Browsing by Author "Wijesundara, WMIR"

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Landscape character of Sri Lanka capital cities with special reference to the city of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte
(2009) Wijesundara, WMIR; Byrom, J
thousand years, in response to various influences, natural and geographic reasons and colonial influences. Today most of these capitals survive as historic artifacts while remaining in their original landscape character. The present capital - Colombo for example, owes much . of its character to British Colonial rather than indigenous influences. Sri Lankan Government has taken a conscious decision to relocate all necessary administrative buildings in Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte in order to establish a new enclave to Sri Lankan Capital city. This Dissertation explores the landscape identity achieved and situation to be so, in the creation of an enclave for the Sri Lankan capital.
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Socially conscious architecture: an examination of the co-relation between 'way of life' and design of public spaces
Wijesundara, WMIR
Considering about exterior civic spaces, it comes up with widely varying images. Roads filed by traffic, intense experience of human activities, both stimulating and stressful. Buildings used in a way that they are not to be designed for. Clean edged, blank surfaces, poverty and tension, as well as luxury and affluence, industry, offices, shops, apartments and people. All of these are influenced by its built substances, some of it is good to be in, some causes terrible human problems. Within this environment, urban dweller faced with a problem of a change environment in which he has to achieve a goal of satisfying a more or less persistent psychological need. This is deep rooted need for belonging. There for it can be assumed that the need for belongingness exist all levels of people. At the first level, family level, village or urban level and regional level. There for public spaces help to fulfill the deep rooted need for belongingness.