Transfer various patterns such as wood grain, stone grain, granite patterns and other designs on to Aluminium and other metallic surfaces, such as doors, door frames, window frames, ceilings and furniture using Heat Transfer Paper. This product is new to Sri Lanka, and distributed by MNSP Colour Coating, who specialise in powder coating all kinds […]

In these times of high-tech lighting there is a great demand….

The graduation exhibition of the Final year Design students was held at the University of Moratuwa in March 2008. The most highlighted design presentation was the Final year Comprehensive Design Projects of the five design disciplines: Furniture Design, Ceramic Design, Fashion Design, Graphic and Communication Design, and Jewellery Design. Each stall was creatively laid out […]

The 11th meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation of Architects (SAARCH) and the Students’ Forum was hosted by the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) in New Delhi from March 12 – 14, 2008. The Sri Lanka delegation was led by SLIA President, ArchtJayanthaPerera and included three senior architects and a group of […]

To commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Geoffrey Beling, his family organised an exhibition at the Sapumal Foundation in March 2008. Geoffrey Beling was a founding member of the eminent 43rd group. In addition to being a painter, he was also the architect and designer of the Lionel Wendt Art gallery.

The Annual National Conference of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects was held on February 21, 2008. This year the event, titled ‘Architect the Initiator,’ attempted to explore an architecture that has become a catalyst for change and development. The distinguished speakers at the event endeavoured in their presentations to create a lively debate and […]

The Lunuganga Trust has opened to the public two sites closely associated with Geoffrey Bawa: the Colombo Residence of Geoffrey Bawa and the Lunuganga Garden. The Bawa Residence, located at Bagatalle Road, Colombo 3 is open from 10 am to 4pm from Monday to Friday, except on public holidays. An entrance fee of Rs 750 […]

In celebration of the 120th birthday of the Eiffel tower, SERERO Architects submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Société d’ exploitation de la tour Eiffel or SETE which manages the Eiffel Tower. The project proposed to expand the top floor plate of the tower by grafting a high performance carbon Kevlar structure which would be […]