Sprawling on the banks of the Ganges River in the pastoral hamlet of Raichak-on-Ganges in West Bengal, the Ganga Kutir, Resort and Spa is a unique experience of environment and a subtle blend of Bengali and Sri Lankan culture.

Emerging like an oasis in the tranquil oceanfront haven of Passekudah bay, Maalu Maalu Resorts & Spa appeared and made its mark on 30th May 2011 as the first resort of its kind on this pristine coastal village.

Villa 14 located on 80 perches of land in the secluded interior of Ruskin Island was designed by Architect Waruna Gomis initially as a family home for his client.

The evolutionary thought process takes two paths on its way to progress; the thought process which stems from the need to adapt, survive and grow to meet the demands

Most of the contemporary urban areas in the developing countries, including Sri Lanka, have been following the same path and strategies of physical development the major cities in the developed world pursued and in most cases failed to be successful, socially.

Archt Prasanna Silva today is a senior Architect with experience in both the Government and Private Sector. In his retirement from the Public Sector he currently is working for Arch-Triad Consultants as a Consultant Architect working on projects related to institutional, educational and mixed development.

Contemporary art was developed during 1945 with the end of Second World War. It paved the way for a new generation of artists to develop their own language with the aid of the modern movement. There were four elements of art which evolved from the modern movement to the contemporary stage. They were impressionism, cubism, minimalism, and abstraction.

In the light of rapidly changing socio-economic, socio-technical and environmental conditions in the developing world, architects are compelled to re-think about the whole process of building and the subsequent ideas about space, technology and architecture.