Kapila D. Silva

School of Architecture, Design & Planning. University of Kansas, 1465 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.

414-334-1290 (mobile) 785-864-1150 (office) 785-864-5393 (fax) [email protected]

EDUCATION EDUCATION Ph.D. (Architecture); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA; 2004. EDUCATION Professional Registration; Chartered Member – Institute of Architects, ; 1995.

Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation of Monuments and Sites; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; 1995.

Master of Science (Architecture); University of Moratuwa; 1993.

Bachelor of Science (Built Environment) with First Class Honors (equivalent of summa cum laude); University of Moratuwa; 1990.

AWARDS AND GRANTS EDUCATION Big XII Faculty Fellowship, University of Kansas (2013) EDUCATION New Researcher Award, Architectural Research Centers Consortium, USA (2013)

General Research Fund Award, School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Kansas (2011-2012)

Faculty Seminar Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas (2011)

Jack and Nancy Bradley Student Recognition Award, School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Kansas (2010)

Best Practices Institute Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas (2010)

New Faculty General Research Fund Award, University of Kansas (2009-2010)

China, India, and Korea Exchange Agreement Support Fund, University of Kansas (2009)

China Research Travel Award, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas (2009); one of the two recipients.

Spring International Seminar for Faculty Stipend Award; University of Kansas (2009)

Internationalizing the Curriculum Award; University of Kansas (2009)

AIAS Building Block Award (Faculty of the Year), Elected by the American Institute of Architecture Students – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chapter (April 2006)

Faculty Research Grant, in conjunction with the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Summer 2006)

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (2003-2004); one of the recipients in a university-wide competition.

Special Student Service Recognition Award; in recognition of community outreach leadership at School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (May 2004)

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 1/16 Student Travel Award, American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies (2004)

Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2003); one of several recipients.

Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2000, 2002, 2004)

Faculty Research Grant, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka to conduct the field research into the development/preservation issues of historic small towns in the southern province of Sri Lanka (Summer 1999)

Michael Ventris Memorial Award for Architecture 1997/98, granted by Architectural Association, London, for the research on “Tampitavihara” (temples on pillars), a vernacular building type in Sri Lanka; (Co-recipient).

B.H.P. Lysaght Scholarship Award (1992-1993) for M.Sc. (Architecture) graduate education.

Prof. H.J. Billimoria Award (1990) for the highest total marks at the Final Year Examination in B.Sc (BE) Degree.

University of Moratuwa Award (1986) for the 2nd highest average at the B.Sc (BE) First Year Examination.

Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship (1986 - 1990) for undergraduate studies awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka.

TEACHING

EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE EDUCATION (i) Assistant Professor; School of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Kansas (August 2008 - present); currently under review for promotion to Associate Professor rank; decision expected in April 2014.

(ii) Visiting Assistant Professor; School of Architecture & Urban Planning; University of Kansas (August 2007 – May 2008)

(iii) Visiting Assistant Professor; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) (August 2005 – May 2007)

(iv) Graduate Teaching Assistant; School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (Fall 1998 – Spring 2000; Fall 2004)

(v) Lecturer; Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. (February 1996 – August 1998; April – July 2005)

DESIGN STUDIOS/ COURSES TAUGHT

Design Studios:

Arch 504 Accelerated Design III (Spring 2013) Arch 503 Accelerated Design II (Fall 2010, 2011) Arch 408 Architectural Design III (Fall 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013/ Spring 2011) Arch 101 Fundamentals in Architectural Design (Spring 2012) Arch 816 Studies in Social & Cultural Theories (Spring 2007/UWM) Arch 810 Studies in Urban & Community Design Theories (Spring 2006/ UWM) Arch 410 Architectural Design I (Fall 2005, 2006/ UWM) First Year design Studios and Design Thesis Advising (1996-1998/ University of Moratuwa)

Theory Courses:

Arch 701 Research Methods in Architecture (Spring 2008 – 2012) Arch 630 Theory and Context in Architecture (Fall 2008, 2009)

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 2/16 Arch 600 Theorizing Vernacular Architecture (Spring 2009, 2010, 2012) Arch 560 Site Planning for Architects (Fall 2007) Arch 585 Research Methods in Architecture (Fall 2005/ UWM) Arch 553 Vernacular Buildings and Groupings (Spring 2007/ UWM)

STUDENT ADVISING

Doctoral Advising:

Sahana Mukherjee (Psychology/ Doctoral Examination Committee/ Summer 2013) Ali Shateh Hadi (Architecture/ Dissertation Committee/ Fall 2013) Emmanuel Birdling (Geography/ Dissertation Committee/ Spring 2013) Julie Lawless (Architecture/ Dissertation Committee/ Spring 2012)

Graduate Advising:

Garrett Fugate, Master of Arts in Architecture (Thesis) (expected Fall 2015) Robert Edwin III, Master of Arts in Architecture (Thesis) (Fall 2013) David Charles, Master of Arts in Architecture (Project) (Spring 2013) Joseph Krentz, Master of Architecture (Project) (Spring 2013) Brenna Buchanan, Master of Arts in Architecture (Thesis) (Spring 2012) Katherine Meeder, Master of Architecture (Thesis) (Spring 2009)

Undergraduate Advising:

Michael Burch, Winner of the Student Category, Radical Innovation in Hospitality Design Competition, Sponsored by Hospitality Design Magazine/John Hardy Group, 2013. Project: “The Studio Pod: An Architectural Investigation of a Live/Work/Study Cubicle.

Eman Siddiqui (2012) “Islamabad: The Struggle for Pakistan’s Identity”, KU The Journal of Undergraduate Research, pp.156-172.

Under my guidance, 19 students have presented their research at the Annual University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Symposium, since 2008.

Silvino Castillo, Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Research (2006)

Under my guidance, 12 students presented their research at the Annual University of Wisconsin System Undergraduate Symposium at UW-Stout, in 2006 and 2007.

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Architecture in India (December 2013 – January 2014) Architecture in Malaysia and Singapore (December 2012 – January 2013) Architecture in China (Hong Kong and Macau), Malaysia, and Singapore (December 2010 – January 2011) Architecture in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (December 2009 – January 2010) Architecture in Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea (December 2008 – January 2009) Architecture in Sri Lanka (January 2006 and 2007/ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

RESEARCH EDUCATION

RESEARCHEDUCATION INTERESTS

Social, Cultural, and Psychological Aspects of Architectural Design and Urban Design Environmental Design Policy in Developing Countries Issues related to Revitalization, Preservation, and Management of Historic Urban Settings Community Participation in Urban Design, Settlement Planning, and Preservation

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PUBLICATIONS

Books:

Architecture of Tampitavihara in Sri Lanka. (2002); Architectural Research Unit, University of Moratuwa (ISBN: 955-97412-0-9); Co-author: D.P. Chandrasekera.

Architecture of Ambalama Buildings in Sri Lanka, (1997); Architectural Research Unit, University of Moratuwa. (ISBN: 955-9027-04-2); Co-author: D.P. Chandrasekera.

Edited Books:

Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects; London: Routledge (Co-editor: Neel Kamal Chapagain), 2013. ISBN: 978-0-415-52054-6 (hbk) & 978-0-203-06659-1 (pbk).

Book Chapters:

(In Press) “Developing Alternative Methods for Urban Imageability Research”; In S. Manawadu, D. P. Chandrasekara & M. Dissanayake (eds.) Professor Nimal de Silva Felicitation Volume, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa.

“Chapter 17: The City Imageability: A Framework for Defining Urban Heritage Dimensions”; in K. D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.)(2013) Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects. London: Routledge, pp. 325 – 344.

“Epilogue: Prospects for Asian Heritage Management”; in K. D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.) (2013) Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects. London: Routledge, pp. 345 – 355.

“Resplendent Sites, Discursive Fields: An Environment – Behavior Theory for Managing Global Heritage”, In S. Ahrentzen, B. Schermer, & C. Depres’ (eds.)(2012) Building Bridges, Blurring Boundaries: The Milwaukee School in Environment-Behavior Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Villes Régions Monde: pp. 197- 216.

“Symbolic Integrity of Historic Urban Landscapes: The Forgotten Dimension in Urban Conservation; In S. Grabow (ed.) (2012) Vitruvius in the Plains: Architectural Thought at Kansas 1912-2012, University of Kansas: pp. 323 – 330.

“Vernacular Urban Structuring in Southern Sri Lanka”; In Anojie Amerasinghe & Michiel Dehaene (eds.) (2007) Matara: Structuring Dispersion. Belgium: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: pp. 26-37.

Refereed Journals:

(Under Review) “The World Heritage Town of Bhaktapur, Nepal: Implications of Its Symbolic Authenticity on Heritage Management”, International Journal of Heritage Studies.

“(Re)Configuring City Meanings: Historic and Contemporary Imaginations in City of , Sri Lanka”, International Journal of Constructed Environments, 2(3), 2012: 13 - 29.

“Resettlement Housing Design: Moving beyond the vernacular imagery”; Journal of Culture, Special Issue on Built Space: Social Issues in Architecture, Vol. 5 & 6, 2011/2012: 116-135.

“Mapping Meanings in the City Image: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; Journal of Architectural & Planning Research, 28 (3): pp. 2- 24, 2011.

“Tangible and Intangible Heritages: The Crisis of Official Definitions”. Journal of Housing and Building Research Centre, Special Issue: Revitalizing Historic Buildings, 6(3), December 2010: pp. 12-18.

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 4/16 “An Experiential Approach to Urban Design and Conservation: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka.”; Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning, Special 2006 Issue – Urban Design: Theory and Practice; NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan: pp 97 – 114.

“Maryland Plan: Building a Town/Gown Relationship on a Shared Vision of the Physical Environment”; Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement; Vol.8/No.1, 2003; pp. 191-204. (First author; Other authors: Amy Watson, UWM’s University Relations Specialist & Peter Sadowski, UWM’s Community Liaison).

“Preserving Small Historic Townscapes in Southern Province, Sri Lanka: Identifying Core-elements of Towns’ Identities based on Residents’ and Visitors’ Cognition of the Towns”. Built Environment- Sri Lanka. Vol. 1(2), 2000: pp. 10-24.

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

“Harnessing the Opulence within: Re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged”; In Farida Nilufar (ed.) (2007) Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology: pp. 1-7. (ISBN 984-300-000347-0). (Second author: Andrew Broderick).

“Conserving Asian Urban Heritage: The need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach”; In Siriwan Silpacharanan and Jeffrey Campbell (eds.) (2006) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Asian Approaches to Conservation; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok, Thailand: pp. 16-23. (ISBN 978-974- 9990-88-9)

“City Sense and City Conservation: A Model for Socio-economic Sustainability in Historic Urban Areas”; In George E. Lasker and Greg Andonian (eds.) (2005) Urban Revitalization and Social Sustainability. Vol. 1; Windsor, Ontario, Canada: International Institute for Advanced Studies; pp. 1-5; (ISBN: 1-897233-22-1).

“Preserving Historic Urban Districts: Issues of Culture Change, Stress, and Culture-supportiveness.” In Martin Edge (ed.) (2001) EDRA 32: Old World ~ New Ideas: Environmental and Cultural Change and Tradition in a Shrinking World. Edinburgh, Scotland: EDRA. pp. 15-21.

Encyclopedia Entries:

“Part 1: Prehistory to 1200: Architecture” (pp. 4-7) and “Part 2: 1200 to 1900: Architecture” (pp. 98-100), in Peter J. Seybolt (ed.) Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 3: East and Southeast Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2012.

“Part 1: Prehistory to 1200: Architecture” (pp. 6-9) and “Part 3: 1900 to Present: Architecture” (pp. 156-159), in Carolyn Elliott (ed.) Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia – Volume 4: South, Central, and West Asia, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2012.

Conference Proceedings:

“The Image of the Historic City: Reconciling Contradictions and Challenges in Urban Conservation”; Proceedings the 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar 2009: ‘The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, contradictions, and Continuities’; University of Cambridge: 2009 (On-line publication). URL: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage-seminar/chs09/programme.html

“Rethinking the Spirit of Place: Conceptual Convolutions and Preservation Pragmatics” Proceedings of the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS - ‘The Spirit of Place: Between the Intangible and the Tangible’. Quebec, Canada. 2008. (Digital publication/ CD ROM)

“Activity Systems on Main Streets in Small Towns, Sri Lanka: Identifying Common Patterns of Activity Distribution”. Proceedings of the Great Asian Streets Symposium: Public Space 2002. Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture, of Singapore, 2002: pp. 145-150.

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“Reflections on Heritage Values”. Conservation South Asia Newsletter, 2 (3), Sept –Dec, 2010: pp. 2-3.

“Reflections on Intangible Heritage”. Conservation South Asia Newsletter, 2(1), Jan-April, 2010: p. 6.

“Conservation in Urban Development: Conflict of Interests?” The Sri Lanka Architect (The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects), Vol. 101(18), 1997: pp.37-39.

“An Introduction to Urban Conservation” Vastu (The Sinhalese edition of the Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects) Vol. 17, September-November 1997: pp. 11-15.

“Collective Capability & Collective Responsibility” (Counterpoint to the Editorial), The Sri Lanka Architect Vol.101 (09), June-August 1994: p.09.

“ABN Amro Bank Office at Town Hall: A Germ of an Architectural Cancer?” (SLA Review), The Sri Lanka Architect Vol.101(08), March-May 1994: pp.17-19.

“Architecture and Other Arts” (SLA Theory of Architecture), The Sri Lanka Architect, Vol. 101(05), June-August 1994: pp.18-19.

Abstracts:

“Evaluating Post-tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka: Lessons from Settlement Planning”, in Jeremy Wells and Elefterios Pavlides (eds.) (2013) Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research, Providence, RI: p. 243.

“Managing Heritage of South Asian Cultural Landscapes: Retrospect and Prospects”, Panel Abstract in Ming- Han Li (ed.)(2013) Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, Austin, TX: CELA: p. 120.

“Evaluation of Post-tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka”; in R. Awwad-Rafferty and L. C. Manzo (eds.) (2012) Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: Seattle, WA, USA: pp. 192-193.

“The Intangible Cultural Heritage: What It Is & What To Do About It”; In D. Mittleman and D. A. Middleton (Eds.). Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Chicago, USA: pp. 348-349.

“Beyond Form: Emulating Vernacular in Resettlement Housing”; In H.P. Munasinge (ed.) (2010) Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: p.13.

“Geographies of (Disparate) Hopes: Residents’ evaluation of Post-tsunami Community Designs” (p. 246); In Janice M. Bissell (ed.) (2007) EDRA 38: Building Sustainable Communities. Sacramento, California.

“Mapping meaning in the city image: Towards managing the imageability of urban cultural landscapes”; Ph.D. dissertation abstract (# 19-0890), The Journal of Planning Literature. Vol 19(4), May 2005; p. 533.

“Icons & Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes ; In Dwight Miller & James A. Wise (eds.) (2004) Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: Design with Spirit; Albuquerque, New Mexico; pp. 173-175.

“Researching the Image of the City: Free-listing task as an effective technique for Environmental Cognition Research”; In Julia W. Robinson, Kathleen A. Harder, Herbert L. Pick, & Virajita Singh (eds.) (2003) Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: People Shaping Places Shaping People; University of Minnesota-Minneapolis; p. 295.

“Non-visual Sensory Modalities in Spatial Cognition”; In Peter Hecht (ed.)(2002) Proceedings of 33rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: Community: Evolution or Revolution. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; p. 155.

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 6/16 “Architecture Students’ Perception of Interior Spaces: Identifying Commonly Used Construct System and the Effect of Their Training on the Perception Process”: In Arthur E. Stamps III (ed.) (2000) Proceedings of 31st Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association: Building Bridges: Connecting People, Research, and Design; San Francisco, California; p.131.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

(Edited Volume) Amita Sinha and K.D. Silva (eds.) Cultural Landscapes of South Asia.

(Book Chapter in the above volume) “The Cultural Landscape of Kandy in Sri Lanka: Implications of Its Symbolic Authenticity in Heritage Management”

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

Major Presentations:

“Evaluating Post-tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka: Lessons from Settlement Planning”; at the 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Providence, Rhode Island, USA: May 29 – June 01, 2013.

“The World Heritage Site of Bhaktapur, Nepal: Managing its heritage as a cultural landscape”, at the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Austin, TX, USA: March 27 – 30, 2013.

“Evaluating Post-tsunami Community Designs in Sri Lanka”; at the 43rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Seattle, WA, USA: May 30 – June 3, 2012.

“Intangible Dimensions in the Cultural Landscape of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; at the Symposium on ‘Heritage, Community, and Landscape Conservation in India’, University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne, USA; April 6, 2012.

“(Re)Configuring City Meanings: Historic and Contemporary Imaginations in the City of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; at the 2nd international Conference on the Constructed Environment”; Chicago, USA: October 29-30, 2011.

“Rethinking Intangible Dimensions of Cultural Heritage”; at the 42nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Chicago, USA: May 25-28, 2011.

“Preserving the Cultural Heritage of South Asia: The Issue of Intangible Dimensions”; at the 39th Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 14-17, 2010.

“Beyond Form: Emulating Vernacular in Resettlement Housing”; at the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: July 30-31, 2010.

“The Imageability of Bhaktapur and its implications on heritage management”; at the Department of Architecture, Khowpa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal; July 11, 2010.

“Place Imageability as an Experiential Approach to Urban Design and Conservation: The Case of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; at the Department of Architecture, Khowpa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal; June16, 2010.

“Aging in Sri Lanka”; at the 8th International Conference of the International Association of Home and Services for the Aging; London: July 19-22, 2009 (Co-presenters: Emi Kiyota and Suguru Mori).

“The Image of the Historic City: Reconciling Contradictions and Challenges in Urban Conservation”; at the 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar 2009 titled ‘The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, and Continuities’; University of Cambridge, England: April 18-19, 2009.

“Symbolic Integrity of Historic Landscapes: The Forgotten Dimension in Urban Conservation” at the 12th International Seminar of FORUM UNESCO – University & Heritage, themed ‘Historic Urban Landscapes: A New Concept? A New Category of World Heritage Sites’; Hanoi, Viet Nam: April 5-10, 2009.

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 7/16 “Rethinking the Spirit of Place: Conceptual Convolutions and Preservation Pragmatics” at the symposium ‘The Spirit of Place: Between the Intangible and the Tangible’ at the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS; Quebec, Canada: September 29-October 4, 2008.

“Aging in Community in Sri Lanka: Possibilities and Challenges in Creating Economically and Socially Sustainable Elderly Care in Developing Countries”; at the International Federation of Ageing 19th Global Conference on Ageing; Montreal, Canada: September 4 – 7, 2008 (Co-presenters: Emi Kiyota and Suguru Mori).

“Cross-cultural Perspectives of Aging in Community: Studies in Sri Lanka and Japan”, at the Joint Conference of the National Council on Aging & American Society on Aging; Washington D.C: March 27-30, 2008 (Co- presenters: Emi Kiyota and Suguru Mori).

“Geographies of (disparate) Hopes: Residents’ Evaluation of Post-tsunami Community Designs”; at the symposium ‘Building Sustainable Communities in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect’ at the 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Sacramento, CA: May 30 - June 3, 2007.

“Global Heritage | Local Politics: Sustaining discordant voices of a cultural memory in a World Heritage City”; at the symposium ‘Sustaining Life-worlds: Historical Memory, Enduring Practices, and Persistent Resistances’ at the 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Sacramento, CA: May 30 - June 3, 2007.

“Harnessing the Opulence within: Re-positioning the quest for housing the economically disadvantaged”; at the Conference “Architecture for the Economically Disadvantaged” held at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology: March 23-24, 2007(Co-presenter: Andrew Broderick) .

“Introducing New Design Imagery to a Historic Urban Context: Retrospect and Prospect”; In the symposium ‘Managing the Cultural Heritage in South Asia: Some thoughts on how Design Intervention can help’ at the 35th Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 19-22, 2006 (Co-presenter: Joseph Lawton).

“Conserving Asian Urban Heritage: The need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach”; at the 1st International Conference on ‘Asian Approaches to Conservation”; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok, Thailand: October 2-5, 2006.

“Reflections on Community Design: The Milwaukee Narrative”; At the 2006 Association of Community Design Conference: Los Angeles, CA: June 5-7, 2006.

“City Sense and City Conservation: A Model for Socio-economic Sustainability in Historic Urban Areas”; In the special symposium on ‘Urban Revitalization and Social Sustainability’ at the 17th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics; Baden-Baden, Germany: August 1-7, 2005.

“The Impact of Ineffective Development Control and Promotional Mechanisms on Heritage Preservation: A Case of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; In the symposium ‘Preserving the Cultural Heritage of South Asia’: Reflections on Shared Concerns and Lessons from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka’ at the 33rd Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 15-17, 2004.

“Mapping Meanings in the City Image: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka”; In the symposium ‘Icons and Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes’ at the 35th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; Albuquerque, New Mexico: June 2-6, 2004.

“Images of Kandy: Managing the Cultural Landscape of a World Heritage City”; In the symposium ‘Space and Meaning: Understanding the Humane Built Space’ at the 32nd Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 24-26, 2003.

“Integrating City Development and City Preservation: Some Lessons from the World Heritage City of Kandy, Sri Lanka” at the Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong; October 30, 2003.

“Researching the Image of the City: Free-listing task as an effective technique for Environmental Cognition Research”; In the symposium “Inquiry by Image/ Inquiry for Image: Emerging Methods” at the 34th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis: May 21-24, 2003.

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“Mapping Vernacular Urban Landscape in Sri Lanka: Identifying Unique Spatial Characteristics in Small Southern Towns”; In the symposium “Cultural Inferences in the Urban Landscape: Some South Asian Examples” at the 18th Annual Conference in South Asian Studies; Center for South Asian Studies, University of California-Berkeley: February 14 - 15, 2003.

“Activity Systems on Main Streets in Small Towns, Sri Lanka: Identifying Common Patterns of Activity Distribution”; at the Great Asian Streets Symposium: Public Space 2002; Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture, National University of Singapore: July 25 - 26, 2002.

“Substituting Vision in Navigation”; In the workshop ‘Movement through environments’ at the 33rd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 22 - 26, 2002 (In absentia, paper read by the convener Dr. Saif Ul-Huq).

“Urban Conservation as Culture-supportive Development Activity” at the School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore; February 22, 2002.

“Conserving Urban Vernacular Settlements in the New Millennium: Six Strategies for Success”; at the 2nd International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements; University of Indonesia-Depok: February 16 – 17, 2002.

“Preserving Historic Urban Districts: Issues of Culture Change, Stress, and Culture-supportiveness”; at the 32nd Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Edinburgh, Scotland: July 3 - 6, 2001.

Minor Presentations:

“A Walk across China through the Ages: The Architectural Heritage of China”; at the K-16 Teachers Workshop organized by KU Center for Global and International Studies; February 25, 2012.

“On Managing Historic Urban Landscapes: Theory and Research Methods”; at the Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology, University of , Sri Lanka; January 22, 2012.

“Siheyuan, Tulo, and Dialo: The Architectural Heritage of China beyond the Forbidden City”; Tea & Talk Session of Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas; November 05, 2009.

“Globalizing Local Heritage: On Challenges of UNESCO’s World Heritage Program”; at the International Seminar for Faculty; University of Kansas International Programs: April 23, 2009.

“Bhaktapur, Nepal: The Cosmo-geography of a World Heritage City and its implication on Preservation”; at the Faculty Scholarship Symposium – School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Kansas: March 25, 2009.

“Mapping Imageability of Cities: A Qualitative Approach” at the Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA; February 01, 2005.

“The Maryland Plan: Perceiving the Town/Gown Relationship Using a Shared Vision of the Physical Environment as a Platform for Addressing Sources of Conflict”; at the Outreach Scholarship 2002 Conference: Catalyst for Change, organized by the Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Wisconsin-Extension; Worthington, Ohio: October 6-8, 2002 (Poster Presentation; Co-presenter: Peter Sadowski).

“Linking Environmental Psychology, Urban Design, & Humanistic Geography: A Case Study of Kandy, Sri Lanka” at the Department of Geography, , Kandy, Sri Lanka; August 20, 2002.

“Non-visual Sensory Modalities in Spatial Cognition”; at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 22-26, 2002 (Poster Presentation).

“Architecture Students’ Perception of Interior Spaces: Identifying Commonly Used Construct System and the Effect of Their Training on the Perception Process”; at the 31st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; San Francisco, California: May 10-14, 2000 (Poster Presentation).

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 9/16 “Summing-up Presentation” of the Regional Workshop on ‘Integral Development for 21st Century Sri Lanka’, organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects at , , Sri Lanka; August 30, 1997.

OTHER SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENTS

Reviewer for Scholarly Publications:

Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, (2013 - present)

Associate Editor/Reviewer, International Journal on Constructed Environments (2012 - 2013).

Reviewer, Papers submitted to the Journal Built Environment-Sri Lanka (2011).

Reviewer, Papers submitted to the Electronic Journal of International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements (2011, 2012, 2013).

Reviewer, Papers submitted to the Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (2011, 2012, 2013).

Reviewer: Papers submitted for the book ‘Old but New; New but Old: Architectural Heritage Conservation’ (edited by Dr. Mahbubur Rahman & published by UNESCO): 2008.

Reviewer for Symposia:

Member, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on ‘Cities, People and Places’, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, , Sri Lanka; October 14-17, 2013.

Reviewer, Abstracts and papers submitted to the Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2013 Conference (2012).

Reviewer, Papers submitted to the International Conference on “Architectural Education Encounters”; Colombo, Sri Lanka: August 05, 2011.

Member, International Scientific Committee for the Conference “Conservation of Architecture, Urban Areas, Nature & Landscape: Towards a Sustainable Survival of Cultural Landscape”; The Hashemite University, Amman, Jordan: March 14 – 16, 2011.

Reviewer, Papers submitted for the 5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements (Theme: Vernacular Futures), Colombo, Sri Lanka (2010).

Reviewer, Abstracts submitted for the 2nd UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy of Heritage Management Conference (Theme: ‘Urban Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities’), Macao, China (2009).

Reviewer, Papers submitted for the Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association (2007 - 2013)

Reviewer, Papers submitted for the “Built Environment: Responding to Climatic Change” Symposium; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2009).

Reviewer; Papers submitted for ‘Built Environment & Its Futures’ Symposium; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2008)

Member, International Scientific Committee for the Conference ‘Responsibilities and Opportunities in Architectural Conservation: Theory, Education, and Practice; The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region, University of Petra, Jordan: November 3-5, 2008.

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 10/16 Symposia Organization:

Organizer & Chair, the panel on “Managing Heritage of South Asian Cultural Landscapes: Prospects and Retrospect”, at the Annual Conference of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Austin, TX, USA: March 27 – 30, 2013.

Organizer & Chair, Intensive Session “The Intangible Cultural Heritage: What it is and what to do about it”, at the 42nd Annual Conference of Environment Design Research Association, Chicago: May 25 – 29, 2011.

Co-organizer; Faculty Scholarship Symposium, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Kansas (2009)

Chair, Symposium titled ‘Building sustainable Communities in Post-tsunami Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect’ at the 38th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association; Sacramento, CA: May 30-June 3, 2007.

Chair, Symposium titled ‘Managing the Cultural Heritage in South Asia: Some thoughts on how Design Intervention can help’ at the 35th Annual Conference on South Asia; University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 19-22, 2006.

Chair, Two symposia under the theme ‘Preserving the Cultural Heritage of South Asia’: First symposium titled ‘Reflections on the Need of Effective Conservation Policy’ and the second titled ‘Reflections on Shared Concerns and Lessons from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka’ at the 33rd Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: October 15-17, 2004.

Chair, Symposium titled ‘Icons and Images: Revealing the Narratives in Symbolic Landscapes’ at the 35th Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association; Albuquerque, New Mexico: June 2-6, 2004.

CITATIONS OF SCHOLARLY WORK

Citations of ‘Asian Heritage Management: Context, concerns, and prospects’ (2013):

1. Winter, T. (2013) ‘Heritage studies and the privileging of theory’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, Online (19 April 2013), pp. 1-17.

2. Winter, T. (2012) ‘Beyond Eurocentricism? Heritage conservation and the politics of difference’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, Online (31 October 2012), pp. 1-15.

Citations of “The City Imageability: A Framework for Defining Urban Heritage Dimensions’ (2013):

3. Rajapakse, A. (2013) ‘The sense of place and the diminishing living heritage in the World Heritage Site of Fort, Sri Lanka’, Upcoming paper presentation, ICOMOS-Thailand International Conference on ‘Asian Forgotten Heritage: Perception, Preservation and Presentation’ Chiang Mai University, Thailand, October 15-17, 2013.

Citations of ‘Tangible and Intangible Heritages: The Crisis of Official Definitions’ (2010):

4. Chapagain, N. (2013) ‘Introduction: Contexts and concerns in Asian heritage management’, in K. D. Silva & N. K. Chapagain (eds.) (2013) Asian Heritage Management: Context, Concerns & Prospects, London: Routledge, pp. 1- 29.

Citations of ‘The image of the historic city: Reconciling challenges and contradictions in urban conservation’ (2009):

5. Slater, A. and Koo, H. J. (2010) ‘A new type of “Third Place”?’ Journal of Planning Management and Development, 3(2): 99-112.

Citations of ‘Conserving Asian urban heritage: The need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach’ (2006).

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6. Lung, D. P. Y. (2007) ‘Historical Cities of the Straits of Malacca’, Melaka and George Town World Heritage Evaluation Mission 2007 Report, UNESCO World Heritage Center. Online.

7. Pradhananga, N. and Landorf, C. (2008) ‘Stakeholder participation at World Heritage Sites: An analysis of the past and present conservation systems of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site’, Paper presented at the Heritage 2008 International Conference-World Heritage and Sustainable Development, Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal, May 7 – 9, 2008.

Citations of ‘Mapping meaning in the mind: Toward preserving the imageability of urban cultural landscapes’ (2004):

8. Payne, A. P. (2009) Understanding Change in Place: Spatial Knowledge Acquired by Visually Impaired Users Through Change in Footpath Materials, Doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University (UMI Number: 3357815, ProQuest LLC).

9. Harun, N. Z. (2009) Padang as public space in historical cities in Malaysia, Doctoral dissertation, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Citations of ‘Preserving Historic Urban Districts: Issues of Culture Change, Stress, and Culture-supportiveness’ (2001):

10. Mahgoub, Y. (2007) ‘Architecture and the expression of cultural identity in Kuwait’, The Journal of Architecture, 12(2), 165-182.

11. Mahgoub, Y. (2004) ‘Globalization and the built environment in Kuwait’, Habitat International, 28, 505-519.

Citations of ‘Advances in Environmental Cognition Research 1980-2000’ (Unpublished paper) (2001):

12. Rapoport, A. (2010) ‘Designing for people – some implications’, Trialog 106 - A Journal for Planning and Building in the Third World, Vol. 3/2010, 4 - 45.

13. Rapoport, A. (2006) ‘Vernacular design as a model system’, in Lindsay Asquith and Marcel Vellinga (eds.) Vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century: Theory, education and practice, London: Taylor & Francis, 179-198.

PROFESSIONAL/ CREATIVE PRACTICE EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION EDUCATION Corporate Member, Institute of Architects, Sri Lanka (1995- present)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Architectural Consultancy, Sri Lanka (1995 – present)

Design Project Manager; Community Design Solutions (CDS), School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (June 2000 – September 2003).

Resident Consultant Architect; Royal Park Condominium Project, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka (Feb.1995 - Feb.1996).

Architect; Development Consultants Lanka Pvt Ltd, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka (Dec. 1993 - Jan. 1995).

Junior Architect; Development Consultants Lanka Pvt Ltd., Colombo 02, Sri Lanka (Jan. 1991 - Jan. 1992).

Architectural Intern; Mihindu Keerthiratne Associates, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka (Aug. 1988- Feb. 1990).

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Architectural Intern; Anura Ratnavibhushana Studio, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka (Jan. 1988 – Aug. 1988).

SERVICE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY SERVICE EDUCATION At the University of Kansas:

Member, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2013 – present)

Member, Faculty Search Committee, School of Architecture, Design & Planning (2010 - 2011).

Member, Foreign Language and Studies (FLAS) Application Review Committee, Center for Global and International Studies (2011, 2012, 2013)

Member, International Humanities Summer Research Grant Review Committee, KU International Programs (Spring 2012)

Juror, Graduate Research Competition, KU Office of Graduate Studies (Spring 2012)

Member, Admissions Review Panel, M. Arch Track II and III Programs, Department of Architecture (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012)

Member, Study Abroad Committee, School of Architecture, Design & Planning (Fall 2011)

Member, Scholarship Committee, School of Architecture, Design & Planning (Spring 2011 - present)

Member, Graduate Direct Exchange Program Review Committee, KU International Programs (2010, 2013)

Member; Graduate Studies Committee, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (2007- present)

Member; Ad hoc Committee on Technology, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (2009)

Scribe; Department of Architecture Faculty meetings (2008-2009)

Faculty Advisor, Multi-cultural Architecture Scholars Program (Fall 2011-present)

Faculty Advisor; American Institute of Architecture Students –University of Kansas Chapter (2008-present)

Faculty Advisor; Freedom by Design – University of Kansas Chapter (2008 – present)

Faculty Advisor; Sri Lanka Student Association - University of Kansas (2008 - 2012)

Faculty Advisor; Amos Rapoport Digital Image Archive on Vernacular Design, Department of Architecture (2007 - present)

Representative, KU Office of Graduate Studies, at Doctoral Comprehensive Oral Exam, Department of Psychology (Summer 2013); Department of Psychology (Spring 2011)

Affiliated Core Faculty; Center for Global and International Studies, University of Kansas (2009-present)

Affiliated Core Faculty; Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas (2009-present)

School Marshal; KU Commencement Ceremony (Spring 2010)

Co-organizer; Faculty Scholarship Symposium, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (2009)

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At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee:

Faculty Advisor; Community Design Solutions, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (2005-2007).

Faculty Advisor; MEDAL Program – program to introduce high school, minority students to professional college-level academic programs (Spring 2006).

Member (Spring 2006) & Student Representative (Fall 2004 and 1999-2000); PhD Program Committee, School of Architecture & Urban Planning.

Design Project Manager; Community Design Solutions (CDS), School of Architecture and Urban Planning (June 2000 – September 2003).

Member; Physical Environment Committee - Facilities Design Advisory Subcommittee (2002-2004).

Curator; “Campus of the Future” Exhibition (Spring- Summer 2002).

Archivist; Amos Rapoport Archival Collection, School of Architecture & Urban Planning (Fall 2001).

At the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka:

Member, Board of Higher Degrees, Faculty of Architecture (April–August 2005)

Member; Campus Facilities Planning Committee (Jan. - July 1998).

PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Environmental Design Research Association:

EDRA Ambassador, at the 44th Annual Conference of Environmental Design Research Association, Providence, RI (2013).

Reviewer, Papers submitted for the Annual EDRA Conference (2007-present)

Moderator, Symposia at the Annual EDRA Conference (2003, 2007, 2011).

South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals:

Moderator of the Network (November 2005 – May 2006)

Symposia Organizer (South Asia Conference; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 2004 & 2006)

Member of the Executive Core (2004 - present)

Sri Lanka Institute of Architects:

Member; Board of Architectural Publications (April-August 2005; Jan. - July 1998).

Editor; “The Herald’’- The Newsletter of the Institute (Jan. - July 1998).

Issue Editor; “The Sri Lanka Architect” - The Journal of the Institute (Feb. - Aug.1994).

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL/EDUCATION SCHOLARLY AFFILIATIONS

Member, Environmental Design Research Association (2004-present).

Member, Asian Academy of Heritage Conservation (2004-present)

Member, South Asian Network of Young Conservation Professionals (2003-present)

Member, American Institute of Sri Lankan Studies (2002-present).

Member, International Council of Monuments & Sites; ICOMOS –Sri Lanka Chapter (2005-present)

Member, ICOMOS – Scientific Committee on Historic Towns & Villages (2008 – present)

Member, Forum UNESCO-University Heritage Network (2009 – present)

Corporate Member, Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (1995 - present).

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Workshop Participation – Teaching:

“Best Practices Institute”; Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas; May 19-20, 2010.

“When Worlds Collide: Teacher and Student Expectations about Learning”: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, organized by UWM Center for Instructional and Professional Development (CIPD). Speaker – Dr. Tony Ciccone, Director, CIPD; March 30th, 2005.

“Student Advising and Classroom Management”: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, organized by Marquette University, Milwaukee. Speaker - Dr. Laura Gellott, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; March 10th 2005.

“Principles of Learning Styles and Strategies”: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, organized by Marquette University, Milwaukee. Speaker – Dr. Jay Caulfield, College of Professional Studies, Marquette University; March 07th 2005.

“Good Intentions Aren't Enough: Helping Students Learn Through Service”: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, organized by Marquette University, Milwaukee. Speaker - Dr. Virginia Chappell, Associate Professor, Marquette University; February 14th 2005.

“Tools for Assessing Student Learning”: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, organized by UWM Center for Instructional and Professional Development (CIPD). Speaker - Dr. Connie Schroeder, Assistant Director at CIPD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; February 4th, 2005.

Workshop Participation – Grant Writing:

“Strategies for Successful Fellowship Grants”: Workshop organized by UWM Graduate School. Speaker - Dr. Marjorie Piechowski, Consultant for Grant Writing, UWM College of Engineering; May 12th, 2006.

“Acquiring Extramural Funding with Successful Collaborative Projects”: Workshop organized by UWM Graduate School. Speaker - Dr. Robert Lowman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill; April 23rd, 2004.

“Guide to Foundation Grant Writing”: Workshop organized by UWM Graduate School. Speaker - Dr. Robert Lowman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; April 22nd, 2004.

Kapila D. Silva – Curriculum Vitae 15/16 ‘Twelve Keys to Successful Grant Writing’: Workshop organized by UWM Graduate School. Speaker - Dr. Robert Lowman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; April 21st, 2004.

Workshop Participation – Design Training

“World Heritage Sites Management – Their Tangible and Intangible Aspects”: Training workshop conducted by the United Nations Institute for Training & Research; Hiroshima, Japan; March 12-17th 2006.

“Green Building Training”: Two-day Workshop on sustainable development, organized by Weston Solutions, LISC, and Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin. Speaker - Alistair Jackson, Project Associate with O’Brien & Company, Inc; February 17 – 18th 2005.

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