- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Architecture
- Lecturer (Probationary)
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Department of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Year Coordinator - Year Coordinator of BLA Level 02 (2018 To 2022)
Year Coordinator - BLA Level 4 - BLA Level 4 (2021 batch) was started academic works on 20th May, 2025. Final year research dissertations were conducted during the semester 1. (2025 To 2025)
Research Activities
Cultural Landscapes
Geospatial Analysis
Photogrammetry & 3D modelling
Road Landscape
Urban Walkability
Road Landscapes, Sustainable Landscape, Green Building concepts
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2017 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Honours
Masters, University of Tsukuba, Japan ,2025 Master of Design Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,
Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architects(2017 To date)
Green Building Council of Sri Lanka(2018 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Outstanding Green Professional of the Year Award 2021 – Honorable Mention (Received 2021)
Best Student Research Paper Award (Received 2017)
Publications*
Shameen Randika Dharmasena, Kyota Yamada,".Assessing Cultural Landscape Integrity Through Traditional Village Structure in Sri Lanka: The Case Study of Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.",The 14th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia,Kyoto, Japan,2024,
Shameen Randika Dharmasena Kyota Yamada,".Integrating Drone Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling as a Methodological Approach for Documenting Cultural Landscapes: A Case Study of Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.",ISVS-13: International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements – 2024,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2024,
S.R. Dharmasena, K.D.S. Nimashi,".Exploring Urban Walkability: An Assessment of Sidewalks and Pedestrian Facilities in Public Transport Districts; In Accordance with the Green SL® Rating System for Sustainable Cities, The Case of Pettah, Sri Lanka.",14th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment – (ICSBE) 2023,Kandy, Sri Lanka,2023,591-604
Dharmasena, S. R. ,".A Study on Importance of Blue Space in Urban Parks to Human Well-Being, with Reference to Colombo City, Sri Lanka.",International Conference on 'Cities, People & Places' [ICCPP-2018],Colombo,2018,pp. 342-357
II. Dharmasena, S. R., & Edirisooriya Arachchige, T. S.,".Development Of Methodology to Analyze Road Landscape of Accident Black-Spots; A Case Study with reference to Southern Expressway, Sri Lanka.",10th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU - 2017) ,Wadduwa,2017,pp. 271-281
III. Dharmasena, S., & Edirisooriya, S. ,".Impact of Roadside Landscape to Driving Behavior; A Study with reference to Southern Highway..",International Conference on 'Cities, People and Places'- ICCPP-2017,Colombo,2017,pp. 167-187
Shameen Dharmasena, Sanduni Munaweera, Sandumini Nimashi, Janaka Dharmasena,".Assessing Quality of the Pedestrian Environment for Differently Abled People within a Public Transport District of a City using the Pedestrian Environment Quality Index (PEQI) The Case of Colombo Pettah, Sri Lanka.",International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development,Vol. 13, No. 3 (2025),2025
Shameen Dharmasena, M.K. Sanduni Saubhagya, Sandumini Nimashi, Janaka Dharmasena,".Walkability Assessment of Differently-abled People within a Public Transport District: A Case Study of Colombo Pettah, Sri Lanka.",Bhúmi, The Planning Research Journal,Vol.11, Issue.02,2025
Dharmasena, S. R., & Suresh, E. T. ,".A Methodology to Analyze Road Landscape in Accident Black-Spots: The case of Southern Expressway, Sri Lanka. .",ArchNet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research,Volume 12(Issue 2),2018
Dharmasena, S., & Edirisooriya, S. ,".Impact of Roadside Landscape to driving behaviour; Lessons from Southern Highway, Sri Lanka.",Cities People Places: An International Journal on Urban Environments,Vol. 3 (Issue 1),2018
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