynote Address to Asian Cultural Landscapes Association International Workshop, Seoul National University, Korea, November 17 – 18, 2017.

Citation of The symbolic authenticity of Kandy, Sri Lanka (2017)

7. Rajapakse, A. (2018) ‘Exploring the living heritage of Galle Fort: Residents’ views on heritage values and cultural significance’, Journal of Heritage Management, 2(2): 95 -111.

8. Singh, R. P. B. (2017) ‘Appraising the Indian Cultural Landscape: Envisioning ecological cosmology in the 21st century’, North Eastern Geographer, 39(1-2): 3 -28 (ISSN: 0973-0915).

Citation of Bhaktapur, Nepal: Heritage values and conservation practices (2017)


Citation of Epilogue: Prospects for managing South Asian cultural landscapes (2017)



Citation of Towards a holistic understanding of ‘authenticity’ of cultural heritage: analysis of World Heritage designations in the Asian context (2017).

12. Su, Junjie (2018) ‘Conceptualising the subjective authenticity of intangible cultural heritage’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, online, pp: 1 – 19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2018.1428662.

Citation of The spirit of place of Bhaktapur, Nepal (2015).

13. Saravimäki, M. (2018) Case Study strategies for architects and designers: Integrative data research methods, London: Routledge, pp. 65-70.

14. Doroftei, I. (2016) ‘Photography as a means of depicting genius loci?’ Territorial Identity and Development, 1(1): 59 -74.

15. Kunwar, R. R. and Chand, U. (2016) ‘Natural disaster and heritage tourism: A study on the impact of earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal’, Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education, 6: 1- 39.

16. Tripathi, M. (2016) A comparative evaluation of stone spout management systems in heritage and non-heritage areas of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, An unpublished doctoral dissertation, Lincoln University, New Zealand.


URL: dspace.lincoln.ac.nz/handle/10182/7629

Citation of Paradigm shifts in global heritage discourse (2015)

17. Jing, L. (2017) ‘Exploring the narrative of heritage through the eyes of the law, Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 35(1): 185-207.

18. Gonzalez, P. (2017) ‘Safeguarding Pabalat-Wrapped Pastillas in Philippines: Problems and possibilities of community participation’, Social Transformations, 5(2): 37-58.


Citation of Asian heritage management: contexts, concerns, and prospects (2013)

20. Basu, A. (2017) ‘The role of corporate sectors in preserving archaeological and cultural heritage in India’, PLURAL, 5(1): 97-105. (http://plural.upsc.md/?page_id=738)

21. Jasim, M., Hanks, L., & Borsi, K. (2017) ‘Do really the audience’s view efferently boost built heritage conservation policies’, Athens Journal of Tourism, X(Y): 1 – 24.


23. Chan, Y. W., & Lee, V. P. Y. (2017) ‘Postcolonial cultural governance: A study of heritage management in post-1997 Hong Kong’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 23(3): 275-287.

24. Imon, S. S. (2017) ‘Cultural heritage management under tourism pressure’, Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(3): 335-348. DOI: 10.1108/WHTT-02-2017-0007.

25. Leong, C., Takada, J-C., and Yamaguchi, S. (2017) ‘Analysis of the changing landscape of a World Heritage Site: Case of Luang Prabang, Lao PDR’, Sustainability, 8, 747: 1-23. DOI: 10.3390/su8080747.

26. Wells, J. C. (2017) ‘Are we ‘ensnared in the system of heritage’ because we don’t want to escape?’ Archaeologies, 1-22, online. DOI: 10.1007/s11759-017-9316-8.

27. Wells, J., & Lixinski, L. (2016) ‘Heritage values and legal rules: identification and treatment of the historic environment via an adaptive regulatory framework (part 1)’. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 6(3):345-364.

28. Chapagain, N.-K. (2017) ‘Chapter 2: Blurring boundaries and moving beyond the tangible/intangible and the natural/cultural classifications of heritage: cases from Nepal’, in K.D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.) Cultural landscapes of South Asia: studies in heritage conservation and management, London: Routledge. pp. 24 – 38.

29. Naeem, A. (2017) ‘Chapter 3: Cultures of the landscape: a paradigm of enriching diversity unrecognized in the world vision of heritage in Pakistan’, in K.D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.) Cultural landscapes of South Asia: studies in heritage conservation and management, London: Routledge. pp. 39 – 58.

30. Saul H., Waterton E. (2017) ‘Restoring a Nyingma Buddhist Monastery, Nepal’. In: Silverman H., Waterton E., Watson S. (eds) Heritage in Action: Making the past in the present. Switzerland: Springer, 33-46.

31. Sinha, A. (2017) ‘Introduction’, in K.D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.) Cultural landscapes of South Asia: studies in heritage conservation and management, London: Routledge. pp. 1 – 9.

32. Sinha, A. (2017) ‘Chapter 15: Grounded speculations on cultural landscape conservation’, in K.D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.) Cultural landscapes of South Asia: studies in heritage conservation and management, London: Routledge. pp. 241 – 257.

33. Lawless, J. W. (2016) ‘Book Review: Kapila D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.) Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects’, Journal of Heritage Management, 1-4; DOI: 10.1177/2455929616636768 (Published Online 23 June 2016).

34. Kimball, M. (2016) ‘Our heritage is already broken: Meditations on a regenerative conservation for cultural and natural heritage’, Human Ecology Review, 22(2): 47-76.


35. Mahdizadeh, S. (2016) ‘Book Review: Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects’, Urban Studies, 1-4;

DOI: 10.1177-0042098016645312 (Published Online 19 April 2016).

36. Taylor, K., A. St Clair, and N. J. Mitchell (eds.)(2015) ‘Introduction: Cultural landscapes – twenty-first century conservation opportunities and challenges’, in Conserving cultural landscapes: Challenges and new directions, London: Routledge. pp. 1-25.

37. Rössler, M. (2015) ‘World Heritage cultural landscapes 1992-2012’, in K. Tayler, A. St Clair, and N. J. Mitchell (eds.) Conserving cultural landscapes: Challenges and new directions, London: Routledge. pp. 29-46.

38. Brown, J. (2015) ‘Stewardship of protected landscapes by communities: Diverse landscapes, diverse governance models’, in K. Tayler, A. St Clair, and N. J. Mitchell (eds.) Conserving cultural landscapes: Challenges and new directions, London: Routledge. pp. 93-108.

39. Van Oers, Ron and Tayler, Ken (2015) ‘Asian theoretical and best-practice framework for the Historic Urban Landscape’, in K. Tayler, A. St Clair, and N. J. Mitchell (eds.) Conserving cultural landscapes: Challenges and new directions, London: Routledge. pp. 198-215.

40. Veldpaus, L. (2015) Historic Urban Landscapes: Framing the integration of urban and heritage planning in multilevel governance, Netherlands: Eindhoven University of Technology.

41. Rössler, M. (2015) ‘The Landscape Approach – A Global Context for Sustainability’, in Marie-Theres Albert (ed.) Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies, pp. 59-69, Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter.

42. Logan, W., Ullrich Kockel, and Máiréad Nic Craith (2015) ‘Introduction: New Heritage Studies: Origins and Evolution, Problems and Prospects’, In William Logan, Máiréad Nic Craith and Ullrich Kockel (eds.) A Companion to Heritage Studies, Series on Blackwell Companions to Anthropology, pp. 1 -26. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

43. Aygen, Z. and William Logan (2015) ‘Chapter 28: Heritage in the ‘Asian’ Century: Responding to Geopolitical Change’, In William Logan, Máiréad Nic Craith and Ullrich Kockel (eds.) A Companion to Heritage Studies, Series on Blackwell Companions to Anthropology, pp. 410-425. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

44. Nepal, S. K. (2015) ‘Book Review: Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects’, Journal of Heritage Tourism, 10(1): 101-102. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1743873x.2014.91145.

45. Esposito, A. (2014) ‘Theorizing heritage in Asia as an ‘encounter’’, The Focus, No. 69, pp. 19 – 21.

46. Helman-Wanzy, A. (2014) The Archaeology of Tibetan Books. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.

47. Geng, Z. (2014) The performance and success of the conservation and management of historic districts in China, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Deakin University, Australia.

48. Lai, G. (Spring 2014) Arch 4931: Undergraduate Seminar – Asian Monuments and Heritage Management; University of Florida. (Course Syllabi)

49. Huth, A. H. (2014) Saudi Aramco and the politics of cultural heritage, MA Thesis, City University of New York, USA.

50. McKee, J. Askland, H. H., and Askew, L. (2014) ‘Recovering cultural built heritage after natural disasters: A resilience perspective’, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 5(21): 202-212. DOI: 10.1108/IJDRBE-09-2012-0032.

51. Armstrong, H. (2014) ‘Book Review: Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects’, Landscape Research, 39(5): 602-604. DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2014.953839 (Published online 24 Oct 2014).

52. Winter, T. (2014) ‘Heritage conservation futures in an age of shifting global power’, Journal of Social Archaeology, Online, pp: 1-21. DOI: http://jsa.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/05/25/1469605314532749 (May 25, 2014)

53. Poulios, I. (2014) The past in the present: A Living Heritage approach – Meteora, Greece. London: Ubiquity Press Ltd.

54. MacKee, J. (2013) ‘Reconceptualising cultural heritage: the adaptive cycle as a means of rebuilding the risk and vulnerabilities of cultural heritage in the face of natural disasters’, in M. Hall, et al. (ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Building Resilience. England: University of Salford. (http://www.buildresilience.org/2013/proceedings/files/papers/364.pdf)


55. Winter, T. (2013) ‘Heritage studies and the privileging of theory’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, Online, pg. 1-17.

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2013.798671) (April 19, 2013)

56. Winter, T. (2012) ‘Beyond Eurocentricism? Heritage conservation and the politics of difference’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, Online, pg. 1-15. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2012.736403) (October 31, 2012)

Citation of The city imageability: a framework for defining urban heritage dimensions (2013)

57. Ferdous, F. (2017) ‘Chapter 5: The historic urban landscape of Old Dhaka’, in K.D. Silva & A. Sinha (eds.) Cultural landscapes of South Asia: studies in heritage conservation and management, London: Routledge. pp. 76 – 91.


59. Lawless, J. W. (2015) ‘Melaka as a cultural landscape’, Space and Communication, 1(1): 37 -45. DOI: 10.15340/2148172511920.

60. Rajapakse, A. (2013) ‘The sense of place and the diminishing living heritage in the World Heritage Site of Galle Fort, Sri Lanka’, ICOMOS-Thailand International Conference on ‘Asian Forgotten Heritage: Perception, Preservation and Presentation’, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, October 15-17, 2013.

Citation of Epilogue: Prospects for Asian heritage management (2013)

61. Singh, R. P. B. (2017) ‘Cultural Landscapes as national identity: Illustrating Asia-ACLA Vision’, Keynote Address to Asian Cultural Landscapes Association International Workshop, Seoul National University, Korea, November 17 – 18, 2017..

Citation of Mapping meaning in the city image: A case study of Kandy, Sri Lanka (2011).

62. Silavi, T., Hakimpour, F., Claramunit, C. and Nourian, F. (2017) ‘The legibility and permeability of cities: Examining the role of spatial data and metrics’, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6(4): 1-20.

Citation of Resettlement housing design: moving beyond the vernacular imagery (2011).

63. Ballinger, B. and Silva, K. D. (2017), ‘Knowledge Management in Post-Disaster Resettlement Housing’, Proceedings of the EAAE/ARCC 10th International Conference. London: Taylor & Francis: pp. 413-423 .

64. Siqueira, J. T. (2016) ‘Housing in underserved sites: a case for iterative design’, in Low Cost Housing Conference, ETH Zürich, Germany.

65. Ballinger, B. and Wilke, A. (2015) ‘Redefining the Ahwahnee Principles: Challenges from the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro’, Journal of the International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements, 4 (1): 35-59.

Citation of Tangible and Intangible Heritages: the crisis of official definitions (2010)

66. Chapagain, N-K. (2013) ‘Introduction: Contexts and concerns in Asian heritage management’, In K. D. Silva & N-K. Chapagain (eds.) Asian Heritage Management: Context, Concerns & Prospects, London: Routledge: pp. 1-29.

Citation of The image of the historic city: reconciling challenges and contradictions in urban conservations (2009).

67. Mualam, N. and Alterman, R. (2018) ‘Social dilemmas in built-heritage policy: the role of social considerations in decisions of planning inspectors’, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 1-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-018-9610-9

68. Tierney, G. (2017) Where houses replace warehouses: managing residential and mixed use redevelopment of deindustrialized urban areas, MA in Urban Affairs and Public Policy Thesis, University of Delaware.

69. Chandrasekera, T. (2015) ‘Rejuvenating dysfunctional public spaces using augmented reality systems (ARS)’, American Journal of Mobile Systems, Applications and Servic6es, 1(1): 64-76.

70. Slater, A., and H. J. Koo. (2010) ‘A new type of 'Third Place'?’, Journal of Planning Management and Development, Vol. 3, No. 2, pg. 99-112.


Citation of Rethinking the spirit of place: conceptual convolutions and preservation pragmatics (2008).

71. Wijesundara, J. (2015) ‘Re-invigorating the Spirit of Place of Kandy: Urban design and city planning strategies’, Built-Environment: Sri Lanka, Vol 11(2), pp. 1-11.

Citation of Conserving Asian urban heritage: the need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach (2006)

72. Kiruthiga, K. and Thirumaran, K. (2017) ‘Visual perception on the architectural elements of the built heritage of a historic temple town: A case study of Kumnakonam, India’, Frontiers of Architectural Research, 6: 96-107.

73. Thirumaran, K. & Kiruthiga, K. (2017) ‘Conservation strategies to revive the imageability of the Kumbakonam Historic Town’, A paper presented at the International Conference on Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts, Cairo, Egypt; May 11 -13, 2017. Available at: https://www.ierek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Conference-Paper-IRETEK.pdf

74. Pradhananga, N., and C. Landorf (2008) ‘Stakeholder participation at World Heritage Sites: An analysis of the past and present conservation systems of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site’, Heritage 2008 International Conference-World Heritage and Sustainable Development, Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal, May 7 – 9, 2008.

75. Lung, D. P. Y. (2007) ‘Historical Cities of the Straits of Malacca’, Melaka and George Town World Heritage Evaluation Mission 2007 Report, Online. UNESCO World Heritage Center. http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/1223.pdf

Citation of Mapping meaning in the mind: toward preserving the imageability of urban cultural landscapes (2004)

76. Yusoff, N. A. H., A. M. Noor, and R. Ghazali (2014) ‘City Skyline Conservation: Sustaining the premier image of Kuala Lumpur’, Procedia Environmental Sciences, Vol. 20, pg. 583-592.

77. Harun, N. Z. (2009) Padang as public space in historical cities in Malaysia, Doctoral thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

78. Payne, A. P. (2009) Understanding Change in Place: Spatial Knowledge Acquired by Visually Impaired Users through Change in Footpath Materials, Doctoral Thesis, North Carolina State University, USA.

79. Zhang, Shujuan (2008) A qualitative research of World Cultural Heritage tourism experiences and touristic learning, Master’s Thesis, College of International Studies and Social Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.

80. Rapoport, A. (2006) ‘Archaeology and Environment-Behavior Studies’, Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, Vol. 6, pg. 59-70.

Citation of The architecture 7of Tampitavihara buildings in Sri Lanka (2002)

81. Vanninayake, W. M. I. S. (2017) ‘Hulugalle Tampitavihara’, Divania. Online Edition (December 20, 2017). http://divania.com/daily/index.php/visheshanga3/4772-2017-12-19-12-40-36.

82. Pieris, K. (2015) ‘Architecture in the Udarata Kingdom’, The Island, (July 14, 2015). http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code-title=128244.

83. Tharangani, H. M. K. (2015) A study of Tampita Vihara in the Kurunegala district with special reference to Hulugalla, Dalugolla, and Hulogedara Tampita Viharas, Unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

84. Senevirathne, A. M. S. R. (2014) A study of architecture of Tampita Vihara in the Kurunegala District with special reference to climatic and geographical conditions, Unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

85. Peramuna, R. N. S. H. (2012) A study of historical and architectural background of three selected Tampita Viharas at Rambukkana in the Kegalle District, Unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

86. Weerasinghe, Y. A. G. (2012) A study of the historical background and architectural concepts of Tampita Viharas in the Kegalle District, Unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

87. Padmakumara, M. A. P. L. (2011) An analytical study of Tampita Vihara with special reference to the Kegalle District, Unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

88. Lakmal, R. D. O. K. (2010) Construction technology and materials used in Tampita Viharas with special reference to Kurunegala District, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.


89. Wijeyawardhana, K. (2010) Sri Lankave Tampita Vihara, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Dayawansa Jayakody and Company.

90. Chandrasekera, D. P. (2010) ‘The grand and the little tradition: Tracing the links of two vernacular building types of Sri Lanka’,

In H. Munasinghe (ed.) Vernacular Futures – Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa: pp. 315 -323.

91. De Silva, N., and D. P. Chandrasekera (2009) Heritage Buildings of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: The National Trust of Sri Lanka.

92. Ratnavibhushana, A. (2009) Creating simplicity: Sri Lankan tropical architecture, design and landscaping – An illustrated autobiography of a Sri Lankan architect, Colombo: Sri Lanka: Vijitha Yapa Publications.

93. Chandrasekara, D. P. (2008) ‘Vernacular buildings with spatially insulated inner cores in the Kurunegala District’, In N. Chutiwongs and N. de Silva (eds.) Roland Silva Felicitation Volume, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology: 26-31.

94. Jayakody, K.T.S. (2006) A study of historical and architectural characteristics of Tampita Viharas in the Gampaha District, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

95.. Lakmali, K. K. G. (2005) An architectural appreciation of Tampita Vihara in the Southern Province, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

Citation of Advances in Environmental Cognition Research 1980-2000 (Unpublished paper, 2001)

96. Rapoport, A. (2010) ‘Designing for people – some implications’, Trialog 106 - A Journal for Planning and Building in the Third World, Vol. 3, pg. 4-45.

97. Rapoport, A. (2006) ‘Vernacular design as a model system’, In L. Asquith, M. Vellinga (eds.) Vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century: Theory, education and practice, pp. 179-198. London: Taylor & Francis.

98. Rapoport, A. (2006) ‘Archaeology and Environment-Behavior Studies’, Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, Vol. 6, pg. 59-70.

Citation of Preserving Historic Urban Districts: Issues of Culture Change, Stress, and Culture-supportiveness (2001)

99. Thirumaran, K. & Kiruthiga, K. (2017) ‘Conservation strategies to revive the imageability of the Kumbakonam Historic Town’, A paper presented at the International Conference on Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts, Cairo, Egypt; May 11 -13, 2017. Available at: https://www.ierek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Conference-Paper-IRETEK.pdf

100. Danjuma, A. M. (2015) Examination of cultural identity in the design of a cultural center for Katsina, MA Thesis, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

101. Al-Belushi, M. A. K. (2015) ‘Archaeology and Development in the GCC States’, Journal of Arabian Studies, 5(1): 37-66.

102. Mahgoub, Y. (2007) ‘Architecture and the expression of cultural identity in Kuwait’, The Journal of Architecture, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 165-182.

103. Mahgoub, Y. (2004) ‘Globalization and the built environment in Kuwait’, Habitat International, Vol. 28, pp. 505-519.

Citation of The architecture of Ambalam buildings in Sri Lanka (1997)

104. Pieris, K. (2015) ‘Architecture in the Udarata Kingdom’, The Island, (July 14, 2015). http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code-title=128244.

105. Pathiraja, P. M. T. R. (2010) The social and historical significance of Ambalama buildings in the Kegalle District, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

106. Senadhirathne, M. G. S. V. (2010) A study of vernacular architecture in Mawanella area with special reference to Ambalama, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.


107. Dissanayake, D. M. H. P. (2008) A study of the architecture of Ambalama buildings in the Kurunegala District, An unpublished B. Arch Essay, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

108. Dasanayake, R. (2000) Ambalama Saha Samajaya (In Sinhala; transl. Ambalama and Society: A historical research into ancient Ambalam in Sri Lanka). Warakapola, Sri Lanka: Ariya Publishers.

D. GRANTS AND FUNDED PROJECTS


1. International Summer Research Travel, KU International Programs; $3000 (Principal Investigator; spring - summer 2016; Refereed; Funded)

2. Core Faculty International Travel Grant, Center for Global and International Studies, University of Kansas; $800 (Principal Investigator; 2015; Funded).

3. Faculty International Travel Fund, Office of International Programs, University of Kansas; $1000 (Principal Investigator; 2015; Funded).

4. Big XII Faculty Fellowship. University of Kansas, $2,500 (Principal Investigator; 2013 – 2014; Refereed/Competitive; Funded)

5. General Research Fund; ‘Disparate Dreams of the Designers and the Displaced: Evaluation of Post-tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka’; $4,000 (Principal Investigator; 2011 – 2012; Refereed/Competitive; Funded)

6. New Faculty General Research Fund; ‘Implications of Cultural Transformations in the Maintenance of Built Cultural Heritage in Bhaktapur, Nepal’; $8,000 (Principal Investigator; 2009 – 2011; Refereed; Funded)

7. China, India, Korea Exchange Agreement Support Fund, ‘Exploration of Research Collaboration into Heritage Management in China’. International Programs, $3,000 (Principal Investigator; Summer 2009; Funded).

8. Spring International Seminar for Faculty. $750 (Researcher; Spring 2009; Refereed; Funded)

9. Dean's Design Studio Fund, School of Architecture & Urban Planning. $2,500 (Studio Instructor; Fall 2008; Funded).

10. Dean's Design Studio Fund; School of Architecture & Urban Planning. $2,500 (Studio Instructor; Fall 2007; Funded).

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

11. Faculty Research Grant, in conjunction with the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, Advisee - Silvino Castillo, for a study on heritage management in Guanajuato, Mexico. $500 (Research Advisor; Summer 2006; Internal Award; Refereed/Competitive; Funded)

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

12. Michael Ventris Memorial Award for Architecture; research for book publication on Tampitavihara in Sri Lanka. Architectural Association, London. GBP 1500 (Co-Investigators: D. P. Chandrasekera and Kapila D. Silva; 1997 – 1998; External Award; Refereed/Competitive; Funded)

E CREATIVE | PROFESSIONAL WORK

1. House for Mr. Chamath Gunasekera, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (concept design/ invited/ 2016)

2. Condominium for Mr. Nomesh de Silva, Kaḍuwela, Sri Lanka. (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 2015)

3. House for Mr. Palitha Wickramaratne, Hōmāgama, Sri Lanka. (principal designer/ invited/ unbuilt/ 2013)

4. House for Dr. Prasanna Gunasena, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 2010)

5. Condominium for Ranehipura Family, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (principal designer/ invited/ unbuilt/ 2009)

6. Shop-house for Ms. Sujata Devendra, Kaḍuwela, Sri Lanka. (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 2008)


7. Renovations and Additions to the Gunasekera Childrens’ Home, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (concept design/ invited/ unbuilt/ 2005)

8. Condominiums Project for Mr. Premasiri Perera, Colombo, Sri Lanka (concept design/ invited/ unbuilt/ 2005)

9. House for Mr. Aruna Herath, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 2005)

10. House for Mr. Kapila Subasinghe, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (principal designer/invited/built/ 2003)

11. House for Mr. Gration Samaratunga, Kaḍuwela, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 2002)

12. Renovations and Additions to House of Mr. Hemantha Gamage, Moraṭuwa, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 1999)

13. House for Mr. Gration Samaratunga, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (principle designer/ invited/ built/ 1998)

14. House for Dr. Senaka Senanayake, Hōmāgama, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 1996)

15. House for Mr. Vikum Hewapathirana, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ invited/ built/ 1995)

16. National Evaluation and Testing Service Headquarters, Department of Examinations, Kōṭṭē, Sri Lanka (competition entry/

principal designer/ Development Consultants Lanka Pvt. Ltd./ unbuilt/ 1994)

17. Production Factory, Lanka WallTiles Pvt. Ltd, Meepē, Sri Lanka (principal designer/ Development Consultants Lanka Pvt. Ltd./ built/ 1994).

F. HONOURS AND AWARDS FOR RESEARCH

Department of Architecture Nomination for the 2017 Scholarship Achievement Award of the University of Kansas (2017) Sabbatical Leave Award, University of Kansas (Spring 2016) Fall Faculty Colloquium: 'Decolonizing Knowledge', Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas. (Fall 2014)

Big XII Faculty Fellowship, University of Kansas. (2013) New Researcher Award, Architectural Research Centers Consortium, USA. (2013) General Research Fund Award, School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Kansas. (2011 - 2012) New Faculty General Research Fund Award, University of Kansas. (2009 - 2010) China, India, and Korea Exchange Agreement Support Fund, University of Kansas. (2009) Spring International Seminar for Faculty Stipend Award, University of Kansas. (2009) Faculty Research Grant, The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (2006) Graduate Student Travel Award, American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies. (2004) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. (2003 - 2004) Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (2003) Faculty Research Grant, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. (Summer 1999) Michael Ventris Memorial Award for Architecture, Architectural Association, London (Co-recipient). (1997 - 1998) B.H.P. Lysaght Scholarship Award, for M.Sc. (Architecture) graduate education. (1992 - 1993) Prof. H.J. Billimoria Award, The Highest Final Year Examination Results in B.Sc (BE) Degree, University of Moratuwa. (1990) University of Moratuwa Award; The 2nd Highest Average at the B.Sc (BE) First-Year Examination. (1986) Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship, for undergraduate education, Government of Sri Lanka. (1986 - 1990)

G. MEDIA COVERAGE

‘Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards winners announced’; Available at < https://architecture-dev.drupal.ku.edu/architecture-professor- kapila-silve-wins-k-barbara-schowen-undergraduate-research-mentor > Interview for La Tercera, a Chilean Newspaper, on the USA’s withdrawal from UNESCO: “Lo de EE.UU. no significa mucho para la Unesco: Miembro del Consejo International de Monumentos y Sitios:” La Tercera, October 13, 2017; written by Ms. V. Jofre. Available at <http://www.pressreader.com/chilie/la-tercera/20171013/2821192267666.30> Radio Interview with The Simi Sara Show, Canada, on the USA’s withdrawal from UNESCO; October 12, 2017; Available at < https://globalnews.ca/bc/program/the-simi-sara-show/ > ‘Saving historic buildings requires contemporary community support, architecture professor says’, The University of Kansas Website; Available at < http://news.ku.edu/2017/03/16/saving-history-requires-contemporary-community-support >


Mentor Spotlight: Kapila Silva, KU Center for Undergraduate Research Web Page; Available at < https://ugresearch.ku.edu/mentor/Silva > (accessed 9 June 2014).

‘Kapila Silva awarded ARCC New Researcher Award’, Website of the Environmental Design Research Association, Available at < http://www.edra.org/content/kapila-silva-awarded-arcc-new-researcher-award > (accessed 01 April 2013) ‘Architecture professor receives New Researcher Award’, The University of Kansas Website; Available at < http://news.ku.edu/2013/03/29/architecture-professor-receives-new-researcher-award >

SERVICE RECORD A. UNIVERSITY SERVICE

School Marshal, KU Commencement Ceremony (Spring 2018)

Member, Faculty Advisory Board, KU Center for Undergraduate Research (Fall 2016 – present) Member, University Senate International Affairs Standing Committee (Fall 2016 – present) Member, Multicultural Scholars Program Directors Committee, University of Kansas (Fall 2011 – present) Research Mentor, Emerging Scholars Program, The Center for Undergraduate Research (Fall 2017 – present) Reviewer, Research Proposals, Internal competition for Artworks Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, KU Office of Research (Spring 2017) Juror, Graduate Research Competition, KU Office of Graduate Studies (Spring 2015) Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Awards, KU Center for Undergraduate Research (Spring 2014, 2018)

Representative, KU Office of Graduate Studies; Ms. Sahana Mukherjee's Doctoral Comprehensive Exam, Department of Psychology (Summer 2013) Member, Foreign Language and Studies (FLAS) Application Review Committee, Center for Global and International Studies (Spring 2011, 2012, 2013) Member, Graduate Direct Exchange Program Review Committee, KU International Programs (Spring 2010, 2013) Faculty Advisor, Sri Lanka Student Association (2008 - 2012) Juror, Graduate Research Competition, KU Office of Graduate Studies (Spring 2012) Member, International Humanities Summer Research Grant Review Committee, KU International Programs (Spring 2012) Guest Speaker/ Representative for KU Center for East Asian Studies, at K-16 Teachers Workshop, organized by KU Center for Global and International Studies; Topic: "The Architectural Heritage of China" (February 25, 2012) Representative, KU Office of Graduate Studies, Mr. Emmanuel Birdling's Doctoral Comprehensive Exam, Department of Geography (Spring 2011) School Marshal, KU Commencement Ceremony (Spring 2010)

B. SCHOOL SERVICE

Faculty Marshal, Arc/ D Commencement Ceremony (Spring 2018) Member, Architecture Chair Evaluation Committee (Spring 2018) Member, Alumni Symposium Organizing Committee (2018) Member, Faculty Search Committee for Interior Architecture & Design (Spring 2018) Member, Alumni Recognition Awards Committee (Fall 2017) Member, Arc/D Faculty Awards Guidelines Committee (Spring 2017 – present) Member, Arc/D Graduate Studies and Research Committee (Spring 2017 – present) Member, Arc/D Undergraduate Studies Committee (Fall 2016 – present) Member, MA in Environmental Design Degree Review Committee (Fall 2014)

Member, Scholarship Committee, School of Architecture, Design & Planning (Spring 2011 - 2012) Co-Organizer, Faculty Scholarship Symposium, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (2009)

C. DEPARTMENT SERVICE

University of Kansas, USA Member, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2017 – present) Member, M.Arch. Admissions Committee (Fall 2014 – present) Member, Study Abroad Committee (Fall 2016 – present) Faculty Advisor, M.Arch. II and III Students (Fall 2016 – Spring 2017) Member, Grade Appeal Task Committee (Fall 2016, 2017) Director, Multicultural Architecture Scholars Program (Fall 2016 – present) Co-Director, Multicultural Architecture Scholars Program (Fall 2011 – Spring 2016)


Coordinator, Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation (Fall 2014 – present) Member, MA/PhD Studies Committee (2007 - Present) Faculty Advisor, American Institute of Architecture Students – University of Kansas Chapter (2008 – 2015) Freedom by Design – University of Kansas Chapter. Faculty Advisor. (2008 - 2015) Member, Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, (Fall 2014 – Spring 2018) Scholarship Mentor to Assistant Professor Hugo Sheward (Summer 2015 – present) Scholarship Mentor to Assistant Professor Chad Kraus, (Spring 2014 – 2016) Member, Ad hoc Committee on Engaged Scholarship Evaluation Criteria (Fall 2014) Faculty Advisor, Amos Rapoport Digital Image Archive on Vernacular Design (2007 - present)

Member, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2013) Member, M.Arch. Admissions Committee (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012) Member, Study Abroad Committee (Fall 2011) Member, Faculty Search Committee (2010 - 2011) Member, Ad hoc Committee on Technology (2009) Scribe, Department of Architecture Faculty meetings (2008 - 2009)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, USA Faculty Advisor; Community Design Solutions (2005-2007) Faculty Advisor; MEDAL Program (Spring 2006) Member (Spring 2006) & Student Representative (Fall 2004 and 1999-2000); PhD Program Committee. Design Project Manager; Community Design Solutions (June 2000 – September 2003) Member; Physical Environment Committee - Facilities Design Advisory Subcommittee (2002- 2004) Curator; “Campus of the Future” Exhibition (Spring- Summer 2002) Archivist; Amos Rapoport Archival Collection (Fall 2001)

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Member, Board of Higher Degrees, Faculty of Architecture (April–August 2005) Member, Campus Facilities Planning Committee (Jan. - July 1998)

D. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

External Reviewer, Promotion Dossier of Dr. Çağri Imamoğlu, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (2018) Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2013 - Present) Member, Board of Editors, Cities People Places: An International Journal on Urban Environments (2015 – Present) Member, Committee on Re-envisioning Environmental Design Research Association (2018) Member, International Scientific Committee, The 6th International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places', Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October 05 - 07, 2018) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Sustainability (2018) Reviewer, Journal Article, The Athens Journal of Architecture (2018) Reviewer, Journal Article, International Development Planning Review (2018) Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice: Exploring Connections across Disciplines and Stakeholders, Ahmedabad University, India (July 29-31, 2017). Member, International Scientific Committee, The 5th International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places', Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October 20 - 22, 2017) Panelist/ Resource Person, ‘Workshop 4: Criteria for Assessing World Heritage Values’, ICOMOS-Sri Lanka Workshop Series on World Heritage Conservation and Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka (20 June 2017). Reviewer, Book Proposal, Heritage & Equity: Challenges for conservation and sustainable development of the World Heritage City of Ahmedabad, India, for Routledge, Oxford, England (2017) Reviewer, Book Proposal, Geography and Tourism Research, for Routledge, Oxford, England (2017) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2017) Reviewer, Journal Article, Frontiers of Architectural Research (Spring 2017). Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2017) Reviewer, Journal Articles, International Journal of Heritage Studies (2017) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2017) Member, International Scientific Committee, Social Engagement in Architecture Conference, University of Kansas (2015- 2016). Member, International Scientific Committee, The 4th International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places', Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October 30, 2016 - November 1, 2016)


Reviewer, Conference Abstracts, the 48th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Association, Madison, WI (Fall 2016). Reviewer, Conference Abstracts, 2016 Faculty of Architecture Research Unit Conference, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; 2016. Reviewer, Conference Papers, the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2016) Reviewer, Book Proposal, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, (2016). Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Geographic Society, (2016). Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2016) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2016) Guest Editor, E-Journal of the International Society of Vernacular Settlements, December 2015 Issue; 2015. Guest Editor, Journal Article; SAGE Open Publication (2014 - 2015) Member, International Scientific Committee, The 3rd International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places', Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October 31, 2015 - November 2, 2015) Member, Organizing Committee, The 46th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Los Angeles, CA (May 27 – June 1, 2015) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2015) Reviewer, Poster Presentations, Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, (2015) Reviewer, Conference Papers, International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction (Spring 2015) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2015) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2015) Reviewer, Journal Articles, International Journal of Heritage Studies (2015) Session Chair, The 5th Annual International Conference on Architecture, Athens, Greece (July 6 - 9, 2015). Member, International Scientific Committee, The 2nd International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places', Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October 31, 2014 - November 2, 2014) Reviewer, Conference Papers, Council of Landscape Architecture Educators Annual Conference (Spring 2014) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2014) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2014) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal Built Environment-Sri Lanka (2014) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2014)

Co-Chair, Historic Environment Network, Environmental Design Research Association, (June 2013 - June 2014) Ambassador, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Ambassador, at the 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Providence, RI (2013) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier Journal, (Fall 2013) Advisor, Prince Claus Awards Program, Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, Netherlands (2013) Reviewer, Conference Paper, 102nd Annual Meeting of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (Fall 2013) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Electronic Journal of International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements (2011 - 2013) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (2013) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2011 - 2013) Associate Editor, International Journal on Constructed Environments (2012 - 2013) Reviewer, Journal Articles, International Journal of Constructed Environments (2012 - 2013) Member, International Scientific Committee, The 1st International Conference on ‘Cities, People and Places’, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka (October 14, - 17, 2013) Chair & Organizer, the panel on “Managing Heritage of South Asian Cultural Landscapes: Prospects and Retrospect”, at the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Austin, TX, USA (March 27- 30, 2013) Reviewer, Abstracts and papers submitted to the Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2013 Conference (2012) Reviewer, Journal Articles, Journal Built Environment-Sri Lanka (2011) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the International Conference on “Architectural Education Encounters”, Colombo, Sri Lanka (August 5, 2011) Chair & Organizer, Intensive Session “The Intangible Cultural Heritage: What it is and what to do about it”, at the 42nd Annual Conference of Environment Design Research Association, Chicago (May 25 - 29, 2011) Member, International Scientific Committee for the Conference “Conservation of Architecture, Urban Areas, Nature & Landscape: Towards a Sustainable Survival of Cultural Landscape”; The Hashemite University, Amman, Jordan (March 14 - 16, 2011) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements (Theme: Vernacular Futures), Colombo, Sri Lanka. (2010) Reviewer, Abstracts submitted for the 2nd UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy of Heritage Management Conference (Theme: ‘Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities’), Macao, China (2009) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the “Built Environment: Responding to Climatic Change” Symposium; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2009) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the ‘Built Environment & Its Futures’ Symposium; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2008)


Reviewer, Book Chapters, Old but New; New but Old: Architectural Heritage Conservation, (edited by Dr. Mahbubur Rahman & published by UNESCO), (2008) Member, International Scientific Committee for the Conference ‘Responsibilities and Opportunities in Architectural Conservation: Theory, Education, and Practice; The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region, University of Petra, Jordan (November 3, 2008 - November 5, 2008) Reviewer, Conference Papers, the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2007 - 2013) Chair & Organizer, Symposium titled ‘Building Sustainable Communities in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect’ at the 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Sacramento, CA (May 30, 2007 - June 3, 2007) Chair & Symposia Organizer, at South Asia Conference; University of Wisconsin-Madison, for South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals. (2004, 2006) Chair & Organizer, Symposium titled ‘Managing the Cultural Heritage in South Asia: Some thoughts on how Design Intervention can help’ at the 35th Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison (October 19 - 22, 2006) Moderator, South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals (November 2005 - May 2006) Member, Executive Core, South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals, (2004 - 2010) Member, Board of Architectural Publications, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (April 2005 - August 2005, January 1998 - July 1998) Chair & Organizer, Two symposia under the theme ‘Preserving the Cultural Heritage of South Asia’: First symposium titled ‘Reflections on the Need of Effective Conservation Policy’ and the second titled ‘Reflections on Shared Concerns and Lessons from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka’ at the 33rd Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison (October 15 - 17, 2004) Chair & Organizer, Symposium titled ‘Icons and Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes’ at the 35th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Albuquerque, NM. (June 2 - 6, 2004) Moderator, Symposia at the Annual EDRA Conference (2003, 2007, 2011) Editor, The Herald, The Newsletter of the Institute, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (January 1998 - July 1998) Issue Editor, The Sri Lanka Architect, The Journal of the Institute, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (February 1994 - August 1994)

E. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Asian Cultural Landscape Association (2014 – Present) Forum UNESCO-University Heritage Network, (2009 - Present) ICOMOS – Scientific Committee on Historic Towns & Villages, (2008 - Present) International Council of Monuments & Sites; ICOMOS –Sri Lanka Chapter, (2005 - Present) Asian Academy of Heritage Conservation, (2004 - Present) Environmental Design Research Association, (2004 - Present) South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals, (2003 - Present) American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies, (2002 - Present) Corporate Member, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, (1995 - Present)

F. HONOURS AND AWARDS FOR SERVICE

Special Student Service Recognition Award, in recognition of community outreach leadership at the School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (May 2004)

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