Urban design and architecture play a major role in shaping up a city. ‘Architecture for all: City + Community’ was the theme of the National Conference on Architecture organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects held on February 24, 2011 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.

Gone are the days when lifestyles were balanced and stress was not a normal feature of it. Today the home is but an extended work place where working parents rush to myriad household chores and children who have to prepare for examinations from young ages rush home to complete assignments for the next day. Considerable […]

MIT study finds potential for significant energy savings through user-controlled efficient lighting systems. In newer buildings it’s often hard even to find a plain old-fashioned light switch. Often, the only controls are automatic motion-detector switches that turn off lights when people have left a room – or when they sit too still – or else […]

The 29th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects themed “Architecture for All: City + Community” was held recently under the patronage of the Chief Guest Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development, and the Guests of Honour Archt Ruth Reed, Chairman, Royal Institute of British Architects and Shri Vikram Misry, First Secretary of the Indian High Commission in SriLanka.

Designs for the Zayed National Museum was officially unveiled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

This is what Qatar has promised to provide for the FIFA World Cup 2022, for which they won the hosting rights.

The Colombo School of Construction Technology (CSCT) has initiated a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying in partnership with the School of Built Environment, at the University of Salford, (UoS) UK.

It is a global dilemma that society is drifting apart. People are strung by virtual connections and face a loss of physical connectedness. Public buildings are an attempt to bridge this gap – to bring people together.