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Bridging Global Urban Challenges Through Collaborative Architecture

#88Acres exhibition on Sri Lanka’s first woman architect, South Asia’s first woman to have associate membership of the RIBA, Minette de Silva. The solo exhibition of the architect is focused on the Walapuluwa housing scheme, where she has explored a participatory design process. The three - year research project into her work has also unearthed that de Silva has published her work as ‘Experiments in the Modern - Regional’, 30 years before it was established as a critique of modern architecture.

B.Arch (Hons) Level 3 Major Design Project 2023 was successfully completed.
External Juror - Archt. Upendra Randeniya
Internal Jurors - Dr. Janaka Wijesundara , Prof. Indrika Rajapaksha , Prof. Narein Perera , Archt. Janaka Dharmasena , Archt. Varuna de Silva, Archt. Kolitha Perera, Dr. Amanda Rajapakse, Archt. Gayathmi Hettiarachchi

Archt. Channa Dawatte delivered a lecture on 'Architecture after Architects' for B.Arch Level Five students on 09th November 2023 at the Department of Architecture Main Auditorium. We thank Channa for accepting our invitation and sharing his wisdom with us.
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Prof. Upendra RajapakshaÌýdelivered the prestigious Inaugural Lecture on
"Setting equations in the art of making architecture at net-Zero", on 31st October 2023 at Faculty of Graduate Studies, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ.

Dr. JanakaWijesundara attended theÌýInternational Conference of Silk Road International Alliance of Architectural and Technological UniversitiesÌýas a resource participant. This event was an international event participated by academics and professionals from 25 countries around the world and gathered to discuss on the subjects of future cities, architecture and urban sustainability.

The Department of Architecture is pleased to announce the 5th intake of the PG Diploma leading to MSc in Interior Design.ÌýApply before the 31st March.

More information in the link below
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Archt.ÌýRajitha KatugahaÌý(Lecturer) and Ms.ÌýSanduni LenadoraÌý(Alumni/ Visiting Lecturer) of our Department, presented their research paper presentations at the recent Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media and Culture 2023 (KAMC2023), held at Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan from 10th to 13th October 2023 organised by theÌýThe International ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Forum (IAFOR.

We are delighted to announce that Ms. Hasini SambhashiniÌýfrom the B. Arch 17' Batch of the Department of Architecture,Ìý³ÉÈËÍ·ÌõÌýparticipated in the KVD Forum organized byÌýCEPT University, held from 11th to 13th August in Ahmedabad, India.ÌýÌý

The Kurula Varkey Design Forum is a student-led platform that brings together students from various architectural schools across South Asia to foster discussions on current architectural discourse, with the theme this year being "The Role of Beauty in Architecture".Ìý

Knowledge transfer from university to industry: Introducing bamboo as a construction material.

Collaborations between industry and academic institutions are a key aspect of commercializing innovations.ÌýÌý