The University of Westminster has conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters to Surath Wickramasinghe, Chartered Architect and Chartered Town Planner at its convocation ceremony held in Colombo recently. Mr Wickramasinghe graduated from the University of Westminster, London and completed a Masters Degree in Planning at the University of Moratuwa. The doctorate was conferred [...]

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The University of Westminster has conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters to Surath Wickramasinghe, Chartered Architect

Mr. Wickramasinghe receiving his honours

and Chartered Town Planner at its convocation ceremony held in Colombo recently.

Mr Wickramasinghe graduated from the University of Westminster, London and completed a Masters Degree in Planning at the University of Moratuwa. The doctorate was conferred for his outstanding contributions in transforming the ‘Practice and the Profession of Architecture’.

The university in its Citation recognized his professional education combined with a keen sense of opportunity buttressed by the innate creativity and ability to face challenge refined over many years, has made him an exceptional leader of his profession.

Mr Wickramasinghe has made an outstanding contribution to architecture for over four decades. The designs and the buildings stand out as landmarks of his achievements, won several impressive and distinguished Excellence Awards including the highest Honor the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) can bestow the ‘Gold Medal’ for Architecture.




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