Research

Interior View, St. Mary’s Church, Delft Island, Jaffna
Over the last decade, Sagara has been able to disseminate the acquaintance to the community of architecture through several published books, conference papers, public lectures and journal articles on art and architecture in both local and overseas contexts. In 2014, as a beneficiary of the scholarship programme of Fundação Oriente, Portugal he was engaged in a much deeper study on religio-cultural affairs of Sri Lanka during the overseas expansions of 16th and 17th centuries.

In accolade of Sagara’s authorship in his publications of the significant works on the art and architecture of Sri Lanka’s ecclesiastical heritage, he won the Sri Lanka Institute of Architect’s annual award for Architectural Publications twice in 2008 & 2013 together with the Architectural Research Gold Award in 2017.
Vogue of Renaissance:
19th century Italian-influenced church architecture in Sri Lanka
The Architect, The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
Vol. 118 / Issue No. 4 / Jan – Feb 2018, pp. 100 - 103
Full Article
Edifices in Dark Days:
Origin, Types and Development of Oratorian Missionary Churches
in Sri Lanka
Antiphon: A Journal for liturgical Renewal
2016, Vol. 20, No. 03, pp 268 – 280
Full Article
An account of Devotion to St. Anthony during the Portuguese and Dutch occupation in Sri Lanka
Oriente: The Journal of the Fundação Oriente, Lisbon
2016, Vol. 24, pp 78 – 89
Full Article
The Black Prince’s Chapel:
An architectural record of the Church of Our Lady of the Gate of Heaven, Telheiras, Lisbon
Oriente: The Journal of the Fundação Oriente, Lisbon
2015, Vol. 23, pp 56 – 77
Full Article
The Black’s Prince’s Chapel:
A work of a Sinhalese Prince in Portugal
The Architect: The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
2015, Vol. 116 / Issue No. 2, pp 101 – 106
Full Article
Gospels in Glass:
Stained Glass from churches in the southern province of Sri Lanka
The Architect: The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
2010, Vol. 111 / Issue No. 1, pp 68 – 67
Full Article
Waiting to Embark:
The many facets of railway furniture in Sri Lanka
Dias, S., Jayasinghe, S.
The Architect: The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
2009, Vol. 110 / Issue No. 3, pp 56 – 58
Full Article
A New Chair to Use:
Eco-Friendly Furniture
Dias, S., Jayasinghe, S.
The Architect: The Journal of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
2008, Vol. 109 / Issue No. 3, pp 68 – 69
Full Article