By Suharshi Perera | Photography by: Logan MacDaugall Pope, Kushantha & Danushka (Studio U)

DGS Holdings engaged The Design Group Five International to develop a modern luxury apartment complex on a 40 perch piece of land on Dabare Mawatha, Colombo 5. This particular land was irregular in shape and was boxed in by several dwellings of different sizes and shapes.

Given the opportunity to make a significant change through architecture in the lives of the little orphans at Jeewani Home, Sheran Henry Associates approached the project with eagerness. The perceptive approach of free space and openness is truly innovative. The wide polished concrete areas and the imaginary castle like appearance on an upper level wall […]

“The centre had to be multi-purpose – a place to perform productions by professionals and an academic centre for students to learn and experiment art forms.”

“The centre had to be multi-purpose – a place to perform productions by professionals and an academic centre for students to learn and experiment art forms.”
“The centre had to be multi-purpose – a place to perform productions by professionals and an academic centre for students to learn and experiment art forms.”

“The centre had to be multi-purpose – a place to perform productions by professionals and an academic centre for students to learn and experiment art forms.”
“The centre had to be multi-purpose – a place to perform productions by professionals and an academic centre for students to learn and experiment art forms.”

Community bonds can be strengthened by simple planning interventions which satisfy the basic needs of a community.

From the beginning of time man has been yearning for some form of cover to shelter himself from sun and rain, from wind and storm.

I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves…curves make up the entire Universe, the curved Universe of Einstein.”

The five projects selected for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced at a ceremony held at the Museum of Islamic Art recently. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Emir of Qatar and Sheikha Moza bint Nasser joined the Aga Khan in presiding over the ceremony. The five projects selected by the 2010 Master Jury are: