The truth of the matter is that we, the human race are expanding so fast that space for containing our lifestyles is fast diminishing.

Located on a rather peaceful corner plot in Alfred House Gardens of Colombo 3, the residence of Maurice Perera and his wife Malkanthi, has successfully stood the test of time for almost fifty years since its completion in 1965.

Nothing in this world is softer and more yielding than water. As fragile as it may look over time in masses it wears down the hard. Its strength in masses is such that no one can overcome it; many can conquer it. No living organism on earth would subsist without it. Our existence is sustained because of it.

By Lionel Jayanetti Bamboo has a long history as a building material. It is widely used in construction throughout the world’s tropical and sub-tropical regions, with a range of applications to match or even exceed those of timber.

By Vinuri Ethapane “The fact that I myself don’t understand my paintings does not imply that they don’t have any meaning on the contrary the meaning is so deep, systematic and complex that their interpretation requires scientific knowledge… they are the precise expression of a secret symbolic language of the subconscious.” Salvador Dali 1976

Throughout history, light has been used as a medium for navigational aid not only in a literal and spatial sense but also metaphorically. In metaphorical terms, light is identified as a medium that conveys content, both informative and informational. Thus, designing with light offers immeasurable creative scope, as the design process is ultimately just the [...]

The architectural style of a given era in a country is particularly influenced by its sociological factors; determined by political and economic counterparts that are intrinsic to one another. The domestic architecture of ancient Ceylon was influenced by sociological factors such as the caste system, based on land tenure, feudal landownership and elitism. Domestic architecture [...]

Words and Photography By Archt Hiranthi Pathirana (Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa) It should be noted that the understanding of nature comes to the mind slowly with careful analysis and discipline through contemplation, philosophising, remembering and reasoning. Learning to see and understand nature comes only after a careful and enthusiastic search for her minute [...]