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This book answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lankas pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. A sizeable introductionto Bawas world, life, education and work is reviewed by eminent Bawascholar, 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 Bawas pioneering work on tropical modernism. The book ends with a brief section on buildings that havebeen transformed, lost or are at risk for one reason or anotherAbout the Author:Sebastian Posingis spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka and India and gained a degree in anthropology from the University of Canterbury in the UK before turning to his first love as an architectural photographer. He contributed the photographs for The New Sri Lankan House (2015), a showcase of the islands latest residential architecture. His clients have included the Four Seasons hotel group, Waldorf Astoria and Conrad Hotels & Resorts. His work has also appeared in Der Spiegel, New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Geo Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Conde Nast Traveler, and Vanity Fair. David Robson is an architect, academic, and writer who had a personal friendship with Geoffrey Bawa. He is Bawas official biographer, having published three books--BAWA: The Complete Works (2003), Beyond Bawa (2005), and Bawa: The Sri Lankan Gardens (2009). He is also the author of Anjalendran: An Architect of Sri Lanka (2011) and wrote the texts for The Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka (2015). During a long and illustrious career, he has contributed to many academic journals and books.
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