Publisher's Synopsis
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.
