This paper discusses morphological changes in the vernacular domestic architecture in Kerala since 1947 (Independence of India from colonial rule) and identify the changes and analyses the reasons ...

The rich architectural heritage of Bahrain has been subject to dilapidation and destruction as a result of rapid urbanisation and its complex physical, social and economic dimensions. The two major cities of Muharraq & ...

Claudia Estrela Porto Brasilia, Brazil's capital was officially inaugurated on April 21,1960. Past fifty years of the event, this article seeks to rescue key moments in the history of the city, the Master Plam contest won ...

Vernacular in many parts of the world, particularly those that are rapidly developing under the forces of globalization have been undergoing dramatic change. From total abandonment to superficial reconstructions, vernacular ...

During the Compaq Cup tournament in Sri Lanka in September 2009, the teams batting under lights at the R. Premadasa (Khettarama) Stadium pitch consistently found it very difficult to bat and thus lost matches. Many were ...

The chairs with mounted desktop are widely used in the lecture halls of Sri Lankan universities. An anthropometric survey was carried out among the university students in Sri Lanka to design fixed-type and side-mounted ...

Clusters evolve as a mechanism to gain competitive advantage, when industrial units come together to share knowledge and supplement each other in enhancing strengths. The phenomenon of clustering is known to have created ...

Construction industry delivers its products through project-based settings. Thus, project knowledge is central in construction context, which needs to be disseminated within organisations in order to improve organisation ...

The need for providing car parking within apartment buildings often lead to a situation where different grid arrangements exist in the parking and apartment floors. In most cases, a setback is also present to accommodate ...

The objective of the present study was to explore the use of materials recommended by the academic members of the University of Moratuwa, identifying the effects of the processing time of the materials on the usage. The ...