Minnette de silva le corbusier biography

Sri Lankan architect (1918–1998)

Minnette de Silva (Sinhala: මිනට් ද සිල්වා;Tamil: மினிட் டி சில்வா; 1 February 1918 – 24 November 1998) was an internationally recognised architect, considered the pioneer of the modern architectural style in Sri Lanka.

Minnette de silva le corbusier biography

De Silva was a fellow of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA),

De Silva was the first Sri Lankan woman to be trained as an architect and the first Asian woman to be elected an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1948.

She was also the first Asian representative of CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne) in 1947 and was one of the founding members of the architectural publication Marg. She was awarded the SLIA Gold Medal for her contribution to architecture, in particular her pioneering work developing a 'regional modernism for the tropics'.

Early life (1918–1930)

Minnette de Silva was born on 1 February 1918 in Kandy, the second largest city of the isla