The street as a collection of places : a study of selected streets in Colombo

Abstract

In the centre of the dilemma we are facing at the moment in contemporary streets, moving out of it depends on our capacity to search and recognize the elements facts within them . In doing so the numerous entrance expressed streets possess give us the basic conception of its' importance in urban life. Basically it is the spatial and temporal context of the urban lives occur. The street is considered as the origin of settlements. Since then through out human civilization they have acted as the "principle place" of public passage. It is the 'principle place' for exchange of ideas, goods and services, for recreation, and of course for the protest and celebrations. Like wise the streets provide 'range of places' for human interaction. Hence it can be regarded as 'a collection of essential places' for human interaction. Hence it can be regarded as 'a collection of essential places providing for numerous events of our lives to happen