Jaliya Fonseka

Jaliya Fonseka is currently based out of Washington DC, where he is collaborating with a local architect and volunteering with the World Central Kitchen’s food relief program. His Master’s thesis at the Waterloo School of Architecture explored the meaning of home, place and belonging, and allowed him to reconnect to his birthplace, Sri Lanka. Upon graduating, Jaliya pursued a six-month travel fellowship awarded by the Asia Foundation, which allowed him to study traditional art, craft, architecture, and culture while travelling throughout South Asia. He recently exhibited some of his findings at the Strathmore exhibition on the theme of Home. Jaliya serves as an adjunct instructor at the Waterloo School of Architecture and continues to balance teaching and architectural practice. He is moved by the unique human story that underpins and empowers our built world and this challenges him to grow as an architect and as an educator.

• AE 300 - Architectural Engineering Studio
  • Taught in 2021, 2022
• ARCH 193 - Design Studio
  • Taught in 2019, 2021, 2022
• ARCH 393 - Option Design Studio
  • Taught in 2022, 2023
• ARCH 473 - Technical Report
  • Taught in 2023, 2024
• ARCH 493 - Design Studio/Comprehensive Building Design
  • Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.