The above conference was organised by the Department of Architecture, from October 15-16th at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Colombo 07. The conference Chairman was Dr. Janaka Wijesundara. The welcome addresses were delivered by the Vice Chancellor of the Moratuwa, the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Head of the Department of Architecture. The Key note speakers were Prof. Ali Madanipour, Professor of Urban Design, University of Newcastle, UK and Mr. Julian Dobson, Urban Pollinators Ltd, UK. The conference was conducted in four parallel sessions and participants included local and foreign Architects and Urban designers, urban design students, staff and researchers. Apart from the conference, the event included an inaugural ceremony, cultural show, dinner and cultural tours to the World Heritage Archaeological site of Sigiriya, Lunuganga Gardens, and the World Heritage site of the Dutch Fort of Galle. In conjuncture with this event, an international week on urban design was declared from October 14th to 20th with a series of events organised by the Department of Architecture for this purpose.
