FROM UNIVERSITY TO GIRANDURUKOTTE…
On the 28th of
November 2014, the students of the first batch of the Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture; commenced a visit to Dehiattakandiya after a prolonged period of
time, to finally fulfill a promise which was made to the townsfolk of
Girandurukotte. 
It was as the second phase of the
students’ project, based on Community Development Landscape Architecture for
the township of Girandurukotte. They presented their design solutions,
aspirations and reflections on the area under discussion to the officers and
the rest of the governing body of the township.
This project was first introduced
on the fourth of April 2014 at the university. After a thorough study other town, starting from the cascade system of Sri Lanka, forty-seven students
presented their own design proposals for 3 potential areas selected within the
township. One main purpose of this project was to identify the weaknesses in
the existing town plan and to come up with solutions. Finally, a few proposals
were selected, based on their practicality and the comprehensiveness regarding
the condition and the setting of the
location.
This was a special episode for
the scholars of Landscape Architecture and also a turning point in Sri Lankan
history, as they presented Landscape proposals for a Mahaweli Township; for the
first time as a group of undergraduates.
University of Moratuwa was the
resource provider for this project and it was consulted by Eng. Landscape
Architect Susira Udalamatta, Senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture,
University of Moratuwa.
BY Yeshmanti ekanayake,
Student of landscape Architecture,
University of Moratuwa
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