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MODULE Sri Lankan History of Arts and Architecture
MODULE Sri Lankan History of Arts and Architecture
AS 1020 History of Art and Architecture Sri Lankan Architecture (Outline Syllabus)
Prof. Samitha Manawadu
LECTURE 01: Introduction Location of Sri Lanka and influences from foreign cultures; Prehistoric Habitation sites, abode during transitory period; and megalithic sites in Dry-zone; Ancient Cultural routes and their impacts on Sri Lankan Culture; Sri Lankan Heterogeneous Culture and their Architecture; Remnants of Diverse Cultures LECTURE 02: Architecture of Buddhist Stupa in Sri Lanka History of Buddhist Architecture in Sri Lanka; Historical Periods and their architecture; Stupa and associated structures; Concept, Form and Architecture of Sri Lankan Buddhist Stupa;; Stupaghara and stupalena LECTURE 03: Patimaghara Concept of Patimaghara; Generic Form and Types of patimaghara; Variants of patimaghara; Concept of patimaghara and its transformation; Historic development of patimaghra in Sri Lanka; Patimaghara for Duel form of worship LECTURE 04: Other Buildings in a Monastic Complex Bodhimanda and their architectural concept; Types of Bodhimanda; Bodhighara; Uposataghara and their development. LECTURE 05: Sri Lankan Vernacular architecture Impacts of primary forces on Sri Lankan Vernacular House; Concept of Traditional Village; Regional variations of vernacular buildings; LECTURE 06: Traditional Granaries Traditional grain storage structures; Construction technology associated with traditional granaries;
LECTURE 07: Historic Built Environment Characteristics of proto-historic and early historic settlements; Historic Urbanisation; Characteristics of Ancient Regal Cities; Characteristics of Medieval Regal Cities; Concept of pre-Buddhist regal cities; Impacts of Buddhism on ancient city planning; Impacts on legendaries on regal city expansion; Impacts of reservoir systems in ancient city/settlement planning; Medieval concepts of city/settlement planning; LECTURE 08: Traditional Gardens and landscaping Reservoir systems and their impacts on dry zone gardens; Art and architecture of Ranmasu Uyana, Royal Pleasure gardens of Anuradhapura kings; LECTURE 09: Customs and beliefs in Sri Lankan Traditional Architecture Historic development of customs and beliefs in architecture; Site selection, measurements; Customs in designing houses; Impacts of beliefs on orientation of houses; Impacts of beliefs on form of house; Internal space articulation; Customs in construction of houses; Impacts of surroundings on architecture of the house; LECTURE 10: Impacts of Vastushastra on designing and construction of houses Commencement of construction works; Impacts of the beliefs orientation of houses; Relationship between concept of Vastushastra and cosmic energy; Impacts of terrain and physical character of site on traditional house; Classification of houses based on the nature of their architecture; Articulation of interior spaces; Vastushastra on Building elements and their impacts on house form. LECTURE 11: Traditional Construction Technology: Village planning based on environmental factors and elements; Construction of vernacular houses; END