by Harin Fernando Photography by Sanka Sammana and Jüergen Schreiber The Fortress Hotel was declared open in January 2007 on the site of the former mass-market, Club Horizon, in Koggala. The architect assigned to spearhead the ambitious brief was Nihal Bodhinayake of Nihal Bodhinayake Associates.

by Harin Fernando Photography by Archt Chinthaka Wickramage Karaithivu, in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province, was one of the areas worst hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami. The Al-Hussain Vidyalaya in Maligakadu, Karaithivu was completely destroyed. Over 56 students on the register were reported as missing or dead. GOAL Sri Lanka, an Irish […]

By Simon Dean  |  Photography by Tilak Samarawickrema When architect Tilak Samarawickrema took on the job of renovating an old building in Maharagama to make a new product development facility for the apparel sector’s Hirdaramani Group, the brief was to make a place where buyers could come and be comfortable.

Student: Charitha Aruggoda Institution: Colombo School of Architecture Project: Part 1, Year 4 – Comprehensive Design Project, 2007 Client: The University of Performing and Visual Arts, Department of Dance and Drama The Site: This site is around two acres in extent, abutting the Colombo museum. It lies within a huge recreational zone identified in the […]

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.