Dr. Milinda Pathiraja, an alumni of the Department of Architecture of the Moratuwa University has won the 2011 RIBA President's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis. He has carried our his doctoral thesis under the guidance of Prof. Paolo Tombesi at the University of Melbourne.
Link for RIBA President's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis.
Milinda Pathiraja of the University of Melbourne: The function of robust technology in the construction of a 'third world' practice: architecture, design and labour training
Link for RIBA President's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis.
Milinda Pathiraja of the University of Melbourne: The function of robust technology in the construction of a 'third world' practice: architecture, design and labour training
Now that's one hell of thesis!! - However 'Bawaists' will find it very confronting - Congratulation Milinda!!
ReplyDeleteThere are lot of peoplein the Sri Lankan architectural community who are allergic to technology, some are not allergic, they just don't understand. At least this will encourage the younger generations do more than 'spacial progressions' and 'cross ventilated' buildings .
ReplyDeleteOh yes,kick the 'spacial progressions' and 'cross ventilated' buildings . Go for hightech, use lot more energy to keep us comfortable and lets become another 'Singapore'. Hurraaaaaaa !!
ReplyDelete"Oh yes,kick the 'spacial progressions' and 'cross ventilated' buildings . Go for hightech, use lot more energy to keep us comfortable and lets become another 'Singapore'. Hurraaaaaaa !!"
ReplyDeleteThese are the kind of morons that keep Sri Lanka in 15th century - You must be an erudite member of the flat earth society!!!
Have you at least read the thesis before commenting? Because Milinda is definitely not talking about high-tech architecture!!!!