Ritigala is one of the most picturesque places in Sri Lanka. This picturesque value is mainly
due to its cultural and natural aspects. Ritigala mountain range is located in the Palugaswewa
divisional secretariat, Kekirawa ...
The traditional betel pouch in Sri Lanka has a very long history, and goes back to the dates of earliest civilization of the country, and, continues to remain to date, absorbing impacts from changing societies and various ...
This thesis is presents a study of deterioration and conservation of brick monuments in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North central province in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this research is the study of factors ...
Kaodyan period buildings which are of predominantly timber construction form a
part of our cultural heritage. Conservation of these structures require special skills
IIcIIPC:rtil;e to consolidate them without damaging ...
Present urban neighborhoods in srilanka are descending from
colonial influences; some of the streetscapes are still remaining
in several cities and suburbs such as Colombo, Galle fort, Jaffna
and Slave Island. These ...
The implementation of the waterlogged wood conservation has important implication for Sri Lanka. Firstly, there is a diverse and significant cultural heritage (multi user environment) in the sea. Secondly, there is a rich ...
"Damage to cultural property belonging to any people whatsoever means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind, since each people makes in contribution to the culture of the world" (Hague Convention 1954)
The ...
What is space? There are two ready answers to this question. One of them is spontaneously plausible. It conceives of space as a self contained entity, infinite or finite, an empty vehicle,· ready and having the capacity ...
As an art, architecture is abstract and nonrepresentational and involves the
manipulation of the relationships of spaces, volume, light, shape, colors, and depth
etc ... etc ... in most architectural constructions there ...
Architecture as a melting pot between the arts and sciences and as the study of the built environment has become a cross disciplinary platform for discussion and experimentation into an emerging Multi-Dimensional Digital ...
The genera] notion that chiJdren 'like' colours and the mere liveliness of their character
adult ry to reflect by its use result in disatrous and alanning use of colour for children's
spaces. It is evident in most play ...
Our ancestors' forebears of the animals and humans today, they
created all the foods people eat, the plants, the rocks, the land forms, the
water systems and the stars that guide travelers and mark the seasons in ...
Architecture is considered as a profession and the people who practice it - architects- are also considered as professionals. A professional is defined as;
"Whena professional person agrees to provide his professional ...
Architecture today seems more commercialized and it does not look in to the
quality of the spaces most of the time. The situation is same for each and every building
type. Even though the buildings are designed the ...
"Compact Living" in such compact spaces appears primarily with the reduction of the land available for the human habitation. concentration of the people around the limited resources where as in an urban context. Also the ...
From Stone Age to Modem Age humans have changed their surrounding environment
to satisfy their comfort condition needs. People who lived in the tropical regions were
trying to merge with their surrounding environment ...
Image is considered as a one's mental picture of his or her experience or
memory. Similarly image is a product of both immediate sensation and of the memory of
past experiences. As a result image is not an echo of the ...
It is evident that the glohal-space by the 151
h Century was experiencing a turbulent phase
as a result of the integral and unavoidable links created by European colonia/isms
between the 'East· and ·West· in an unprecedented ...