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 […]

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 Burj Dubai with 141 storeys and 500m high has been declared the world’s tallest building. It’s now taller than the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which used to hold the title for the tallest structure in the world since 2004.

Designed and completed in only four years, Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport has opened in time for the Olympics. The world’s largest building and most advanced airport, the new terminal offers an unparalleled travelling experience, not only technologically, but also in terms of operational efficiency, passenger comfort, sustainability, and access to natural light. […]

Weerakkodige Vasantha Perera (Self-published, 2008, 58pp) “Cities arise, they exist, they flourish sheltering myriad forms of life. At times they crumble and decay into ruins and rubble to emerge into new life once again, when the conditions are ripe. Continual transformation is the process that cities and human settlements have to endure….” reads the abstract […]