Prof Dr Ruffina Thilakaratne

Professor Dr Ruffina Thilakaratne is a Fellow of the RIBA with over 25 years of international experience spanning academia, architectural practice and the United Nations. She is Professor and Director of the Master of Architecture Programme at Hong Kong Chu Hai College. Her work advances low-carbon transformation, resilient built environments, and urban health and wellbeing. She leads research on AI-driven adaptive reuse and the Co-editor of The UN SDGs – Hong Kong Architects in Action book and contributes to international discourse through scholarly publications, conference presentations and international design award juries. As a RIBA Trustee and International Councillor for Asia and Australasia, an advisor to the International WELL Building Institute, and a Green Building Faculty at the HKGBC, she advocates environmental responsibility, and social value to create healthier, and resilient communities.