Author: David G. Robson Publisher: ISBN: 9780500341872 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 278
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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.
Author: Chiara Carpenter Publisher: Hatje Cantz ISBN: 9783775747141 Category : Languages : en Pages : 160
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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.
Author: Nivi Ann Monsy Publisher: Manipal Universal Press ISBN: 9382460136 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 89
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This book is all about giving the readers a peek view into the life of Geoffrey Bawa; Sri Lanka’s most famous architect… a book that reveals an insight into his work through his most famous projects accompanied by beautiful hand drawn illustrations. Alluring and simply authentic, these self-narrative illustrations are a result of a personal experience. This book will give readers an understanding of how successfully Geoffrey Bawa had inculcated spaces, vistas and landscape with that of the built environment bringing about a touch of Modern Tropism and fusing it together with the rich culture and traditions of Sri Lanka.
Author: David Robson Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 050029156X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Merin Shobhana Xavier Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350026700 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 281
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This book sheds light on the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (BMF), one of North America's major Sufi movements, and one of the first to establish a Sufi shrine in the region. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the BMF, offering new insight into its historical development and practices, and charting its establishment in both the United States and Sri Lanka. Through ethnographic research, Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism shows that the followers of Bawa in the United States and Sri Lanka share far more similarities in the relationships they formed with spaces, Bawa, and Sufism, than differences. This challenges the accepted conceptualization of Sufism in North America as having a distinct “Americanness”, and prompts scholars to re-consider how Sufism is developing in the modern American landscape, as well as globally. The book focuses on the transnational spaces and ritual activities of Bawa's communities, mapping parallel shrines and pilgrimages. It examines the roles of culture, religion, and gender and their impact on ritual embodiment, drawing attention to the global range of a Sufi community through engagement with its distinct Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Christian followers.
Author: David Robson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Architects Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Takes a look at Geoffrey Bawa's life and career and at the legacy of his influence through the work of contemporary architects working across southeast Asia.
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