Most certainly, architectural objects are the basis of the physical assembly of a city and they result in urban spaces with incomparable values and features. The Built environment of South Asian contemporary cities ...

Since 2013, the Department of Architecture of the University of Moratuwa (DA-UoM) and the KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture (KUL-FAR) have jointly been exploring various types of extra- and co-curricular activities. Having ...

Employees who work/live in the Colombo district are faced with challenges when commuting. Colombo is a high-density area with heavy traffic congestion during peak hours. This paper examines factors such as cost, comfort, ...

Man-made coastal structures directly affect sediment balance in the surrounding beaches. Ongoing South Colombo harbour expansion project has created 5 km long breakwater affecting the sediment dynamics of the Colombo beaches. ...

Colombo is rapidly developing. This factor is further highlighted by the projected urban growth outlined by the Sri Lanka Urban Development Authority, “Zoning Plan 2020 for the City of Colombo”. The background climate of ...

This paper presents case studies of Sri Lankans who were confined in lockdown in the Brussels Capital Region (BCR) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It does so through research that Sri Lankan students ...

Low income settlements in Colombo represent communities that have high interdependence and social ties. Such communities are observed to be significantly linked and dependents on their public and semi public spaces where ...

Tall buildings have always been a subject of controversy. Under post-war construction programs, the Government of Sri Lanka, through its development arm, the Urban Development Authority, has designed and launched large-scale ...