%0 Journal Article
%T An Investigation of Public Art and its Role in Increasing Urban Quality: The Case of Arayampathy  Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
%J -
%D 2017
%R 10.4038/cpp.v2i2.27
%X In this modern world, urban sculpture is considered as a cultural necessity in contemporary urban planning. Urban sculpture can reaffirm or reveal a sense of place in a symbolic and visually stimulating way of evoking some aspect of social, natural, cultural, physical, political, economic or historical context of the site and its locale. Typically, public artists produce site-specific sculptures and prominent installations that add character and distinction to a development and the surrounding neighborhood. After studying the city planning critiques viewpoints about public art¡¯s definition, nature and impact on city, this study evaluates the role of urban sculptures as a type of public art in enhancing public place quality in the case study of Arayampathy town, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
%K Sculpture
%K Sense of place
%K Public art
%K Cultural identity
%U https://cpp.sljol.info/articles/10.4038/cpp.v2i2.27/