DUNE: arenaceous anti-desertification architecture

Images from DUNE: Arenaceous Anti-Desertification Architecture

"For an ambitious landscape design project, Magnus Larsson, a student at the Architectural Association in London, has proposed a 6,000km-long wall of artificially solidified sandstone architecture that would span the Sahara Desert, east to west, offering a combination of refugee housing and a "green wall" against the future spread of the desert." (bldg blog)
Read ccmplete article at BLDG BLOG.

IMAGE: The Green Barrier at Hassi Bahbah, Algeria

Also read about the limited success, conventional green barriers such as ‘Barrage Vert’ in Algeria and China’s ‘Green Wall’ having against desertification.

fairmount & fairways (cSLa #14)

Two apatments buildings from Colombo Suburbs. I had the chance to visit the Fairmount (which is still under construction) recently with Mora students. It is the tallest apartment building in Colombo at the moment. Fairways  is its 'sister' apartment block across the road.
Fairmount
Fairways 
Architect: Arosha Perera
Photos: Thejaani (Fairways) T.Y. (Fairmount)

kandawatta (girton) apartments (cSLa #13)

Kandawatta (Girton) apartments.
Architect: Chanura Gunathilake
Sketches by architect. Photos: Chinthaka

whacking!

In one place,
apparently students are whacking  teachers,
In the other place,
apparently teachers are whacking students,
whats wrong with us?
hope that at the 'open place'
both parties will whack each other.

Good luck!

new layout

Dear All,

You may have noticed a few recent changes on the blog layout, especially the new 3 columns layout (thanks architectonics for noticing it). Those who are conversant with blogging may know that Blog Spot does not provide 3 column layouts, so I had to work it out myself with the help of few other bloggers’ info on the web.

Hope this will be the end of this upgrading exercise. So now it has 3 columns (one dedicated column for current issues), a new logo and some other minor modifications.

Thanks for reading my rubbish!
seven by 3

light angle studio

Now Waruna has his own blog

holy trinity church nuwaraeliya

 

Holy Trinity Church, Nuwaraeliya. Photos by Waruna Gomis

the perfect valentine’s day card via grammar vandal

The Grammar Vandal - one paerson's campaign to eradikcate grammear errors in public. I know, I know this has nothing to do with Sri Lankan architecture, but I just can't stop laughing!

just for fun!

I know that reflected trees look dodgy! Couldn't find a better image for this 5 min job. BTW guess the origin of the 'water' pic!