Nisha A Fernando Editor

Kapila D. Silva is Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Kansas, USA. He has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA from where he received his doctorate and at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka from where he received professional architectural education. He is the lead editor of four volumes on cultural heritage management in the Asia-Pacific region (all published by Routledge) and co-author of The Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka: Elevated Image-houses in Buddhist Architecture (Anthem Press, 2021).

Nisha A. Fernando is Director and Associate Professor of Interior Architecture at the University of Kansas. Prior to joining KU, she was Professor of Interior Architecture at University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, USA, where she taught since 2001. She received her PhD in Environment-Behavior Studies from the School of Architecture & Urban Planning at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Her broad scope of research includes culture-space relationships and her most current research includes sensory aspects of spatial experiences and design pedagogy.