Abstract:
In the broader attempt to understand the nexus between the elite and the non-elite, which many
philosophers and sociologists have attempted for centuries, architecture and urban design also
have their relevancy in this regard. Therefore, while it is perfectly reasonable to state that
“Architecture is no commoner practice”, it is also vital to understand that this nexus also has its
presence in our day-to-day perceived, conceived, and lived experience (Lefebvre,1997). The
Practice has a greater history of portraying eliteness and power with its spatial program and
expression. With the change in the human being as well as the society, which transformed from
dictatorial to democratic the use and the perception of the building or its Architecture is also
subjected to change. This paper is an attempt to understand the social logic of space, the
existence of power in it, and its transformation in a specific conflict situation; with the broader
intention of finding possible ways forward in identifying some of the issues deeply embedded in
our social structures. In this pursuit, the objective of this paper is to figure out the use of ‘space
syntax; analysis’ by Hiller and Hanson (1984) as a method to spatially analyze a programmatic
relationship between the structure and its associates. Therefore people, intentionally or
unintentionally respond to sentiments. The study attempts to unravel the nexus between spatial
logic and the social logic that existed during a conflict situation; with regard to the civil insurgence
against the political establishment in Sri Lanka. An image review and videography of such events
have highlighted similarities in terms of Architectural accountability. Hence the study is being
developed to identify the existence of the above hypothesis in a real conflict situation.
