Sanjeeva Guneratne, Architect, is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Southern Campus-General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka and a Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Built Environment and a Master of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He is a practitioner whose main teaching areas are Theory of Architecture and Design, Theory of Cinema and Videography and Architectural Design. His areas of concentration in research are the Transcendental Experience of Sacred Landscapes and the Interface where comparative religion and landscape studies converge. At present he is registered for a MPhil/PhD in Architecture at the University of Moratuwa.
RMKU Rajapaksha, PhD, holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Architecture from the University of Queensland, Australia. He is an educator, researcher and practitioner who works as an Associate Editor for the Architectural Science Review Journal by Taylor and Francis, UK. His specialization includes architecture at net-Zero and teaching regenerative architecture.
Faiz MMT Marikar, PhD, is the most experienced scientist in the field of molecular biology, and he is currently working as the Director, Staff Development Centre, General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University Sri Lanka. He has B.Sc. Special Degree from University of Ruhuna.
Journal: MEΘEXIS Journal of Research in Values and Spirituality
Year of Publication: November 2024
Issue: Vol. IV, No. 2
Title: Landscapes of transcendence: The aniconic sacrality of mountain geographies
Author: Sanjeeva Guneratnea, Rmku Rajapakshab, Faiz Mmt Marikarc
Author Affiliation:
aSanjeeva Guneratne
Department of Architecture
Southern Campus-General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Sewanagala, Sri Lanka
Email: sanjeeva23@hotmail.com
bRmku Rajapaksha
Department of Architecture
University of Moratuwa,
Katubedda, Sri Lanka
c Faiz Mmt Marikar
Staff Development Centre
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Kandawala, Ratmalana