- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Architecture
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Department of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Principles of Tropical Design -Undergraduate -2016
Essay- Architectural Design and Social Studies -Undergraduate -2016
Advanced Climate Sensitive Design -Undergraduate -2016
Advanced Lighting Design -Undergraduate -2016
Comprehensive Design Project (CDP) -Undergraduate -2016
Dissertation -Undergraduate -2016
Office Management -Undergraduate -2016
Dissertation (B.LA) -Undergraduate -2016
Sustainable Built Environment -Postgraduate -2016
Chairman -Sports Advisory Board (2017 To date)
Department Coordinator -Faculty of Architecture, Lecture room building for the extra intake ( To date)
Project Architect (Voluntary) -UoM Library - Upgrade ( To date)
Project Architect (Voluntary) -Re-Development of the UoM Basketball Court ( To date)
Member -Energy Management Committee ( To date)
Member -Committee for Air-conditioning Policy ( To date)
-Student Counsellor ( To date)
Year Coordinator -B.Arch. - Year 5 (2009 To 2018)
Chairman -PhD (Civil Engineering) - Progress review panel (2016 To date)
Chairman -M.Sc. (Civil Engineering) - Progress review panel (2015 To 2017)
Member -Committee of Inquiry (2015 To 2015)
Member -Committee of Inquiry (2016 To 2017)
Member -Committee on development of the Pitipana land (2016 To date)
Member -Board of Studies - Faculty of Architecture ( To date)
Member -Faculty Higher Degrees Committee - Faculty of Architecture ( To date)
Member - Sports Advisory Board (2012 To 2017)
Chairman -PhD (Civil Engineering) - Progress review panel (2017 To date)
Research Activities
Architecture
Urban Climate
Climate Sensitive Design
Architectural effects and energy efficient Lighting
Daylight Integration and Building Sections – with reference to Schools in the Eastern Province. H.A.M.J.Hapuarachchi. 2010
Energy efficient lighting; An analytical study with special reference to daylight integration in apparel factories in Sri Lanka. C. C. Amarasinghe. 2011
Projected Colombo metropolitan regional structure plan and its effects on the urban heat island phenomenon. Madhuwanthi A.R.M.H. 2011
Materiality and embodied energy in LEED certified industrial buildings. Jorsigoda R.I. 2011
Relevance of building envelope requirements of energy efficient building code for office buildings in Colombo. Padmasekara H.M. 2011
Micro climatic modifications to increase the indoor thermal comfort level of office buildings; with special reference to Galle Road, Colombo. Arooz F. R. 2012
The relationship between use of materials and thermal comfort in buildings. With special reference to compact urban residence in hot humid climates Galagoda G.G.L. 2012
Building envelope as a regulator of operational energy consumption in buildings; With special reference to luxury apartments in Colombo. Sumanasinghe B.M.D.P. 2012
Evaluation of human thermal comfort around urban water bodies in warm humid climate with special reference to Kandy city Samarakoon S.M.K.B. 2012
Building Morphology as a Strategy for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in the Tropics. Rathnayake L.M. 2013
Outdoor thermal Implication of Urban Water bodies. Liyanapathirana A.R. 2013
The Effect of Street Canyon Geometry on Outdoor Thermal comfort in Colombo. Weerasekara W.M.S.B. 2013
Materiality in sustainable low carbon city development with reference to office buildings in Colombo. Marasinghe M.T. 2013
Effect of Street Canyon Materials on the Urban Heat Island phenomenon in Colombo. Samanthilaka K.P.P.R. 2013
Surface fraction as a variable for urban heat island amelioration in Colombo. Langappuli B.L.T. 2013
Implications of user perception on daylight integration of school buildings. A.W.D.J.Gunawardene. 2013
“Green” urban variables as an urban heat island (UHI) adaptation strategy in hot humid Colombo. Udawatthe C. D. 2014
Architecture, Urban Climatology, , Climate Sensitive Design, Energy Efficiency, Daylight Integration
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, University of Moratuwa ,2015 Architecture
Masters, University of Moratuwa ,2001 Architecture
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,1998 Built Environment
Fellow Member - Sri Lanka Institute of Architects(2015 To date)
International Association for Urban Climate(2012 To date)
Associate Member-Sri Lanka Institute of Architects(2003 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
AD50 - The Most Influential Names in Architecture and Design for 2016 (Received 2016)
Architecture Asia Award for Emerging Architects 2016 (Received 2016)
The Energy & Hot Climates Prize of the Green Building Solutions Awards 2016 for the International Platform (Received 2016)
Special recognition (Received 2016)
Special recognition (Received 2016)
The Professor H. J. Billimoria Award for the Graduand Obtaining the Highest Total Marks at the B.Sc. (BE) Final Examination. (Received 1998)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects YOUNG ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR (Received 2010)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Award of Excellence in Design - Personalised Houses (Received 2007)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Award of Merit in Design - Hotel and Tourism (Received 2011)
The Golden Emerging Architect - Sri Lanka - Architecture+Design & CERA Awards (India) - Istanbul, Turkey, (Received 2014)
Winner - Architecture Asia Awards for Emerging Architects - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (Received 2014)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Design Award - Honourable Mention - Personalised Houses (Received 2018)
Research Performance - 2017 (Received 2018)
PUBLICATION AWARD - SLIA DESIGN AWARDS 2019-2020 CYCLE (Received 2019)
RESEARCH AWARD - SLIA DESIGN AWARDS 2019-2020 CYCLE (Received 2019)
Publications*
Prof. R Emmanuel - Editor,"."Urban climate mapping in the tropics." In Urban Climate Challenges in the Tropics: Rethinking Planning and Design Opportunities.",World Scientific,2016
Rohinton Emmanuel,".A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka.",Urban Climate,23,2018
Conference Papers:
International:
Modified Urban Morphology as a Global Climate Change Adaptive Strategy in Warm-Humid Colombo, Sri Lanka – Poster Presentation at the Croucher Advanced Study Institute 2011-2012, Urban Climatology on Tropical and sub-Tropical Regions’, Chinese of University of Hong Kong. (December 2011)Mapping “Local Climate Zones” and relative Warming Effects in Colombo, Sri Lanka - 8th International Conference on Urban Climate – ICUC 8 and 10th Symposium on the Urban Environment, Dublin, Ireland. (August 2012)
A "Local Climate Zone" based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9th International Conference on Urban Climate jointly with 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment. Toulouse, France – (July 2015)
CENSUS of Cities: LCZ Classification of Cities (Level 0): Workflow and Initial Results from Various Cities. 9th International Conference on Urban Climate jointly with 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment. Toulouse, France – (July 2015)
National:
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science – Abstract published and Paper presented on The Bioclimatic Approach to Urban Public Space – A Thermal Evaluation of “Streets” in Colombo. (December 2002).Indoor Comfort Implications of Urban Microclimate: Case study of Office Buildings in Colombo. Faculty of Architecture International Research Symposium – University of Moratuwa. (August 2012)
Projected Urban Development, Changing ‘Local Climate Zones’ and Relative Warming Effects in Colombo, Sri Lanka. International Conference on Cities, People & Places, Colombo, Sri Lanka (October 2013)
Surface Fraction as a variable for Urban Heat Island Amelioration in Colombo. Faculty of Architecture International Research Symposium – University of Moratuwa. (December 2013)
Effect of Street Canyon Materials on the Urban Heat Island Phenomenon in Colombo. International Conference on Cities, People & Places, Colombo, Sri Lanka (November 2014)
The Effect of Street Canyon Geometry on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Colombo. International Conference on Cities, People & Places, Colombo, Sri Lanka (November 2014)
“Green” Urban Variables as an Urban Heat Island Adaptation Strategy in Hot Humid Colombo. 5th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment - ICSBE - Kandy - (December 2014)
Influence of urban water bodies on microclimate and thermal comfort: Case study of Beira Lake, Colombo. Faculty of Architecture International Research Symposium - University of Moratuwa (December 2014)
News Paper Articles / Architectural Journals:
Architectural work authored / featured in:
Architecture Asia Magazine (Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia – ARCASIA) – Inaugural Architecture Asia Awards for Emerging Architects – Winners and Finalists.(Issue 3, 2014)Architecture + Design Magazine, India – The Golden Emerging Architect-Sri Lanka. (November 2014)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Journal - ‘Bird Cage’ – Sanjaya and Ruvini Ramanayake Residence, Colombo 05 (2014)
Jodido, Phillip, Cabins. Taschen, 2014. ISBN-10: 3836550261 – Estate Bungalow, Mathugama.
Architecture Asia Magazine (Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia – ARCASIA) – ‘Sri Lanka, Poetic and Practical’.(#2 2013)
Architecture Asia Magazine (Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia – ARCASIA) – ‘View from the top’ - Estate Bungalow, Mathugama.(Jan/Feb/Mar 2010)
SLIA Journal – ‘Estate Bungalow’, Mathugama.(2010)
Architecture & Interiors India – Daylight Factor (2010) – Author
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Journal - ‘Enigma’ - Vitharana Residence, Colombo 08 (2006) – Author
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Journal - Archt. M M G Samuel – Practice Profile (2003) – Author
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Journal - “Making Architecture” – Tomorrow’s Generation. An extract of the paper presented at Forum 2001 – Author
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Journal - Archt. Ranjith Alahakoon – Practice Profile (2000) – Author
City Profile – Dehiwela / Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka - Compiled in collaboration with Dr. L S Ranjith Perera of the Department of Architecture, University Of Moratuwa in association with Sevanatha - Urban Resource Centre for the CDS Colombo Project of World Bank/UNCHS (Habitat), City Development Strategies Programme, January - June 2000
List of paper presentations:
a) International Conferences:
Sustainable Tropical Construction Initiative - Economic and Energy Efficient Housing in the Tropics. (Prof Rahula Attalage – Co-Author)
Expert Group Meeting held in Pondicherry, India, 2-3 February 2015.Status of residential housing: growth pattern, demand and supply, main actors, challenges, government initiatives, role of private sectorEnergy-efficient housing: regulatory context, national strategy to achieve energy-efficient housing, R&D activities, existing initiatives, education and training programs in the domain
Energy efficient (green/ecological) residential housing: presentation of innovative projects and case studies
Low-cost energy efficient residential housing: sharing of country initiatives, challenges, possible solutions
b) National Conferences:
Mapping Design Approaches for the Tropics - The Climatic Issue, Traditional Responses to Climate and a Simple Tool for Climate Sensitive Design. The Associate Professional Training Course, Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL) - Kandy – 2013“Sustainable Urbanity”. ContinuousProfessional Development, SLIA. 2012
"Sustainable Urbanity" Cities, Climate Change and Urban Heat Island - Adaptation options for Warm, Humid Tropics. Symposium on “Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector”, 'French Spring Festival' organised by the French Embassy -2012
Seminar on Energy Efficient Building Code, Lanka Association of Building Services Engineers (LABSE) on Energy Efficient Building Envelops – 2011
Energy Efficient Building Envelops and Sustainable Architecture, Institute of Construction Training & Development (ICTAD) – 2010
‘Vidulka” Energy Symposium on “Daylighting in Architecture”. Organised by the Ministry of Energy, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2010
Sustainable Lighting Technology Institute, a five-day hands-on course on Lighting, conducted by the Regional Center for Lighting (RCL) in collaboration with its knowledge partner, Lighting Research Centre (LRC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. 2010
“From Cradle to Grave + Beyond”, Continuous Professional Development, SLIA. 2009
Regional Center for Lighting (RCL) Two day Training Program on Lighting. 2009
SLIA Forum 2001 on the topic “Making Architecture” – Tomorrow’s Generation
Urban climate challenges in the tropics: Rethinking the design basis and opportunities. Rohinton Emmanuel – Editor (Publisher - Imperial College Press)
Chapter 7 - Urban climate mapping in tropics– Narein Perera (2016)
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