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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