The ¿ämpi¿avih¿ras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka - the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars.
Kapila D. Silva is a professor of architecture at the University of Kansas, USA.
Dhammika P. Chandrasekara is a senior lecturer of architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Moräuwa, Sri Lanka.