) ▁ ▁Br ă de an ca ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Justin ▁Sam ar ase k era ▁( 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 — ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁architect . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁the ▁architect ural ▁profession ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁architect ural ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Justin ▁Sam ar ase k era ▁was ▁born ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁in ▁Col om bo ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁school ▁education ▁at ▁N al anda ▁Vid yal aya , ▁Col om bo ▁before ▁studying ▁architecture ▁at ▁the ▁Sir ▁Jam set je e ▁Je ej eb ho y ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁( 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 4 3 ). ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁( P WD ) ▁before ▁leaving ▁for ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁passed ▁his ▁final ▁ex ams . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁architect ural ▁firm , ▁Thomas ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁Son , ▁in ▁Hol born , ▁a ▁prominent ▁firm ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁New ▁Town ▁Mov ement . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁P WD , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁chief ▁architect ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Sam ar