Domus Srilanka Magazine - October 2015

In this issue

On the occasion of an exhibition in Lausanne of his latest work, this Italo-Swiss architect and painter explains, with the same poetic eye characterises his work, to Domus readers how the role of light in interiors is the allegory of a cultural destiny altered by refined subtleties between human cultures.

In the 2500-year span of Sri Lankan history the colonial era dates from 1505 – with the successive arrival of the Portuguese, Dutch and the British – till Independence in 1948. This era left an indelible mark on many aspects of Sri Lankan identity including the architectural landscape. Sagara Jayasinghe, outside of his architectural practice, undertakes an ongoing labour of love, in recording through his drawings the art and architectural heritage of churches in Sri Lanka. His work unravels a significant chapter of Sri Lankan history spanning 500 years.

The most recent and largest factory designed by Guido Canali for Prada is laid out as something more complex and diversified than a mere manufacturing plant. It aspires to create a place that represents the most authentic spirit of the Italian brand in the context of a highly developed area lying along Italy’s longest motorway.