Edward Skinner (architect)

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Edward Skinner (15 March 1869 – 26 December 1910) was a British architect who designed several landmark buildings in Colombo, Ceylon.

He was born in Inverurie, Scotland. In 1885 he began training with architect John Rust, then moved to a London firm in 1890 and worked as an assistant to Morton M. Glover from 1891 to 1892. He passed his architectural qualifying exam in 1893 and was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects on 4 December 1893. Skinner moved to Ceylon before the end of 1893, first working for an engineering firm and later starting his own practice in 1897.

His Colombo designs include the south wing of the Galle Face Hotel (1894), Victoria Masonic Temple (1901), Cargills & Co. (1902), Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital (1903), Lindsay Lecture Hall, St. Andrew's Church (1906), Wesley College (1907), and Lloyd's Building (1908). He became a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 7 June 1909.

Skinner died by suicide at his offices in Colombo Fort on 26 December 1910, aged 41. He was married to Olive Minna née Martin (1881–1917).