A Study of the evolution of urban form with special reference to fort area of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Spatial forms of urban area evolves with the change of time in order to take particular characteristics. Since the urban civilization. cities have under gone significant changes resulting in the present urban form and it is expected to continue the process. The urban spatial form is a process that reproduced the political forces. In this context a very few attemptshave been made to study the evolution of urban areas in Sri Lanka. This study attempted to explain the spatial form as a manifestation of political forces of Fort area in Colombo. This process influenced largely in different planning procedure carried out within this area. In such a situation this study painstakingly try to interpret and re-interpret the spatial for masamanifestation of political process as perceived by this research. This discussion uses maps. photographs, paintings and interview records of the professionals to support the argument . The records indicating the spatial form of the Fort area of Colombo at different periods of urban history with the contemporary political event . So. this study mainly concern with the evolutiotl of particular area, and the intention of this study is to create an understanding of the nature and behavior of the spatial for min the context of socio cultural, political and economical perspectives