One cannot always find an architect who has the insight and skills to conceive appropriate ideas for spatial interventions and can produce them to meticulous detail.


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Among the younger and contemporary architects who follow in the footsteps of the forefathers–who built with sensitivity to earth–yet search for authenticity and truthfulness through modern architecture, is Sunil Gunawardana. He stands out as one of the most exceptional and truthful at this moment of time. His architecture is one of sincerity, emanating from a […]


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The landscape was magical…It was a vast sea of wild growth, water and infinite blue skies My main task was to create something but with least harm…Man’s intervention had to be minimal and masterly When ‘the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’ needed a holiday bungalow


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A rustic yet contemporary setting, the Machang pub and restaurant, in Ja-Ela, conceptualises a meeting place for those who are looking to relax with friends or family, without the hassle of having to spending too much. By Sonali Kadurugamuwa Photography Menaka Aravinda Representing a truly minimalist approach in par with the underlying theme of the […]


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The need to carefully tread the earth during all human interventions is now well known. Being design friendly to the mother earth is now at the forefront of the thinking of creative designers leading to inventive products. Such designs often use by-products of the industry, reducing the amount of waste, or harness new sustainable materials or production […]


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Rural wilderness of rapidly globalizing Sri Lanka is fast becoming an image of a romantic past; glimpses of a forgotten time when the colonial travellers were mesmerised by the lush green of the Island’s dense jungles, encountered its  wild beasts and strived to conquer a secluded hilly kingdom called ‘Kandy’ fiercely protected by a “moral” […]


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  Built form is conceived as entrapped space and vertical and horizontal planes are composed to enclose and capture space. Corners of this spatial envelope have been broken in many places to isolate and distinguish the vertical planes and one reads or is rather illusioned of a series of free standing walls. In a house […]


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Only rarely will we see the enclosed space being celebrated while the building architecture is skilfully executed with professionalism and mastery, yet also with humility and humbleness.


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Dwellings of Faith

In recording the art and architectural heritage of catholic churches in southern Sri Lanka, Architect Sagara Jayasinghe has evoked a beautiful architectural memory not widely known outside the province.

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The Transformation Of A Passion To A Profession

Early childhood interactions with building sites and architects shaped Architect Michele Fonseka’s future. Her family background is based in construction as her grandfather and later her father headed a well established engineering and construction company that she lived next door to, affording her a close up view into the construction industry. By Mutiara Tegal Educated […]

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