News, Events

2013 October VIVA VOCE OF THE MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN (MUD) PROGRAMME

The final examination of the MUD in the form of a Viva voce for the Comprehensive Design Project (CDP) was held on Friday Oct 18th at the Department of Architecture. The examiners were Prof. Ali Madanipour, from the University of New Castle and Prof. Koen Wandeler , University of Leuven, Belgium. Six students were examined at the Viva voce out of which four students passed the examination

2013 October INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN DESIGN :‘CITIES, PEOPLE & PLACES’– ICCPP-2013

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.

2013 September SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITEXTS (SLIA) STUDENT JAMBOREE – 2013

The annual Student Jamboree organised by the Board of Architectural Education (BAE), Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) was held successfully at the Army Detachment Camp, Belihuloya from 06th to 09th September 2013.Approximately 100 students from the Department of Architecture of the University of Moratuwa (UOM) and the City School of Architecture, Colombo 07 (CSA) participated in this event.

August 2013 Architecture Symposium- Salt River Dialogues: Between Planning and Materials

A symposium on Architecture titled Salt River Talks: Between Planning and Materials was held on 23rd and 24th of August at Brief Gardens, Beruwala, supported by the University of Moratuwa and the University of Melbourne, Australia. The organizers of the symposium were Prof.Paolo Tombesi from the University of Melbourne and Dr. Milinda Pathiraja, Archt.Kolitha Perera and Archt. Varuna de Silva from the University of Moratuwa. The presenters were from various parts of the world who are practitioners-cum-academics.

August 2013 Visit to the Department of Architecture by Indian Students and Staff

A group of 50 students from Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture accompanied by 3 staff members including Prof. S R Marathe and Prof. Mrs. Roopal Deshpande visited the Department on the 1st of August. They were in Sri Lanka on a study visit and took the opportunity to interact with the Architecture students and look at their studio work. A lecture on Sri Lankan architecture was delivered by Prof. Manwadu.

July 2013 Presentation by Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena on New Directions for Tourism in Sri Lanka

Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil, MSc, CHE, FIH delivered a lecture in the Department of Architecture on the 25th of July on” New Directions for Tourism in Sri Lanka”. Dr. Jayawardena is the President of Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Previously he was the Associate Dean of the Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada and held professorships and visiting professorships in hospitality and tourism management in Canada, USA, UK, Switzerland, Jamaica, Guyana and Sri Lanka.

2013 January Accreditation: Re- Validation of the Honors degree of Bachelor of Architecture by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects

Board of Architectural Education (BAE) of Sri Lanka Institute of Accreditation: Re- Validation of the Honors degree of Bachelor of Architecture by Sri Lanka Institute of ArchitectsArchitects (SLIA) re-validated Honors degree of Bachelor of Architecture of University of Moratuwa after a visitation by an accreditation panel on 11th January 2013.