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Shameen Dharmasena

Shameen Dharmasena

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Built Environment

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Supervisors: Paul Osmond, Elisa Palazzo

I am a Landscape Architect, University Lecturer and PhD Researcher with academic and professional experience in Sri Lanka, Japan and Australia. I hold a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and a Master of Design from the University of Tsukuba, Japan.

I am currently pursuing a PhD at 91É«ÇéƬ, researching the integration of green infrastructure into the urban fabric of historical cities, with a focus on balancing environmental sustainability and heritage conservation in Sri Lanka. My research interests include landscape architecture, green infrastructure, cultural landscapes, urban environmental quality, pedestrian environments, climate-responsive planning and geospatial technologies, including GIS, remote sensing, UAV photogrammetry and 3D modelling. My research has been published and presented in international journals and academic conferences. I have received the Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship and Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship during my postgraduate studies in Japan. I am also an Accredited Green Building Consultant of the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka.

Prior to commencing my doctoral studies at 91É«ÇéƬ, I worked as a university lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, where I contributed to landscape architecture education, research and academic coordination. My long-term goal is to advance interdisciplinary landscape architecture research and education by connecting environmental science, spatial analysis, cultural heritage and community wellbeing.
  • Green infrastructure
  • Historical Urban Landscapes (HUL)
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Heritage conservation

International fully refereed Journal Articles

  • Dharmasena, S.R., Saubhagya, M.K.S., Nimashi, K.D.S., & Dharmasena, S.W.J.H. (2025). International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. Vol. 13(No.3), 189-207.
  • Dharmasena, S., Saubhagya, M. K. S., Nimashi, S., & Dharmasena, J. (2025). Bhumi the Planning Research Journal, 11(2), 14–32. 
  • Dharmasena, S. R., Nimashi, K. D. S., Saubhagya, M. K. S. (2025). FARU Journal,12(1),1-12. 
  • Dharmasena, S. R., & Suresh, E. T. (2018). ArchNet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, Volume 12(Issue 2), 347-357.
  • Dharmasena, S., & Edirisooriya, S. (2018). Cities People Places: An International Journal on Urban Environments, Vol. 3(Issue 1), 66-86.

International Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • Gamage, T. G. A. S., & Dharmasena, S. R. (2025). FARU 2025.
  • Keshani, A. G. C., & Dharmasena, S. R. (2025).  FARU 2025. 
  • Priyabhashini, A. K. G. Y., & Dharmasena, S. R. (2025).  FARU 2025. 
  • Wijerathne, D. A. M. Y. R., & Dharmasena, S. R. (2025). FARU 2025. 
  • Dharmasena, S. R., & Yamada, K. (2024). Assessing cultural landscape integrity through traditional village structure in Sri Lanka: The case study of Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka. 14th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (14th ISAIA-2024 Sep.), Kyoto, Japan.
  • Dharmasena, S. R., & Yamada, K. (2024). 13th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements – ISVS13 (2024 Nov.), Sri Lanka. 
  • Dharmasena, S. R., & Nimashi, K.D.S. (2023). Exploring urban walkability: an assessment of sidewalks and pedestrian facilities in public transport districts; in accordance with the Green SL® Rating System for Sustainable Cities the case of Pettah, Sri Lanka. The 14th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment -2023. Kandy, Sri Lanka.
  • Dharmasena, S. R. (2018). A Study on Importance of Blue Space in Urban Parks to Human Well-Being, with Reference to Colombo City, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on 'Cities, People & Places' [ICCPP-2018], (pp. 342-357). Colombo.