- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Building Economics
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Department of Building Economics
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Project Planning and Management -Undergraduate -2015
Building Design and Construction I -Undergraduate -2015
Building Design and Construction II -Undergraduate -2015
Construction Economics II -Undergraduate -2015
Measurement IV -Undergraduate -2015
Measurement III -Undergraduate -2015
Dissertation -Undergraduate -2015
Project Management -Undergraduate -2015
Post Contract Management -Undergraduate -2015
Pre Contract Management -Undergraduate -2015
Project Planning and Management -Undergraduate -2016
Project Appraisal/Property Development -Undergraduate -2016
Building Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Measurement of Works -Undergraduate -2016
-Level 1 Co-ordinator for Bachelor of Science Honours in Quantity Surveying Degree Programme ( To date)
-Elected member by the Lecturers (Probationary) to the Faculty Board of Architecture ( To date)
Member – Procurement Committee -Procurement of partitions and furniture in the new administration building in University of Moratuwa (honorary work) ( To date)
Member – Technical Evaluation Committee -Project – Proposed landscape work for the area from the main gate up to the Buddha statue at University of Moratuwa (honorary work) ( To date)
Research Activities
Project Culture
Project Teams
Project Leadership
Project Stakeholder Management
Construction Cost Controlling
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, University of Moratuwa ,2010 Bachelor of Science Honours in Quantity Surveying
Other, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ,2014 Passed Finalist
PhD, University of Moratuwa ,2018
Graduate member of Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL) (2013 To date)
Student Member of Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (RICS)(2011 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
K.H.N.P. Jayathissa, Aparna Samaraweera, K.A.T.O. Ranadewa,".Stakeholder management in road construction projects in Sri Lanka: A contractor perspective.",The 5th World Construction Symposium 2016: Greening Environment, Eco Innovations & Entrepreneurship, Colombo, Sri Lanka,2016,
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S.,".Leading the project team in construction projects through team development stages.",8thInternational Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2015,131-142
Walimuni, W., De Silva L. and Samaraweera, A.,".Payment evaluation method for controlling environmental defilement in road construction projects in Sri Lanka.",4th World construction symposium - sustainable development in the built environment: green growth and innovative directions,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2015,
Samaraweera, A., Sandanayake, Y.G. and Senaratne, S.,".Conceptual framework for understanding construction project culture: a literature review.",3rd World construction symposium - sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2014,
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S.,".Understanding project culture in construction: a literature review.",World construction symposium -global challenges in construction industry,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2012,
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S.,".Effect of construction project team on its leadership: case studies in Sri Lanka.",Pacific association of quantity surveyor’s 15th annual congress,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2011,
Senaratne, S. and Samaraweera, A.,".Construction project leadership across the team development process.",Built Environment Project and Asset Management,5(1),2015
Journal papers
Senaratne, S. and Samaraweera, A., 2015. Construction project leadership across the team development process. Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 5 (1), pp. 69 – 88.
Samaraweera, A., Senaratne, S. and Sandanayake, Y.G., 2017. Methodology to extract underlying basic assumptions of a public sector construction project culture: an exploratory case study. International Journal of Construction Management, pp.1-15.DOI:10.1080/15623599.2017.1338130Samaraweera, A., Senaratne, S and Sandanayake, Y.G., 2017. Conceptualising Construction Project Culture: Culture as a Root-Metaphor as Opposed to the Culture as a Variable. International Journal of Construction Project Management. 9 (1).
Walimuni, W., Samaraweera, A. and De Silva L. 2017. Payment Mechanism to Contractor for Better Environmental Hazard Controlling in Road Construction Projects.Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 7 (4).
Conference Papers
Samaraweera, A., Senaratne, S. and. Sandanayake, Y.G., 2017. Three Perspectives of Public Sector Construction Project Culture: An Exploratory Case Study. 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, England 14 - 15 September 2017.Mendis, N.S.K., Rajini P.A.D. and. Samaraweera, A., 2017. Applicability of Safe Working Cycle (SWC) Concept in Sri Lankan Construction Industry. International Research Conference of University of Salford, University of Salford, Manchester England 12 - 13 September 2017.
Samaraweera, A., Senaratne, S. and. Sandanayake, Y.G. 2017. Nature of Existence of Public Sector Construction Project Culture: An Exploratory Case Study. 6th World construction symposium - What’s New and What’s Next in the Built- Environment Sustainability Agenda? Colombo Sri Lanka 30th June- 02nd July 2017.
Jayathissa, K.H.N.P., Samaraweera, A. and Ranadewa, K.A.T.O. 2016. Stakeholder management in road construction projects in Sri Lanka: A contractor perspective. 5th World construction symposium - Greening Environment, Eco Innovations & Entrepreneurship, Colombo Sri Lanka 29 - 30 July 2016.
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S., 2015. Leading the project team in construction projects through team development stages.Rajapaksha.U, et al (eds), 2015, “Making built environments responsive”: Proceedings of the 8thInternational Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, pp. 131–142.
Walimuni, W., De Silva L. and Samaraweera, A., 2015. Payment evaluation method for controlling environmental defilement in road construction projects in Sri Lanka. 4th World construction symposium - sustainable development in the built environment: green growth and innovative directions, Colombo Sri Lanka 12 - 14 June 2015.
Samaraweera, A., Sandanayake, Y.G. and Senaratne, S., 2014. Conceptual framework for understanding construction project culture: a literature review. 3rd World construction symposium - sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward, Colombo Sri Lanka 20 - 22 June 2014.\
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S., 2012. Understanding project culture in construction: a literature review. World construction symposium -global challenges in construction industry, Colombo Sri Lanka 28 - 30 June 2012.
Samaraweera, A. and Senaratne, S., 2011. Effect of construction project team on its leadership: case studies in Sri Lanka. Pacific association of quantity surveyor’s 15th annual congress, Colombo Sri Lanka 23 - 26 July 2011. Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka.
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