- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Architecture
- Lecturer (Probationary)
Contact information
Department of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
Architectural design
Human settlement development
Space design and human interactions in domestic
neighborhood and public places
Architectural design, Human settlement development, Space design and human interactions in domestic, neighborhood and public places
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba ,2024 Doctoral Program in Design
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2015 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Architecture (First class)
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects(2018 To date)
Architect Registration Board (2018 To date)
Architectural Institute of Japan(2022 To date)
Career
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
· Doctoral Student in Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan (2020 - 2024) |
· 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)
Chartered Architect
Honours and Awards
Second runner up for the best paper for the paper titled "Co-presence": A study of public places with special reference to Independence Square, Colombo 07" (Received 2015)
ISAIA Academic Session Award 2024 for Session A - Architectural Planning and Design - Environment in Housing and Communities, for the paper titled "Modes of co-presence in different types of contemporary houses in Lower-Middle class of Suburban Western Coast, Sri Lanka: A case study in Galleview Watta, Korosduwa, Sri Lanka" (Received 2024)
Publications*
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini, YAMADA Kyota,".Modes of Co-Presence in Different Types of Contemporary Houses in Lower-Middle Class of Suburban Western Coast, Sri Lanka: a case study in Galleview Watta, Korosduwa.",14th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (ISAIA) - KYOTO 2024,Kyoto, Japan,2024,A-2-4 1-6
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini; YAMADA Kyota,". Conditions and Modalities of Domestic Places with Sense of Co-presence in Contemporary Sri Lanka with Special Reference to the Long-Distance Online Field Study Methodology during COVID19.",Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Conference 2022 (Hokkaido) - Organized Session,Hokkaido,2022,791-794
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini, Kyota Yamada,".Identifying the Patterns of Co-presence and Social Interactions in the Dwellings of Contemporary Sri Lankan Suburbs Through the Virtual Fieldworks.",9th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research. KEER2022. Proceedings,Barcelona,2022,363-370
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini, D. P. Chandrasekara,"."Co-presence": A study of public places with special refrence to Independence Square, Colombo 07.",Third International Conference on Cities, People and Places 2015,Colombo,2015,281-292
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini, Kyota Yamada,".Dynamism of House Plans with Reference to Family Conditions of Lower-Middle-Class Families in Suburban Western Coast of Sri Lanka.",Buildings,14(2), 522,2024
Seekkuarachchige Mihiri Hirudini,".Chapter 1 Patterns of Co-presence in Contemporary Suburban Dwellings in Western Province, Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Long-Distance Online Field Studies.",CIRAS discussion paper No.116: Digital Technology Mediated Integration of Area Study and Design Study,116,2022
YAMADA Kyota, SEEKKUARACHCHIGE Mihiri Hirudini, JIANG Guangbo,".Chapter 4 Proposed Model House for the Low-income Parents of Samanera Theros in Rural Villages in Sri Lanka: An example of village culture, construction system, and microclimate simulations integrated in architectural design.",CIRAS discussion paper No.116: Digital Technology Mediated Integration of Area Study and Design Study,116,2022
S. Mihiri Hirudini,".Revitalised Architecture for Spiritual Learning.",The Architect, The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architecture,116, 2,2015
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