Minnette de Silva | |
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| මිනට් ද සිල්වා | |
 Minnette de Silva with Pablo Picasso (left) at the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace, 1948 | |
| Born | Minnette de Silva 1 February 1918 |
| Died | 24 November 1998 (aged 80) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art Architectural Association School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | George E. de Silva Agnes de Silva |
| Awards | SLIA Gold Medal (1996)[1] |
| Practice | Minnette de Silva Associates |
| Buildings | See below |
| Projects | Kandy Art Centre |
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.[2][3] 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.[3] 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'.
- ^ Robson 2015.
- ^ Sharp 1998.
- ^ a b Pinto 2018.