Panini Tennekoon

Panini Tennekoon
Born(1922-02-05)5 February 1922
Died16 July 2007(2007-07-16) (aged 85)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Resting placeBorella Cemetery
Occupation(s)public servant; architect
Known forChief Architect of Sri Lanka
Term1977 - 1979
PredecessorV. Kandavel
SpouseNandani Bulankulama
ChildrenNalinda, Shiran

Panini Tennekoon (5 February 1922 – 16 July 2007) was a Sri Lankan architect.[1][2] He spent most of his career as a public servant, working in the Public Works Department, serving as the country's chief architect, before running his own architectural practice, designing low-cost housing and investigating sustainable timber use in construction. He was a fellow of Sri Lankan Institute of Architects and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

  1. ^ Pieris, Anoma (2013). Architecture and Nationalism in Sri Lanka: The Trouser Under the Cloth. Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 9780415630023.
  2. ^ "Atrium" (PDF) (6). Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (University of Melbourne). 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)