In Search of Bawa Robson David
In Search of Bawa Robson David This book answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. This precedes a site-by-site tour of 45 of his…
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In Search of Bawa Robson David
This book answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. This precedes a site-by-site tour of 45 of his buildings scatterd throughout Sri Lanka, Many are considered pilgrimage sites by up-and-coming architects, designers and lay people interested in his extraordinary and enduring talent. A sizeable introduction to Bawa's world, life, education and work is reviewed by eminent Bawa scholar, David Robson.
Each is representative of Bawa's pioneering work on tropical modernism. Insightful texts, contemporary and archive photographs and a plethora of drawings illustrate the individual buildings that range from private dwellings to public buildings, schools and hotels. The book ends with a brief section on buildings that have been transformed, lost or are at risk for one reason or