- Faculty of Architecture
- Department of Architecture
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Department of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture
成人头条
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Orientation Design Project -Undergraduate -2015
Socio Context Generated Project -Undergraduate -2016
Demonstration Design Project -Undergraduate -2016
Low Energy Architecture -Undergraduate -2016
Solar Geometry and Heat Transfer -Undergraduate -2016
Dissertation -Undergraduate -2022
Comprehensive Design Project CDP/Design Thesis -Undergraduate -2021
Orientation Design Project -Undergraduate -2016
Director, Faculty of Architecture Research Unit -Promoting research and organising conferences (2015 To date)
Director, Quality Assurance Cell, FOA -Promoting quality assurence (2010 To date)
Co- Year Person, Level 4 -Setting design projects for Level 4, B Arch Hons Program (2014 To date)
Head of Department of Architecture -Program leader for Bachelor of Architecture Honours and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Honours (2017 To 2021)
Level V Cordinator (Co) B Arch Hons - Studio and Co- academic coordinator (Sabatical leave from June 2023 to Aug 2024) (2022 To 2023)
Co Chair and Convener Curriculum Review Committee B Arch Hons -Major revision to B Arch Hons curriculum (Involved during majority of sabatical leave period as well) (2020 To 2023)
Level V Coordinator (Co) B Arch Hons -Level /成人头条 Co-Coordinator for L5 B Arch Hons since June 2021 (HOD till June 06 2021) (2021 To 2022)
Research Activities
Low energy architecture and carbon constrained building practices
Architecture for thermal delight, Green architecture, Sustainable retrofitting of non-domestic buildings, Climate responsive urban environments , Energy sustainability of buildings
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, 成人头条 ,1987 Built Environment
Masters, 成人头条 ,1990 Architecture
PhD, The University of Queensland, ,2004 (Architecture)
Masters, University Of Moratuwa ,
Bachelors, University Of Moratuwa ,
Masters, The University of Queensland ,2004
Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (1995 To date)
Royal Australian Institute of Architects (2002 To date)
Associate, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects( To date)
Overseas Member, Royal Institute of British Architects( To date)
Member, Royal Australian Institue of Architects( To date)
Career
Head, Department of Architecture | Sept 2017 - June 2021)
Director, Faculty of Architecture Research Unit | FARU 2015-2017
Director, Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Architecture | 2010-2015
Council Member - Sri Lanka Institute of Architects 1999-2000
Member - Board of Architectural Education Sri Lanka Institute of Architects 2017-2021 and 2012-2014
Honours and Awards
Award of Excellence - Outstanding Research Performance (Received 2014)
Award of Excellence - Outstanding Research Performance (Received 2016)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The University of Sydney, (Received 2010)
International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australia, (Received 2003)
University of Queensland Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australia, (Received 2003)
Best Researcher Award, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, (Received 2012)
Dr. Justin Samarasekara Award for the Best M.Sc. (Architecture) Dissertation, 成人头条 (Received )
Highly Commended Pass for Comprehension Design Project of M.Sc. (Architecture), 成人头条 (Received )
Publications*
Indranil Bhattacharya, Upendra Rajapaksha, Juergen Reichardt in Walter Leal Filho (Editor in Chief), in SDGs in the Asia and Pacific region,".Novel concepts and technologies of sustainable building design.",SPRINGER NATURE Switzerland AG 2024,2024
Neesha Silva, Anuththara Kudaligama, Upendra Rajapaksha, Chameera Udawatta,".Evaluating predominant construction methods for key building elements in Sri Lankan residential constrution.",International Conference on Real Estate Management and Valuation ICREMV2024,Colombo,2024,132-137
Harithra N and Upendra Rajapaksha,".A critique on thermal performance and energy usage in Government office buildings in Trincomalee and the need for sustainable retrofitting 芒鈧 A typological analysis .",16th International Research Conference, Faculty of Architecture Research Unit 成人头条,成人头条 ,2023,09
Nishinthan. K and Upendra Rajapaksha ,".Vernacular courtyard as a design strategy for thermal performance in hot dry climate with reference to residential buildings in Jaffna.",16th International Research Conference, Faculty of Architecture Research Unit 成人头条,成人头条 ,2023,34-42
Asiri Panditha, Upendra Rajapaksha,".The interplay between spatial quality and operational energy dimension in architecture: appraising architects' understanding .",From Innovation To Impact (FITI),Colombo,2021,1-5
Maheshika Ekanayake, Nisansala Sandamalee, Upendra Rajapaksha,".Lessons from the distribution pattern of urban parks and factors that contribute to control COVID-19 outbreak in neighborhood design.",From Innovation To Impact (FITI),Colombo,2021,1-6
Nimani Amarathunge Upendra Rajapaksha,". A CRITICAL REVIEW ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF BIO CLIMATIC DESIGN A case of vertical diversity in Tropical Colombo.",FARU 2016 - Proceedings of 9th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, Theme - "Building the future - sustainable and resillient built environments",Mt Lavinia Hotel,2016,425-435
Asiri Rajapaksha,".THE VISUAL PERCEPTION OF OCCUPANTS鈥 ON DAYLIGHT; Emphasis on the diversity of luminance ambience due to architecture & effect of glare in office environments.",FARU 2016 - Proceedings of 9th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, Theme - "Building the future - sustainable and resillient built environments",Mt Lavinia Hotel,2016,413-423
Kalpani Jayathilake,". A CRITICAL REVIEW ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF BIO CLIMATIC DESIGN A case of vertical diversity in Tropical Colombo.",FARU 2016 - FARU 2016 - Proceedings of 9th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, Theme - "Building the future - sustainable and resillient built environments",Mt Lavinia Hotel,2016,413-423
,".RESOLVED DUALITY: External double skin envelopes for energy sustainability of office buildings in the tropics.",,,,
,".A critique on on-going retrofit approaches to existing high mass historic building forms with heat sink capacity.",,,,
,".Spatio-visual patterns in respect to visual experience; an exploration of architecture of Geoffrey Bawa.",,,,
,".Mapping a nexus between urban built form and energy intensity : case of office building stock in Colombo Municipal Council of Sri lanka.",,,,
Sanjeeva Guneratne, RMKU Rajapaksha, Faiz Mmt Marikar,".Landscapes of transcendence: The aniconic secrality og mountain geographies.",MEOEXIS Journal of Research in Values and spiritulaity ,IV (2),2024
Anjana Weerasuriya and Upendra Rajapaksha,".Adaptive architecture in flood resilience 芒鈧 role of risk perception, vulnerability and its effects: A case from Rathnapura Sri Lanka.",FARU ,ii,2023
Nadeeka Jayaweera, Upendra Rajapaksha and Inoka Manthilake,".A parametric approach to optimize solar access for energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in dense urban tropics.",Solar Energy ,220,2021
Nadeeka Jayaweera, Upendra Rajapaksha,".A parametric approach to optimize solar access for energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in dense urban tropics.",Solar Energy,220 (2021) ,2021
Google Scholar Profile (272 Citations March 2022)
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2022, Mapping bio-climatic interventions for resilience in buildings to address indoor overheating in warming climates, (A forthcoming journal paper)
Nadeeka Jayaweera, Upendra Rajapaksha and Inoka Manthilake (2021), A parametric approach to optimize solar access for energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in dense urban tropics, Solar Energy, Elsevier Publication 220 (2021) 187-203
Maheshika Ekanayake, Nisansala sandamalee, Upendra Rajapaksha, 2021, 鈥Lessons from the distribution pattern of urban parks and factors that contribute to control COVID-19 outbreak in neighborhood design鈥, SLAAS/SLIA Conference on From innovation to Impact 2021, Organized by Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of science(SLAAS) and sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC), Dec 08, 2021, Colombo
Asiri Lakshan, Upendra Rajapaksha, 2021 鈥淎rchitects鈥 understanding on spatial quality and operational energy dimension inn buildings鈥, SLAAS/SLIA Conference on From innovation to Impact, Organized by Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of science(SLAAS) and sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC), Dec 08, 2021, Colombo
Rajapaksha Upendra, 2020, Environmental heat stress on indoor environment in shallow, deep and covered atrium plan form office buildings in tropics, Climate 8 (2), 36, 2020, MDPI 成人头条 Open Access Publishing http;//doi.org/10.3390/cli8020036
Rajapaksha. Upendra, 2019, Heat Stress Pattern in Conditioned Office Buildings with Shallow Plan Forms in Metropolitan Colombo, Buildings 2019, 9(2), 35; MDPI 成人头条 Open Access
Rodrigo. S and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2018, Diversified fa莽ade architecture for optimizing air flow in tall residential buildings in tropics: a field investigation based on a literature review, in P. Rajagopalan and M.M Andamon [eds.], Engaging Architectural Science: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Density: 52nd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2018, pp.407鈥415. 漏2018, Nov 28-Dec 01, The Architectural Science Association and RMIT University, Australia
Madhuranga. T.R.I and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2018, IMPACT OF SURFACE COVER AND SURROUNDING AREA ON MICROCLIMATE OF URBAN WETLAND PARK, NUGEGODA, in Samarawickrama, Sumanthri, et al (eds), 2018, 鈥淪ustainability for people - envisaging multi disciplinary solution鈥: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, December 08, 2018 Galle pp. 123鈥131. 漏
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2018, Heat Stress Pattern of Air-Conditioned Buildings with Shallow Plan Forms and Single Skin Facades: Colombo as a Case Study, in Edward Ng, Square Fong, Chao Ren [eds], VOLUME 1, 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), 鈥淪mart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit鈥, pp: 275-280, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Kalani Dissanayake and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2017, Daylight in urban design for relieving agitation in psychiatric patients: a case study from Sri Lanka, in proceedings of the 3rd annual international conference on urban planning and poverty development, in Singapore Nov 12-14
Semasinghe. K and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2017, Intervention to control cooling energy of west facing buildings: simulations from Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Rajapaksha U [ed] Design that cares 鈥 approaches to creating sustainable and meaningful environments鈥, Proceedings of the 10th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), Volume I,University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 9-10, December, Wadduwa, Blue Waters Hotel, pp 61-73
Pathiranage. N.M.Y & Upendra Rajapaksha, 2017 鈥淢icroclimatic Diversities鈥 Around Urban High Rise Building Forms in the Context of Bio Climatic Design: A Case of Colombo, in Rajapaksha U [ed] Design that cares 鈥 approaches to creating sustainable and meaningful environments鈥, Proceedings of the 10th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), Volume II, 成人头条, Sri Lanka, 9-10, December, Wadduwa, Blue Waters Hotel, pp 210-222
Muthunayake D.P.S. and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2017, A diversity of thermal comfort levels and behavioral adaptations of occupants in naturally ventilated houses in different climatic zones in Sri Lanka in Rajapaksha U [ed] Design that cares 鈥 approaches to creating sustainable and meaningful environments鈥, Proceedings of the 10th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), Volume II, 成人头条, Sri Lanka, 9-10, December, Wadduwa, Blue Waters Hotel, pp 38-50
Amarathunga, A.A.N.D and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2016, A critical review on high-rise buildings in the context of bio-climatic design, a case of vertical diversity in tropical Colombo, in Rajapaksha. U [ed] Building the future 鈥 sustainable and resilient built environments, Proceedings of 9th FARU international research conference, 9th-10th Sept, Colombo, pp 425-437
Rajapaksha. A and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2016, The visual perception of occupants on daylight: Emphasis on the diversity of luminance ambience due to architecture & effect of glare in office environments, in Rajapaksha. U [ed] Building the future 鈥 sustainable and resilient built environments, Proceedings of 9th FARU international research conference, 9th-10th September, Colombo, pp 413-425
Jayathilake. K and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2016, Interactive architecture and contextual adaptability: issues of energy sustainability in contemporary tall office buildings in Colombo, in Rajapaksha. U [ed] Building the future 鈥 sustainable and resilient built environments, Proceedings of 9th FARU international research conference, 9th-10th September, Colombo, pp 354-366
Upendra Rajapaksha, Rupasinghe Himalshi and Rajapaksha Indrika, 2015, RESOLVED DUALITY: External double skin envelopes for energy sustainability of office buildings in the tropics, accepted for 31st International conference of Passive and Low energy Architecture (PLEA) conference to be held in September 9-11, Bologna, Italy
Upendra Rajapaksha, , Rodrigo Supun and Rajapaksha, Indrika, 2015, A critique on on-going retrofit approaches to existing high mass historic building forms with heat sink capacity, R.H. Crawford and A. Stephan (eds.), Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment: 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2015, 漏2015, The Architectural Science Association December 2-4
Vimukthi. Manula and Upendra Rajapaksha., 2015, 鈥淪patio-visual patterns in respect to visual experience; an exploration of architecture of Geoffrey Bawa鈥: in Rajapaksha. U (Ed), Making built environments responsive, Proceedings of the eighth international research conference of FARU- Faculty of Architecture Research Unit of University of Moratuwa, December 11-12, Colombo ISBN 978-955-9027-53-9, pp.357-368
Rajapaksha. I, Jayasinghe. Waruni and Upendra Rajapaksha. 2015, 鈥淢apping a nexus between urban built form and energy intensity : case of office building stock in Colombo unicipal Coouncil of Sri lanka鈥, in Rajapaksha. U (Ed), Making built environments responsive, Proceedings of the eighth international research conference of FARU- Faculty of Architecture Research Unit of University of Moratuwa, December 11-12, Colombo ISBN 978-955-9027-53-9 pp;281-292
Upendra Rajapaksha, Gunasekara Anuththara, Rajapaksha Indrika and Hyde Richard 2014, Developing a conceptual model for passive cooling in buildings in the tropics: a study of Maritime Museum, Galle, in F. Madeo and F. Novi (eds.), Across:Architectural Research through to Practice:48th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2014, pp. 581-592 漏 2014, The Architectural Science ISBN 978-0-9923835-1-0
Rajapaksha. Malthi, Upendra Rajapaksha. and Rajapaksha. Indrika 2013, Thermal mass for passive cooling in warm humid climates, a case of Galle Fort, in Proceedings of Aurell Marc (ed), 47th International Conference of Architectural Science Association, Chinese University of Hong Kong November 14-16
Richard Hyde, Upendra Rajapaksha. Indrika Rajapaksha, Marc O Raini and Flavia. S, 2012,A design framework for achieving net-zero carbon emission commercial buildings, Proceeding of 46th ASA Conference, Grifith University, Australia November
Upendra Rajapaksha, and Hyde, R, 2012, 鈥淏arriers to and opportunities for advanced passive cooling in sub tropical climates; a case study from Australia鈥, p 49-60, Architectural Science Review Journal, The University of Sydney, Taylor and Francis, UK, Vol. 55, Issue 1, January 2012, (EBSCO Host, Avery Index)
Upendra Rajapaksha and Gamage. W, 2010, Existing non-domestic building stock in Sri Lanka, the problem of indoor overheating and environmental retrofitting, ICTAAD Journal, Vol. V111, pp; 14-22
Upendra Rajapaksha, Rajapaksha. I and Hyde. R, 2011, Towards an evidence based model for retrofitting 鈥 mapping thermal load profiles and solution sets for carbon neutral status in existing buildings, 45th ANZAScA Conference, USYD, Australia, September 14,
Upendra Rajapaksha, Rajapaksha. I and Hyde. R, 2010, Developing a methodology for retrofitting commercial high rise buildings in warming climates, in Proceedings of 44th ANZAScA Conference, November, Unitech Institute, New Zealand
Rajapaksha. I, Upendra Rajapaksha and Hyde. R, 2010, Predictive modeling for retrofitting, a critical case appraisal of an existing high rise office building in Brisbane, in Proceedings of 44th ANZAScA Conference, November, Unitech Institute, New Zealand
Hyde. R, Rajapaksha. I, Nathan Groenhout, Francis Barram, Upendra Rajapaksha, Cristina Candido and Shariarh. A, 2009, Bioclimatic retrofitting for commercial high rise buildings, Proceedings of 43rd ANZAScA Conference, November, University of Tasmania, Australia
Upendra Rajapaksha, and Hyde R, 2005, 鈥淪ustainable by passive architecture, using courtyards in non domestic buildings in moderate climates鈥, in Action for Sustainability, Proceedings of The 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, (SB05Tokyo) 27th to 29th September 2005,Tokyo, Japan, pp. 979-986
Upendra Rajapaksha. and Richard Hyde., 2002 鈥淧assive modification of air temperature for thermal comfort in a courtyard building in Queensland鈥, in Levin. H (ed), Indoor Air 2002, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Monterey, California, June 30-July 5 2002, Vol. 2, pp: 860-866
Upendra Rajapaksha. and Richard Hyde. 2002 鈥淐ourtyard as a climate modification strategy for thermal comfort in moderate climate of Queensland鈥, in Gaber, M. et al (eds.), Design with the environment, Proceedings of the 19th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Toulouse, France, July 22-24 2002, Vol. 1, pp:637-643
Upendra Rajapaksha. U and Richard Hyde 2001 鈥淭he potential of the tropical courtyard concept for cooling in multi storey buildings鈥, in Pereira, F.O.R et al (eds.), Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Development of the Built Environment, Proceedings of the 18th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil, November 7-9 2001, Vol. 1, pp: 153-154
Book Chapters authored and conference proceedings edited
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2018, In Tune with Nature: A Low Energy Office Building in Tropical Colombo. In: Cheshmehzangi A., Butters C. (eds) Designing Cooler Cities. Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, PP 37-50
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2017, (Editor) 鈥淒esign that cares 鈥 approaches to creating sustainable and meaningful environments鈥, Proceedings of the 10th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), 成人头条, Sri Lanka, 9-10, December, Wadduwa, Blue Waters Hotel
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2016, (Editor) 鈥淏uilding the future 鈥 sustainable and resilient built environments鈥, Proceedings of the 9th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), 成人头条, Sri Lanka, 9-10, Sept, Colombo, Mt Lavinia Hotel
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2015, (Editor) 鈥淢aking built environments responsive鈥, Proceedings of the 8th International research conference of Faculty of architecture Research unit (FARU), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, December 11-12, Colombo Taj Samudra
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2013, Design solution sets for retrofit, Chapter 2.3, in Richard Hyde (Ed), Sustainable retrofitting for commercial high rise buildings in warming climates, Taylor and Francis. UK
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2008, 鈥Courtyards and external rooms鈥, in Hyde, R. (ed.) Bioclimatic Housing; Innovative Designs for Warm Climates, Part III, Chapter 9, Earth Scan UK & USA, pp. 327-332
Rajapaksha, I and Upendra Rajapaksha, 2008, 鈥淏andaragama House, Colombo, Sri Lanka鈥, in Hyde, R. (ed.) Bioclimatic Housing; Innovative Designs for Warm Climates, Part I, Chapter 2, Earth Scan UK & USA, pp. 102-111
Handbooks
Upendra Rajapaksha and Jayaweera. N, 2018, Condominium development in Sri Lanka: Current status and recommendation, Publisher: Department of Architecture, 成人头条, Sri Lanka ISBN: 978-955-9027-69-0
Non-refereed papers/reports/presentations
Upendra Rajapaksha 2010, Buildings in the context of climate change, designer鈥檚 involvement, Annual symposium on building research to face future chalanges, National Building Research Organization of Sri Lanka, November 02, 2010, Watrers Edge Colombo pp. 108-112
Upendra Rajapaksha, 2007, Climate efficient design variables for courthouses, in Prof. J. Reichardt (ed), Triloka 2007, International academic Coorporation Project, Proceedings of Symposium held in Colombo. published by msa Muenster University, Germany
Richard Hyde, Indrika Rajapaksha, Upendra Rajapaksha and Joice Law, 2003, Environmental Diagnostic Study for All Hallow鈥檚 School, Brisbane, Australia, Research paper for Centre for Sustainable Design, The University of Queensland
Hyde. RA and Rajapaksha. U, 1999, 鈥淎BEC Building Case Study: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland鈥, Case study, Centre for Sustainable Design, The University of Queensland, Australia for Australian Building Energy Council, Web site
Rajapaksha. U, 鈥淭he traditional house and its ratio between inner and outer spaces鈥 a paper presented at the second Research Colloquia of Aboriginal Environments Research Centre at the University of Queensland in November 1999, Web site