Indigenous art forms and handloom traditions have been given an entirely new meaning and life through Samarawickrema’s innovative ventures in tapestry design as portrayed in the tapestry exhibition held July this year. In the art world, his creative skills in textile design have gained renown beyond the boundaries of his homeland. His work has been […]

The incumbent President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, Prof. Chitra Weddikkara, hosted a dinner at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on April 5, 2013 to felicitate a group of SLIA members who, through their election to high positions in international professional bodies, had brought fame to the country and the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects.

The first Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event for the 2013-2014 session, organised by the SLIA’s Public Affairs Board (PAB), took place on June 14, 2013 at the Auditorium of the Centre for Banking Studies, Rajagiriya.

Architecture and the Arts share commonalities which involve creativity and human endeavour. A committee was formed within the SLIA recently to develop a dialog for the purpose of exploring the common bases of art and architecture.

The main events of the 31st Annual Session of the SLIA took place with the theme, “Think Smart – Innovative Enterprise Architecture”.

Archt Damith Premathilake was the recipient of the prestigious award for his project Maduru Oya Holiday Cabana – an innovative project where the architect created a retreat of tranquillity to the traveller seeking solace in nature for his client the Sri Lanka Army.

At the 20th General Assembly of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Archt Rukshan Widyalankara was elected as the President.

Archt Sagara Jayasinghe’s new book is a historical and architectural survey of the Catholic churches of the Kalpitiya peninsula. While analysing in detail the historical evolution of art and architecture of the centre of devotion of the peninsula – St Anne’s Shrine, Talawila, he also traces the diversity of design in the other churches of […]