In Search of Bawa

In Search of Bawa
Author: Robson David
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781780679136

This book answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. A sizeable introduction to Bawa's world, life, education and work is reviewed by eminent Bawa scholar, David Robson. 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. 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. Each is representative of Bawa's pioneering work on tropical modernism. The book ends with a brief section on buildings that have been transformed, lost or are at risk for one reason or another

Geoffrey Bawa

Geoffrey Bawa
Author: David G. Robson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780500341872

This is a definitive and comprehensive monograph on one of the 20th century's greatest architects, Geoffrey Bawa, whose influence has extended to garden and landscape design.

Geoffrey Bawa

Geoffrey Bawa
Author: Brian Brace Taylor
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 189
Release: 1995
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780500278581

An updated book including the full range of Sri-Lankan born Geoffrey Bawa's architectural designs. It examines the Kandalama Hotel in Dambullah, the house on the Cinnamon Hill at Lunuganga, and his achievements in Sri Lanka and other parts of southern Asia. Personal in his approach, Bawa balances an appreciation of the western humanist tradition in architecture with local needs and lifestyles.

Bawa: The Sri Lanka Gardens

Bawa: The Sri Lanka Gardens
Author: David Robson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0500292922

The story of two talented landscape designer brothers and their exquisite gardens set in the lush landscape of Sri Lanka The work of architect Geoffrey Bawa achieved a unique fusion of vernacular style and modern construction incorporating the lush tropical landscape of his native Sri Lanka. Although his architectural work and its influence have been well documented, less attention has been paid to his work on gardens. His most famous garden is the one he created for himself at his estate, Lunuganga, and it is rivaled by Brief, the lesser-known garden of his brother, Bevis. Evolving over several decades, these two gardens and their outbuildings and sculptures represent high points of tropical design, in which architecture and landscape are intertwined. Bawa: The Sri Lanka Gardens is the story of two brothers and their exquisite gardens. It begins with an overview of Sri Lanka’s rich horticultural tradition and the cultural background that inspired the Bawas’ sensitive treatment of architecture, and then records the familial relationship between Geoffrey and Bevis Bawa, and their distinctive individual differences and inspirations. David Robson takes the reader on a tour around Brief and Lunuganga through rich photo essays and revealing descriptions, while glorious images reveal the aesthetic considerations and architectural mastery of the gardens’ creators.

Beyond Bawa

Beyond Bawa
Author: David Robson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 050029156X

One of the most influential names in Sri Lankan architecture,Geoffrey Bawa is represented here through images of his houses,hotels, public buildings, and the famous complex at Lunuganga Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa was among the most influential figures in South Asia in the latter half of the twentieth century. In houses, hotels, public buildings, and perhaps his greatest achievement, his residential complex in Lunuganga, Bawa achieved the harmonious and pleasurable fusion of local building traditions with modern forms. His legacy lives on in current architectural practice and remains an important source of inspiration for generations of architects. Bawa was the principal force behind what is today known globally as “tropical modernism,” and examples of his ideas can be found in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Bali, and in resorts and residences throughout wider Asia.The book first presents a useful overview of Bawa and his contribution to contemporary architecture. The main section highlights the achievements of twenty-four contemporary architects, ranging from well-known practitioners such as Australian Kerry Hill to local talents such as Sri Lankan Anjalendran. The works they have created over the past ten years reveal the long-lasting significance of Bawa’s approach to building and the landscape.

Lunuganga

Lunuganga
Author: Geoffrey Bawa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2006
Genre: Lunuganga (Sri Lanka)
ISBN: 9789812618443

Anjalendran

Anjalendran
Author: David Robson
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1462905803

This beautifully illustrated book showcases the works of one of Sri Landa's most influential architects--Anjaledran, an ethnic Tamil and visionary artist. During the past 25 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, Anjalendran has stayed on, creating architecture that has attracted interest across the entire Indian subcontinent. In Anjalendran, David Robson explores this unique man and his uncommon vision. Anjalendran's buildings have a simple directness, and although totally modern in spirit, they acknowledge the rich design traditions of Sri Lanka. Whether working with ample budgets or at rock bottom cost (like his SOS Children's Village orphanages), his work focuses not only on creative buildings, but--a la Frank Lloyd Wright--also their landscaping, furniture and decoration. Just as interesting as the architecture is the process by which Anjalendran works—:from home, never employing more than four student assistants, with no office, no secretary, no car and no cell phone. He operates without a bank account and has never signed a contract with either a client or a builder. With stunning color photographs, plan details and behind-the-scenes insights, Anjalendran sheds light on the works of this exceptional man.

Mr. Bawa I Presume

Mr. Bawa I Presume
Author: Chiara Carpenter
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-06-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9783775747141

Minimalistic eco-friendly houses, schools and hotels by Sri Lankan "tropical modernist" Geoffrey Bawa Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) has long been one of Asian architecture's most celebrated figures. In Mr Bawa I Presume, photographer Giovanna Silva documents Bawa's private houses, schools and hotels.

Bawa Staircases

Bawa Staircases
Author: David Robson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781786274304

Aimed at architecture students and professionals. Bawa Staircases offers the reader a primer of how staircases are often the most dynamic and theatrical spatial elements of a building or landscape. It is a compelling addition to the literature on Sri Lanka's preeminent architect, Geoffrey Bawa and showcases his numerous and varied architectural and landscape designs for residential, public works, gardens and hotel architecture, with particular reference to the staircases he created. Throughout, lush photography by Sebastian Posingis and insightful texts by David Robson are accompanied by contextual shots, plans and illustrations, all illustrating this absorbing island and the work of an architectural master.

God's Psychology

God's Psychology
Author: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Publisher: The Fellowship Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2007
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0914390813