Title: Minnette de Silva
Description: "Against the backdrop of great social and political change in Sri Lanka, in what ways did Minnette De Silva unify a community through her work on the Watapuluwa Housing Scheme?" Rupert Fennessy utilizes primary and secondary historical resources, contemporary newspaper articles and De Silva's text “The Life and Work of an Asian Woman Architect” to create an archive of De Silva's architecture career and her local and nationwide impact.
Subjects: Women architects, Sri Lankans, Students, COVID-19 (Disease), Popular works, Coronavirus infections, Social aspects, Quarantine, Columbia University, Barnard College
People: Minnette De Silva