JAT Holdings sponsors SLIA Awards Night
Diversified conglomerate JAT Holdings was recently announced the sponsor of the prestigious Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) Awards Night 2018.
The awards ceremony was held at the Hilton Colombo and was graced by Archt. Marina Tabassum, the winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016.
SLIA President Archt. D H Wijewardene FIA (SL), Senior Vice President, Council members, renowned architects and representatives of other professions in the construction industry were present at this event. The annual awards ceremony which is the highlight of the SLIA calendar is held to recognize and appreciate homegrown talent in the industry.
Speaking at the awards night Founder/ Managing Director of JAT Holdings Aelian Gunawardene noted, “JAT is proud to be a part of such a prestigious event that appreciates the efforts of the Sri Lankan architectural fraternity.
“As a company that has its roots in this sector JAT is very passionate about taking the industry to greater heights. We believe in the potential that Sri Lanka has and have already seen from this event itself the magnitude of talent and promise that our architects have.”
One of the key events of the evening involved the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ which was awarded to Archt. Prof. Lakshman Alwis FIA (SL), who has made an immense contribution to the architectural fraternity.
Meanwhile the Presidents’ Award 2018 awarded for the exceptional architectural talents displayed in designing of the Muscat and Salalah International Airport in the Sultanate of Oman was conferred to Archt. Athula Ranasinghe, Archt. Cynthia Ranasinghe, Archt. Ratnasiri Jayasinghe, Archt. H B Wijewardane, Archt. Madhuraprematilleke, Archt. Rehantilakaratna, Archt. R.p.l.m.muniratne, Archt. Chaminda Munasinghe, Archt. Neelangaweerasekera, Archt. Kithsiri Almeida, Archt. Mahendrawickramatilake, Archt. Melathiwijewardena, Archt. Manjula
Fernando and Archt. K. Somanayake. The “Young Architect of the Year” award was won by Archt. Sudesh Nanayakkara.
Awards of Excellence were given to Archt. Anushka Dasanayake (Private Residencies Category - Residence for Mr. Harsha Gunasekera, Boralesgamuwa), Archt. Palindakannangara (Private Residencies Category - Studio Dwelling,rajagiriya), Archt. M M G Samuel (Renovations Category - Lavan’s Studio Apartment, Colombo 3). The Colours Awards of the night went to Archt. D K Nalakakrishantha(hotels Category - Cove D’explorer, Wadduwa) and Archt. Damith Premathilaka (Interior Design Category - Salon 7th Avenue School of Hair and Beauty, Colombo 5).
Special Design Awards were also given to Archt. D K Nalakakrishantha(hotels Category - Cove D’ Explorer, Wadduwa), Darnie Rajapaksha (Hotels Category - Chena Huts, Yala), Archt. Damith
Premathilaka (Interior Design Category Salon 7th Avenue School of Hair and Beauty, Colombo 5), Archt. Ranga Dayasena(adaptive Reuse Category - The Creative Shelter, Rathmalana) and Archt. Sudesh Nanayakkara (Adaptive Reuse Category - Kalogaha Retreat, Dambulla).
Awards of Honorable Mention were won by Archt. Dr. Narain Perera (Private Residencies Category - “Solis Ortus” Home for Harin & Mihiri Gabriel, Pelawatte), Archt. Muditha Premathilaka (Adaptive Reuse Category Luxury Holiday Resort, Mirissa). The evening’s Awards of Merit went to Archt. Kosalaweerasekera(interior Design Category - The Paint Shop, Kalutara), Archt. Russell Dandeniya (Office Buildings Category Office Building for Jiffy Products (SL) Pvt Ltd, Meerigama), and Archtjayanath Silva (Civic Buildings Category - War Memorial for Sri Lanka Air Force, Ekala- Jaela).