Dr.(Ms) S. M. Hirudini

Teacher Training Qualifications

Completed the Certificate Course in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) – conducted by Staff Development Centre, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2018)

Teaching Experience in Sri Lanka

Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa

(October 2017 – up to date)

Design Studios

o   Year Person and Design Tutor for Level 1 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (October 2017 – August 2018)

o   Year Person and Design Tutor for Level 5 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (September 2018 – December 2018)

o   Year Person for Level 4 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (January 2019 – September 2020)

o   Year Person for Level 4 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (October 2024 – up to date)

    Research

o   Group Tutor and examiner for History of Architecture & Social Studies Essay (Research), Level 3 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018, 2019, 2020)

Theory Modules

o   Co-lecturer for Experiencing Architecture -Undergraduate Level 1 (B.Arch.) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2017,2018)

o   Co-lecturer for Measured Drawings -Undergraduate Level 1 (B.Arch.) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018) 

o   Co-lecturer for Social Studies 1 -Undergraduate Level 1 (B. Arch.) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018, 2019)

o   Co-lecturer for Social Studies 1 -Undergraduate Level 1 (B.La) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018, 2019)

o   Lecturer for Computer Aided Drafting module - Undergraduate Level 2 (B. Arch) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018, 2019, 2020)

o   Co-lecturer for Social Implications of Architecture -Undergraduate Level 4 (B.Arch.) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2024 - to date)

International Teaching Experience

 Guest Lecturer

·       Delivered a guest lecture on “Co-presence in public places of Colombo, Sri Lanka” in the international symposium and workshop “Transmission of Architectural Heritage in Contemporary Asian Conditions” held on 3rd February (Monday) 2020 at the Faculty of Art and Design Architecture Course, University of Tsukuba, Japan

 Teaching Fellow (TF)

·       Teaching Fellow (TF)  in the School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Japan for the "Global History of Architecture" (YBQ0411) module in 2022 Spring Semester.

·        Teaching Fellow (TF)  in the School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Japan for the "Design History Overview B" (YAZ1421) module in 2023 Fall Semester.

·        Teaching Fellow (TF)  in the School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba, Japan for the "Global History of Architecture" (YBQ0411) module in 2024 Spring Semester.

Teaching Assistant (TA)

·        Teaching Assistant (TA) in the "International Art & Design Seminar B" (YBX6012) Module (in 2021 Fall Semester), in which a multiday joint international workshop with University of Tsukuba in Japan, Université Grenoble Alpes in France, and Politecnico di Milano in Italy was held from January to February 2022.

·       Teaching Assistant (TA) in the " International Art & Design Seminar A " (YBX6002) Module (in 2024 Spring Semester), in which a multiday joint international workshop with University of Tsukuba in Japan, Université Grenoble Alpes in France, and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan was held in September 2024.

Research Experience in Sri Lanka

Research Assistant (RA)

·         Research Assistant in the research "Thermal Comfort in Tsunami Housing Developments in Southern Coast of Sri Lanka" in University of Moratuwa (2017)

·        Research Assistant in the research of "Bio-climatic architecture in the tropics - Residences” in University of Moratuwa (2016)

International Research Experience

·         Research Assistant (RA) in the research of “Conditions and Modality of Places with Sense of Co-Presence in Contemporary Sri Lanka” in University of Tsukuba (2023)

·         Contract technical staff member in Remanufacturing Research Group, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba - engaged in literature data collection, review and analysis on remanufacturing design guidelines (2023 - 2024)

Professional / Industry Experience 

·        Principal Architect at Archt. S. M. Hirudini Individual Practice (2018-to date)

·        Project Architect - Project Consultancy Unit, Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2018 – September 2020)

·        Graduate Architect - Project Consultancy Unit, Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (October 2015 – September 2017)

·        Undergraduate Trainee Architect – Archt. Harsha Fernando Individual Practice (April 2013- February 2014)