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A Study of Experiment in Architecture with Reference to Personalised Houses

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dc.contributor.author Silva, N
dc.contributor.author Botejue, P
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-04T15:06:24Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-04T15:06:24Z
dc.date.issued 2016-01-04
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/11591
dc.description.abstract This research is an enquiry into architectural design and construction. It is an examination on how architects experiment and innovate. Research identifies ‘design intervention’ as the critical and profound feature common to Sri Lankan architecture. Having established that, the question arises as to ‘why’ this ‘richness’ has not extended into interventions with building materials and technology? This leads to two key hypotheses; “Architects are not sufficiently involved in experimenting with building material and technology” and “the limited experimenting is due to cost issues”. The research looks at the architecture of personalised houses designed by Chartered Architects in Sri Lanka. This sector receives the most active contribution from the professionals but the approaches are confined to a limited set of practice conventions. Therefore, this segment of the industry is identified as the most appropriate the carry tout the research. The research is carried out according to a theoretical framework formulated in relation to materials and technology. The study investigates the effects of ‘cost’ in relation to experiment and attempts to establish the notion of ‘experiment’ in architectural design process and practice in Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Experiment in Architecture, Materials and Technology, Building Process, Conventions, Cost en_US
dc.title A Study of Experiment in Architecture with Reference to Personalised Houses en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2015 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 6th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management 2015 en_US
dc.identifier.place kandy en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos 6 en_US
dc.identifier.email neesha.uom@gmail.com en_US


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