Urban areas are now being regenerated in great extremes to match with the
local and global demand in Sri Lanka. Upgrading infrastructures, land and
buildings are highly pressurized in urban regeneration projects given ...
This paper is a report on part of a research project commissioned by the Crown
Property Bureau, Thailand (CPB). CPB is a quasi-government agency responsible
for managing the real property of the Crown of the Kingdom of ...
Perera, N G R; Samanthilaka, K P P R[Conference-Full-text]
An Urban heat island (UHI) is best visualized as a dome of stagnant warm air,
over the heavily built-up areas of the city. These have been observed practically
all over the world and Colombo, Sri Lanka is no exception. ...
This paper contends that re-inventing the city involves a level of ‘social resilience’
that permits to face the challenges presented by urban development at moments
of growth as well as in times of adversity and crisis.
It ...
Saharan, S. L.; Chakraborty, M[Conference-Full-text]
Since last two decades, some of the major urban policy, legislation and building
regulation changes have been made in Chandigarh, which are having a major
impact on the physical and the visual fabric of the city. This ...
This paper contends that re-inventing the city involves a level of ‘social resilience’
that permits to face the challenges presented by urban development at moments
of growth as well as in times of adversity and crisis.
It ...
In this paper, we present a logical analysis of the graphical elements used to structure the earliest Sinhala newspaper front page layouts. Furthermore, a hierarchical structure is proposed logically to represent the ...
De Saram, SA; Tirimanne, S; Samarasinghe, AM[Article-Full-text]
This paper investigates the effect of preschool’s architectural characteristics on the growth of children. Children aged 1-5 years show rapid development in their cognitive development, social and emotional development, ...
Postage stamps primarily issued by governments as receipts of postal prepayment, are important sources of global material and visual culture. Other than its utilitarian purpose, postage stamps represent the issuing countries, ...
“Denim” has united the world from its origin to the present day, playing different roles to satisfy different requirements of society as a clothing fashion. This has been accepted throughout the world due to different ...
Recyclability oriented packaging solutions (ROPS) are designed to be compatible with established recycling systems and facilitate the users to organise their waste management
systems. It assists the global need of achieving ...
This research investigated the influence of Green Building Interior on Employee Productivity within the Apparel industry, with a specific focus on MAS Thurulie, a Green clothing factory in Sri Lanka. The study addressed ...
Unlike belief and knowledge, intelligence is not information: it is a process, or an innate capacity to use the information to respond to ever-changing requirements. Through assiduous practice, one can become more skilled. ...
Architecture is politically powerful, and its interdisciplinary nature makes it rich and colourful. Postcolonial critique is one of the ways that one could look at and understand architecture and the built environment of ...
The rapid decline of the traditional Agasti jewellery craft creates significant gaps in knowledge, skills, and ultimately affects the endurance of the entire craft community, including the traditional craft code. This ...
This study explores the puzzling phenomenon of individuals maintaining poor posture while sitting in ergonomically designed chairs intended to promote good posture and comfort. The goal of the research is to identify the ...
This research delves into the vital domain of vehicle dealership interiors, recognizing their pivotal role as the main point of connection between customers and manufacturers. It comprehensively explores the variables of ...
This research contributes to the knowledge of digital tools in the domain of online education. This is an exploratory study done to identify Teachers’ endeavours in adapting and optimising familiar digital tools and features ...