Homi Billimoria

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Homi Billimoria
Born
Homi Framjee Billimoria
Died1956
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
OccupationArchitect
Known forArchitecture

Homi Framjee Billimoria OBE, was a Ceylonese architect of Parsee origin. He was the first Ceylonese to graduate from Liverpool University and be elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[1] In 1938 Billimoria joined the Government service as the country's first town planner. He served as the chief architect of the Public Works Department from 1953 to 1956. In the 1948 Birthday Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire while serving as the deputy chief architect,[2] in 1953 he was conferred with a Coronation Medal and in the 1954 Birthday Honours, he received an Officer (Civil Division) Order of the British Empire.[3] Billimoria was a founding member of the (CIA) and was later elected as a fellow of the Institute.[4]

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  1. ^ Hinnells, John (Ed); Williams, Alan (2007). Parsis in India and the Diaspora. Routledge. pp. 194–195. ISBN 9781134067510.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Fourth Supplement" (PDF). The London Gazette (38314): 3404. 10 June 1948.
  3. ^ "Fourth Supplement". The London Gazette (40191): 3304. 1 June 1954.
  4. ^ "History". Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ Hussein, Ameena. "Mumtaz Mahal, The Story of a House". The Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ^ Sadanandan, Renuka; Hettiarachchi, Kumudini (2 December 2007). "Timeless Tintagel". Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Tintagel opens its doors". Sunday Island. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  8. ^ Vithana, Shantha Kumara (4 February 2007). "59 years of Independence 1948 - 2007". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ "About YMBA". Young Men's Buddhist Association. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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