By Ou Baholyodhin. Published by Tuttle Publishing, United States. (2000). “Living with Zen”- transforms a person into a minimalist by revealing Zen as an antidote to all that is excessive, formal, pompous or contrived. By a stunning new method of presentation- a fusion of symbolic pictures and scraps of philosophy, it changes ones view of [...]

Indo-Britons & the Architecture of South India by Shanti Jayewardene Pillai Published by YODA PRESS, India Imperial Conversations – a quest to understand nineteenth century architectural history presents a refreshingly different view point as until the late 1980s”British and Indian buildings were studied separately and imperial architecture portrayed as having occurred without Indians”.

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 [...]

by Barbara Sansoni Barbara Sansoni’s fascination with buildings had begun in her childhood through high ceiling, wide verandah residencies which were occupied by her father as Government Agent in Batticaloa, Kurunegala and Matale. Her love affair with architecture crystallized in the early 60s. Unable to purchase the many beautiful buildings that were being knocked down [...]

In recording the art and architectural heritage of catholic churches in southern Sri Lanka, Architect Sagara Jayasinghe has evoked a beautiful architectural memory not widely known outside the province.