Tag: Lukshi Liyanage

Celebrating a Sri Lankan landmark legacy, “Beyond Dr. Roland Silva: Charting New Frontiers in Sri Lankan Cultural Heritage” is a 2-day national conference organized by ICOMOS Sri Lanka and Central Cultural Fund.

Organized by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust, “Practicing Tropicality, Planetary Site” is a lecture presented by Bangkok- based architect Rachaporn Choochuey.

From ancient raised “pila” in traditional vernacular mud houses to “front porch” in colonial era Walawwa type homes, the verandah is a highly significant design feature seen in Sri Lankan houses- even amongst local contemporary architecture.

Exploring the power of South Asian womanhood, Feminist Futures is an exhibit investigating feminist art from South Asia by bringing in patriarchy, colonialism and socio- religious structures into the forefront.

Organized by the Paradise Road Gallery Cafe, “My environment” is an art exhibit presented by Sri Lankan figurative artist Sameera Kalupahana.

Presented by the Sri Lankan born multidisciplinary artist Anushiya Sundaralingam, “Adrift” is a solo exhibition looking into the migration affiliated by the civil unrest in Sri Lanka, in a poetic lens.

Despite the earliest evidence of thermal regulation in ancient civilizations being discovered in Rome, Sri Lankan traditional houses provided a pivotal insight into ancient human settlements- especially in terms of ancient techniques of keeping their houses cooler.

Hosted by the Barefoot Gallery, “windows, screens, mirrors” is an oil-on-canvas exhibition presented by Colombo-based artist Mayun Kaluthantri.

Organized by the Saskia Fernando Gallery, “Remember to Breathe” is an upcoming solo exhibition presented by Copenhagen- based visual artist Shaanea Mendis, and highlights renewal through meditative mark-making.

Organized by the Barefoot Gallery Foundation, “Texture matters” is an exhibition by Marie Gnanaraj, a renowned Sri Lankan textile designer based in Colombo. This series explores her lifelong journey of over 5 decades of experience through the fascinating medium of textures.

Celebrating the power and artistry of all forms of architectural drawings, the World Architecture Festival: The Architecture Drawing Prize is a prestigious competition open to all architects, designers and artists across the globe.

Presented by the Architecture Student Society,” Interstice” is a collection of 2025 final year Design thesis from the Department of Architecture of University of Moratuwa.

Inspired by the deeply rooted Ceylonese indigenous knowledge systems, ecological memory and cultural heritage; “Leela Bhumi” (Playful Earth) is an immersive multi-sensory walkthrough exhibition presented by artist Poornima Jayasinghe.

Presented by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust, “Architecture of Seeing: Visualizing space, Telling stories” is a workshop presented by the award-winning filmmaker, academic and architect Dr. Clara Kraft Isono. The event will focus on how optical technologies have evolved and transformed the way architects perceive, represent and design spaces- from early film cameras to contemporary 3D modeling.

At first glance, the fields of architecture and music may appear as two vastly different and incompatible arts. However, for someone who is familiar with architecture, it is not difficult to understand how closely it is connected to music.