The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) and its sponsors for the sessions 2018/2019 was recently held at Hotel Galadari.

The 36th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) will be held from February 21st to 25th 2018, at the BMICH Colombo.

The theme for this year National Conference will be ‘Architecture to represent people and place’. The annual sessions consist of a series of events including the prominent event - ‘A18 - Members’ work and Trade Exhibition’.

A’18, ‘The Exhibition’, followed with a virtual reality web, where the trade and architects will be in a mutual electronic forum with their proud products and services presented in this legendary Sri Lankan Exhibition of Architects that is scheduled to be held in February 2018. A’18 will be a shift from the norm to a virtual e-exhibition. Visitors could via internet, surf, compare, analyse services, materials and information of all products displayed in 300+ stalls with 130+ Architects’ panels.

This major event is a part of the 36th Annual Sessions of the SLIA. It has been customary to recognise the strategic partners of the SLIA Annual Sessions. The following prestigious companies joined hands with SLIA to facilitate these events.

Alumex PLC has come on board as the Strategic Sponsor, holding on to the ‘top spot’ for the last several years while Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd has joined hands with SLIA as the ‘Principal Sponsor’. Naveen Ceramic (Pvt.) Ltd will be the sponsor for the SLIA Members’ Event while Ranjanas Ceramic (Pvt.) Ltd, joined as the Associate Sponsor. Creations Master Builders (Pvt.) Ltd, NMI Infra (Pvt.) Ltd (Green Electricals) and Royal Ceramic Lanka PLC signed the Memorandum of Understanding with SLIA as the Event Sponsor for the Annual Session of SLIA 2018-2019. St.Anthony’s Industries (Pvt.) Ltd and Melwire Rolling (Pvt.) Ltd have joined with SLIA as Event Co-Sponsors.

All these companies have been long-term partners of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects and will add strength to the ‘A’18’ exhibition as well as the other events of the 36th Annual Sessions.