Doctor of Engineering in Architectural Engineering, specializing in Area Planning and Conservation from Kyoto University, Japan. Recipient of UNESCO Asia Pacific Merit Award for Preservation of Private Houses in World Historic Site of Galle Fort, Sri Lanka. Former Director Conservation of Wayamba (Northwestern Province) Cultural Quadrangle of Sri Lanka. Former, Senior Professor of Architecture. Former Member of the Board of Management, Galle Heritage Foundation. Former Director of Heritage and Cultural Studies, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.