- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Integrated Design
- Lecturer (Probationary)
Contact information
Department of Integrated Design
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Comprehensive Design Project -Undergraduate -2021
Dissertation -Undergraduate -2019
Major Design Project -Undergraduate -2019
Fashion and Lifestyle Design Project I -Undergraduate -2019
Fashion and Lifestyle Design Project II -Undergraduate -2019
Dyeing and Printing Techniques -Undergraduate -2019
Knitting -Undergraduate -2019
Prototyping -Undergraduate -2019
Pattern Making and Sewing Technology -Undergraduate -2021
Fashion Illustration -Undergraduate -2019
Technical Drawing and Rendering Techniques -Undergraduate -2019
Styling -Undergraduate -2019
Design Project I -Undergraduate -2021
Coordinator - Field of Fashion and Lifestyle Design -B.Des (Hons) Degree Programme, Department of Integrated Design (2018 To date)
Coordinator - Management Information Systems (MIS) of the Department of Integrated Design - (2018 To date)
Coordinator - Career Guidance of the Department of Integrated Design - (2019 To date)
Research Activities
Woven and Non-woven Textiles
Local Hand Knitting Craft Practice
Fabric surfaces - Arts and Crafts
Sensory Fashion
Heritage Innovation
Textile Craft Communities and Knowledge Management
Fashion Cultures and Gender Studies
Woven and Non-woven Textiles
Local Hand Knitting Craft Practice
Heritage Innovation
Sensory Fashion
Fashion Cultures and Gender Studies
Textile Craft Communities and Knowledge Management
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2014 First Class (3.97)
Career
London Fashion Week project (2013)
Fashion Designer and Product Developer - Under the brand ‘CHARINI Concepts Studio
Berlin Fashion Week project (2013)
Fashion Designer and Product Developer - Under the brand ‘CHARINI Concepts Studio
London Fashion Week project (2014)
Fashion Designer and Product Developer – Under the brand ‘CHARINI Concepts Studio
Instructor (2015 - 2017)
Department of integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Lecturer (On contract) (2017 - 2019)
Project Co-coordinator
CRAFTED SHELL – Adjoining Traditional Crafting (2015)
National Development research project, Department of Integrated Design
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Sithumini Rathnamalala
Project Co-coordinator
RAMBA – Adjoining Traditional Crafting (2016)
National Development research project, Department of Integrated Design
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Sithumini Rathnamalala
Project Co-coordinator
HUMAN BODY AS A CANVAS (2015)
Design Project, Foundation Level, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Prasanna Liyanage
Project Co-coordinator
HUMAN BODY AS A CANVAS (2016)
Design Project, Foundation Level, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Prasanna Liyanage
Project Co-coordinator
HUMAN BODY AS A 3D CANVAS (2017)
Design Project, Foundation Level, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Prasanna Liyanage
Project Co-coordinator
HUMAN BODY AS A 3D CANVAS (2018)
Design Project, Foundation Level, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa
Principle Supervisor: Archt. Prasanna Liyanage
Honours and Awards
Best Student Award for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Design (Received 2014)
Albert Thenuwara Memorial Medal (Received 2013)
The Best Portfolio Report - Staff Development Programme (Received 2019)
Best Presenter - Staff Development Research Forum (Received 2019)
Finalist - World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards Competition (Received 2015)
Bronze Award - Research Poster "Experimental Investigation of Wearable Textile Sculptures to control the Personal Space" (Received 2019)
Publications*
L.G.H.P. Gunawardena, D.P.U.M. Wickramasinghe,".Wearable Textile Sculpture of Toxic Masculinity .","Re-evaluating Space" - 12th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) - 2019,Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa, Diyagama,2019,Poster Display
J.U.S. Jayarathne, D.P.U.M. Wickramasinghe,".Experimental Investigation of Wearable Textile Sculptures to Control the Personal Space .","Re-evaluating Space" - 12th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) - 2019,Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa, Diyagama,2019,Poster Display
E.M.S.M Rajapakshe, D.P.U.M Wickramasinghe,".An Exploratory Investigation in to Body Adorning Structures of Traditional Gok Arts Used in Ritual Purposes; Sri Lanka.","Decolonization in the Arts and Humanities" - 6th International Conference on Arts and Humanities 2019,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,2019,16
J.M.D.K.P Jayamanne, D.P.U.M Wickramasinghe,".Practice based Research on Tacit Knowledge Management in Local Hand Knitting Craft Practices .","Decolonization in the Arts and Humanities" - 6th International Conference on Arts and Humanities 2019,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,2019,35
D.P.U.M. Wickramasinghe,".Active knitted Sculptures in Local hand Knitting Craft Practices: Practice Based Investigation of Sculpting Possibilities in Local Hand Knitting Craft Practices .","Arts and Humanities as Visionary Practices in a Changing World" - 5th International Conference on Arts and Humanities - 2018,Colombo,2018,
Randika De Silva, U.P.P. Liyanage, D.P.U.M. Wickramasinghe ,".Expression of Psychophysical Boundaries Related to Interpersonal Space through Selected Techniques in Fashion Designing.",“Design that cares” multi disciplinary approaches to creating sustainable and meaningful built environments - 10th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) - 2017,Colombo,2017,445 - 455
D.P.U.M. Wickramasinghe, A. Nawalage, U.P.P.Liyanage,".Investigation of local hand knitting craft practices for build a responsive textile environment on the active human body.","Making Built Environments Responsive" - 8th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) - 2015,Colombo,2015,pp. 240 - 252