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In search of Bawa, master architect of Sri Lanka, David Robson ; photography, Sebastian Posingis

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

In search of Bawa

David Robson ; photography, Sebastian Posingis

master architect of Sri Lanka

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

Colombo, Colpetty -- 01.The Gallery Cafe -- 02.Geoffrey Bawa's Town House -- 03.The Deraniyagala House -- 04.Ladies' College Classroom Block -- 05.Ladies' College Vocational Training Centre -- 06.Stanley de Saram House -- 07.Chloe de Soysa House -- The Beira Lakes and Union Place -- 08.Wijemanne Flats -- 09.The YWCA -- 10.The Seema Malaka -- 11.The Jayakody House -- 12.The State Mortgage Bank -- Cinnamon Gardens -- 13.The Raffel House -- 14.The David Spenser House -- 15.St Bridget's Montessori School -- 16.The Agrarian Research and Training Institute -- 17.The Ratnasivaratnam House -- Outer Colombo -- 18.The New Sri Lanka Parliament -- 19.The Sunethra Bandaranaike House -- 20.Steel Corporation Offices and Housing -- 21.The Leela Dias Bandaranayake House -- The North and Centre -- 22.The Polontalawa Estate Bungalow -- 23.The Anuradhapura Pilgrims' Rest House -- 24.The Kandalama Hotel -- 25.The Strathspey Estate Bungalow --26.The Nazareth Chapel of the Good Shepherd Convent -- The South Coast -- 27.The Jacobson House -- 28.Claughton Bungalow -- 29.The Ruhuna University Campus -- 30.Office Building -- 31.The Jayawardene House -- 32.The ASH de Silva House -- 33.The Lighthouse Hotel -- The West Coast -- 34.The Triton Hotel -- 35.Club Villa and Mohoti Walauwe -- 36.Villa No 87 -- 37.The Bentota Tourist Village -- 38.The Serendib Hotel -- 39.Lunuganga -- 40.The Ena de Silva House -- 41.The Neptune Hotel -- 42.The Blue Water Hotel -- 43.The Institute for Integral Education -- Appendices -- Bawa At Risk -- Bawa Transformed -- Lost Bawa -- Bawa Abroad