Urban regeneration is driven through the goals and objectives which are cohesively the foundation of the ultimate urban vision. As urban designers and architects alike strive to achieve their set goals through a practiced process it is inbuilt in the visions alone to achieve a degree of originality through their work in the given urban set up.

Sri Lanka is at crossroads. After a 30 year conflict that brought great hardships to the people and endless destruction to its built-environment, Sri Lanka has finally emerged victorious in bringing the avalanche of social, cultural and environmental catastrophes of the past 30 years to a complete halt.

Continuing an ancient Buddhist temple building tradition, Archt Chinthaka Wickramage drew inspiration from ‘Tam pita viharas’ (building on pillars) for the community centre in Thalalla, Matara.

The 30th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects will be held at the BMICH from February 22-26, 2012. The public events of the Session are

Members of the SLIA have been regularly receiving recognition at the Indian Architect of the Year Awards. The SLIA is proud that a talented member received recognition this year too.

The Golden Award for Global Contribution to Architecture, a lifetime award was presented to Archt. C. Anjalendran recently in New Delhi.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recently published The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall.

Acclaimed for projects such as the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose – entered through a 54-foot-high purple pyramid, Pershing Square in Los Angeles, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua, Architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80 subsequent to battling cancer.