Abstract:
Scarcity and the rapid decline of earth’s natural resources is an outstanding global issue in the present
context. Construction industry is highly responsible for utilising these resources at large. Therefore
Eco-friendly Sustainable approach has become a key consideration and a current trend in present day
Construction sector. In this arena, the words Green, Sustainable, Eco-friendly, Environmental, energy
efficiency, Carbon-zero, Climate responsive and so on are interchangeable. All in all, the ultimate
motive is to raise the living condition of our lives and protect the earth for today and tomorrow. In
uplifting the living condition, physical aspects as well as psychological aspects often play significant
roles. At present, professionals involved in construction sector are very much concerned about physical
sustainability achieved through green technology and often tends to ignore psychological sustainability
that could be achieved through conceptual or meaningful architectural approach.
Therefore, this paper focuses on the Architects approach to sustainable development through creating
meaningful built environments. This is approached by relating architectural theories such as
Psychology of Sustainability, Sensual Architecture and Conceptual Architectural theories to selected
case studies. The selected case studies would focus on the current development projects in Sri Lanka,
related to Ayurveda-Eco Tourism.
