MEASI ACADEMY OF

ARCHITECTURE-UG LEVEL Thesis 2017-2018

Primary proposal

NAME: S.MOHAMMED SAMEER

ROLL NO: 311313251065

PROJECT: REBUILDING THE COMMUNITY FOR THE WAR VICTIMS-

JAFFNA
Designing a community space with amenities as an Architectural Treatment to
rehabilitate the war victims affected by the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder during the
civil war in srilanka.
This is a Hypothetical project, I will decide the scale later.
Scope: There is a good will and the need for the Developments in an around area of the Jaffna,
Northern Province of Srilanka.
I intent to study on the present scenario of the victims, cultural study on Jaffna,
psychological understanding on PTSD, Tamil Architecture in srilanka.
I will come up with the site after making a visit, Requirements (Preliminary) include

Rehabilitation & medical center

Pre school
Library
Vocational training
Recreation space
Community hall
Outdoor Pavilion

Books to read
1. Community centers and Student unions by Eugene and Barbara Sternberg An
Architectural-Planning-Sociology team. (Measi library).
2. Architecture Design of contemporary community center (Anna library).
3. A pattern language by Christopher Alexander.(Measi library)

Live case studies

1. Community center Mahesh war Fort New Delhi.
2. Yodakandiya Community center, srilanka.
Both are nominated for Aga khan award
 3. Primary health care center, Dharmapuri by Flying Elephant.
4. M.A.C Thiruvanamalai by Made in Earth
Net case studies
1. Lovgradet service center waab white,Sweden.
2. Community center by students of German university of Kaiserslautern.

These are the books I plan to read to understand the PTSD:

1. MOVE Sites of Trauma by Ar steven Holl/Johanna saleh Dickson(e-book).
2. Native American healing and Purification Rituals of War Stress by steven M.
silver John P.wilson. (e-library).
3. The psychological Assessment of abused and traumatized children by Francis
D.kelly (Anna library).
Studying the Tamil Architecture through the works of AR Anjalendran.
1. Anjalendran Architect of srilnaka by David Robson.
2. Sri lanka style Tropical Design and architecture by Channa daswatte.

Resource persons
1. Ar M.Murali done community hospital and school for save the children (agreed to guide).
2. Dr. Ruwan M jayatunge documented the PTSD of the victims of the civil war,
srilanka.(yet to contact him).
3. Miguel candela Reporter Aljazeera (contacted, waiting for the response)
4. Architect Kumaralingam Pathytharan srilankan architect (contacted,yet to agree).