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Archt. Ainsley Lewis, Head of Department, Six other staff members and 85 students from Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for architecture in Juhu, Mumbai, India visited the Department.

The following lectures were delivered by the Staff of the department for them

• Sri Lankan architecture- Ancient period- Prof.M.S. Manawadu
• Sri Lankan architecture- Medieval. Colonial and contemporary periods- Archt.D.P.Chandraekara
• Evolution of city of Colombo- Dr. Janaka Wijesundara

Prof. Jaimini Mehta and Architect. Mrs. Punita .J Mehta visited the Department. Prof. Jaimini Mehta delivered a guest lecture on “Rethinking Modernity- Towards post rational Architecture”

Visit by a group of world-renowned architectural scholars and practitioners from Australia, Italy and the United States.

A joint Design Studio was held at the University of Moratuwa on “City Design” from 28th Aug to 3rd Sept.

Archt. Valentine Gunasekara visited the department and delivered a guest lecture. It was well attended by the senior architects, past and present students of the department. He also inspected the works of 1st year B. Arch students done under the “structures” project. 

Valentine Gunasekera is a prominent Sri Lanakan architect who was active in the architectural field in Sri Lanka during 70s and 80s. Now he resides in the USA. ‘Imagining Modernity’ by Anoma Peiris documents his life and work.