07/05/2017
Sri Lanka was able to participate for the first time at AYDA 2016, as a result of the initiative taken by Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.Two Gold Winners from Sri Lanka – one from the Architecture discipline and one from Interior-Designing discipline, were selected to participate in the 3-day Learning Programme & the Award Competition in Yogyakarta.
Chandima Gawarammana from University of Moratuwa and Pratheepan Kalaieesan from City School of Architecture (CSA) from Sri Lanka nevertheless delivered strong and unique concepts at AYDA. Design statement of Chandima Gawarammana from the Faculty of architecture of University of Moratuwa was on an Interior of an urban house in Colombo for a Wife-and- husband duo who is an artist and a wildlife photographer respectively in which the colour scheme of the built environment would evoke a sense of calmness and tranquilly whilst being appealing the husband & the two teenage children.
In the case of Pratheepan Kalaieesan from City School of Architecture (CSA), it was a design of a Water Purification Plant inspired by the filtration and cleansing characteristics of Sri Lankan wetland. Water was used as an architectural element as well as a functional element. The design fused the architecture of the water purification plant with the landscape to a public park.
The Sri Lankan phase of AYDA 2016 commenced on the 13th of June 2016 and the competition took place under the total supervision of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA), the country’s apex body on Architecture who took the leading role of selecting the winners under different categories. Whilst the competition was open to all 3rd and 4th year students of architecture, 2nd and 3rd year students in Interior Designing were also given the chance to participate.
