SLIA Part III case studies
SLIA Part III · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The SLIA Part III is the final professional examination stage of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, the body incorporated by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Law No.1 of 1976, which succeeded the Ceylon Institute of Architects founded in 1956. Part III is the gateway from graduate or associate-level membership to independent professional practice: it asks whether a candidate can carry a project from client brief to completion while remaining lawful, ethical and financially sound. The SLIA Part III case studies are 5 cases and about 3,085 words.
1Certifying Completion Under Commercial Pressure
An architect in private practice is engaged by a developer for a 42-unit apartment project in a Colombo suburb. The fee is 4% of the cost of works, and 40% remains unpaid.
650 words, about 3 min2Deep Excavation Next to a Neighbour's Boundary Wall
A four-storey mixed-use building is being built in Kandy with a basement 3.2 m deep. The site boundary is a shared wall with a 60-year-old two-storey house.
624 words, about 3 min3Regularising a Guesthouse Conversion After a Stop Notice
An architect is asked to take over the interior fit-out of a six-bedroom villa in Galle, outside the Fort, which the owner has already begun converting into a 12-room guesthouse. The existing building approval is for a single residential dwelling.
598 words, about 3 min4Extension of Time, Notice and Liquidated Damages
A 14-storey office building in Colombo is under an ICTAD-style lump-sum contract with a 24-month completion period. Liquidated damages are 0.05% of the contract sum per day, capped at 10%.
613 words, about 3 min5Adaptive Reuse of a Warehouse as a Primary School
A 1950s single-storey warehouse of 1,200 m² with a timber mezzanine is to be converted into a primary school for 180 children. The architect's appointment is for architectural design and site inspection only; the client has a separate structural engineer but no fire engineer, acoustician or asbestos specialist.
600 words, about 3 min