A Study of the parallelism between human and architectural expressions with special reference to the language used

dc.contributor.advisorEmmanuel
dc.contributor.advisorNammuni, NS
dc.contributor.authorSenasingha, K
dc.date.accept1999-07
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-25T05:46:47Z
dc.date.available2011-03-25T05:46:47Z
dc.description.abstractHumen expressions are the genuine result of the bursting need to share emotions, to feel alone and yet not alone but accompanied....; face versus face, body versus body, voice versus voice. "Alone" in the sense of personality; 'accompanied' in the sense of art. Architecture as the crown of art defines it's exclusive place the unique combination of utilitarian, technical, contextual and aesthetic expression. Accompaniment of architecture with man happens through the emotional responses to form and the kinship of the language shared by both: not to produce an actual 'Photograph' of a human trait, but as a representation of it's mood, generated and modified. From situational human expression to 'gestures' in buildings or fro personality to 'character' of from, in either qualitative or quantitative aspects: qualitative - as form, shape and decoration; quantitative - as size, proportion, age and visual weight. As hard, soft, childish, depressive, extrovert, fair, introvert, blonde....And as heavy, skinny, short, old, bulky, chubby, slender, graceful, attractive......
dc.format.extent163 p.en_US
dc.identifier.accno71758en_US
dc.identifier.citationSenasingha, K. (1999). A Study of the parallelism between human and architectural expressions with special reference to the language used [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/363
dc.identifier.degreeMScen_US
dc.identifier.departmentDepartment of Architectureen_US
dc.identifier.facultyArchitectureen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/363
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectARCHITECTURE-THESIS
dc.subjectARCHITECTURAL THEORY
dc.subjectAESTHETICS
dc.titleA Study of the parallelism between human and architectural expressions with special reference to the language used
dc.typeThesis-Abstract

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