Sri Lanka

November–December

Domus Sri Lanka, November–December 2016
In issue 026 of Domus Sri Lanka, the inherent link between architecture and the mind is the underlying theme. Architecture and design play a major role in people’s lives.

This issue features the Hill of the Buddha, which is a unique and impressive interpretation by the architect Tadao Ando and his team. This project shows the manner in which a creative perspective can take on a practical approach. Instead of merely covering a statue with a temporary structure or constructing a building, the architect incorporated the design to become part of the landscape. And, with each season the entire property takes on a different look, yet this does not in any way draw away from the spirituality of the place.

In the case of St Angela’s College in Cork, Ireland, the architects considering the difficulties of the site and context devised a solution where the old and the new buildings were positioned in different levels creating a hill-town with lanes and terraced courts. The structure and gardens in Brussels aimed to create new public spaces in dense urban environments by using the metropolitan tradition in Brussels “based on a constellation of fractional and informal pocket parks.”

In Confetti, Domus Sri Lanka takes a look at Professor Miki Desai’s exhibition on Indian Vernacular Architecture held at the Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka. The professor hopes to foster future students of architecture by showcasing his collection of 7,000 images curated from his total documentation of about 95,000 photographs and measured drawings.

The article on Mouraria Square and the Mosque in Lisbon, Portugal discusses how the architect has created a new urban space which includes a place of workshop, a place of study and a plaza.

Feedback takes a look at the cold hill station of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, which is also known as Little England due to its colonial architecture that dates back to the times of the British as well as the modern constructions that have continued to maintain the tradition of colonial style architecture.

Domus Sri Lanka, November–December 2016, cover
Domus Sri Lanka, November–December 2016, cover

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