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In Search of Bawa: Master Architect of Sri Lanka
David Robson
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Description for In Search of Bawa: Master Architect of Sri Lanka
Hardback. Answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. This book offers 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. Num Pages: 144 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JJ; 3JMC; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 774.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
773g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780679136
SKU
V9781780679136
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99-50
About David Robson
David Robson is an architect, academic and writer who had a personal friendship with Geoffrey Bawa. He is Bawa's 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 ... Read more
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