The Tropical Wisdom
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Abstract: The architecture of Sri Lanka has attained the stature of prominence and more importantly, that of being regional and pragmatic. Contemporary architecture in Sri Lanka is one of the finest examples wherein its practitioners have been able to put it up not only as an “expression” but also as a response to its context. The research began with a brief orientation lecture about Tropical Architecture before leaving for Colombo. The travel to Sri Lanka included seeing and studying the works of some of the prominent contemporary architects there. Interactions with them provided us an insight into the factors/forces that influenced them. They also shared their aspirations as an individual, who believed themselves responsible for creating an “image” of the place through built forms. The trip included travelling to some of the important historical sites in order to understand the influences of tradition in imparting a language to the tectonics and the formal aspects of architecture.
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Role: Student Editor
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Publication Type: Academic/Book
Humanizing Spaces
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Abstract: Architecture is a learned game; it is a field of giving and taking learnings. To design for the present, it is necessary to learn what has already been done in the past to create a better future. But the question which arises is how can this learning be transferred from one to another. It is through analyzing architecture. Analyzing gives a better understanding of what all important design decisions are taken by an architect and how he or she has met with the challenges of design. This research would help in understanding the approach of an architect, and the learnings will help to develop one’s own design. Scale and proportion is the factor which is considered the most right from the first year of architectural studies and is always considered while talking about any built form. It is very essential to provide the right setting, physically and psychologically, for human well-being. There are various experiential parameters attached to the scale and proportion. Every architect has his own way to approach it. This dissertation is an inquiry into an expression of scale and proportions in architecture through the works of Leo Pereira.
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Role: First Author
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Publication Type: Academic/Thesis
Conferences
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15th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference
Paper Title: Reconnecting Humans with Nature: Reimagining traditional Indian art & architecture for sustainability transitions
Organized by: University of Oslo
Place: Oslo, Norway
30th International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDR) Conference
Paper Title: Reimagining Design for Sustainability: Biophilic Design as a Framework for documenting human-nature Transitions in vernacular dwellings
Organized by: Mid-West University Institute of Cooperation and Development (MICD)
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
8th Network of early career researchers in Sustainability Transitions conference (NEST Conference)
Paper Title: Reimagining Architectural Transitions: More than human approach towards transitions in vernacular architecture
Organized by: Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
Place: Dresden, Germany
D-Transitional Ecology
Carnival of Ecologies.
Seminar Magazine 766
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digital technology is a constant factor towards transforming our relationship with both human and more than human worlds. This article is written to comprehend how our relationship with nature is changing (and contributing to unsustainable existences) and how digital is shaping and can reshape our current understanding of nature, driving us to develop a new set of networks and
thus ecology. We refer to this as D-Transitional Ecology. Here, rather than criticizing digital, it is accepted as a part of our daily life as a tool that may transform our current unsustainable ways of thinking about nature.
Note: Other academic research works are currently under review for publication in journals and book chapters. Please check back later for updates.