Dinithi Iddawela is a licensed architect in Sri Lanka. Born and raised in Kandy, she went on to pursue her higher studies in USA, where she received her Bachelor’s of Architecture from Auburn University. She currently has an active practice in Sri Lanka through Blue Dot Studio, and is also an adjunct faculty at IE School of Architecture and Design in Segovia, Spain. Although the practice is primarily anchored in Sri lanka, Blue Dot Studio has worked on project proposals in various countries.
Dinithi is also the founder of a small grassroots effort named Clean River Project in Kandy. It is focused on societal waste reduction and ecological restoration. The project has conducted many river cleanups along the banks of the Mahaweli Ganga and also numerous awareness sessions within schools and various community events.
Cem S. Kayatekin is an Assistant Professor at IE School of Architecture & Design (Segovia, Spain). He holds a BArch from Auburn University, an MArch from Cornell University, and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Oregon, completed under the tutelage of Howard Davis. His teaching and research interests are focused on how energy / carbon transitions, blue-green-grey infrastructure, housing, fifteen-minute city models, and the design of urban form can play a role in achieving more-productive and -socioeconomically diverse urban and suburban settlement structures.
Sisitha Wijesuriya is lead project manager for Blue Dot Studio in Sri Lanka. He studied architecture at the Colombo School of Architecture, and brings over fifteen years of experience working on architectural projects within professional practices.