Palinda Kannangara was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1970. Educated at Ananda College, Colombo, he entered the University of Colombo and graduated Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics in the year 1996.In 1994, Palinda Kannangara joined the study course conducted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. During his undergraduate years, he worked under several leading architects such as Archt. K. Ganeshan, Archt. Vinod Jayasinghe and Archt. Anura Ratnavibushana. The Studio Dwelling founded in 2004 is where Sri Lankan Architect Palinda Kannangara lives and works. Actually it provides a base for the practice and home for the architects in Colombo. The firm Palinda Kannangara Architects has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Golden Emerging Architect Award, Sri Lanka instituted by A+D and CERA and the Emerging Architect Asia Award by Architecture Asia (2014, 2016). Palinda Kannangara Architects have been on India’s AD50 list of best practices in the subcontinent for three consecutive years (2015, 2016, and 2017). More recently the firm has been awarded 1st prize in 2A Awards Asia and Merit Award Azure Canada, First Prize residential category in Geoffrey Bawa Awards. He got inspiration from Buddhism and he appreciates the inherent beauty in minimalism. Minimalism is not a new `thing in Sri Lankan Architecture. He was awarded for the 2018 RIBA International Prize for the dwelling which symbolizes the design excellence