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Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa´s forty-year
career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing
influence through the work of contemporary architects working in
the region.
Bawa achieved the harmonious and pleasurable fusion of local
building traditions with modern forms. Throughout south Asia his
legacy lives on in contemporary architectural practice and remains
an important source of inspiration for generations of
architects.
Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa´s forty-year
career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing
influence through the work of contemporary architects working in
the region.
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 but also in resorts and residences
throughout wider Asia.
Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa´s forty-year
career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing
influence through the work of contemporary architects working in
the region.
An overview of Bawa and his contribution to contemporary
architecture is followed by presentations of twenty-four
contemporary architects, ranging from well-known practitioners such
as Australian Kerry Hill to local talents such as Anjalendran. They
reveal the long-lasting significance of Bawa’s uniquely sensitive
approach to building and the landscape.
Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa´s forty-year
career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing
influence through the work of contemporary architects working in
the region.
This is the ideal companion to Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works
and is an excellent introduction to current architectural practice
in south Asia.
Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa´s forty-year
career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing
influence through the work of contemporary architects working in
the region.
David Robson is the authority on Geoffrey Bawa and delivered
Bawa’s eulogy at the Aga Khan Award Ceremony. He worked as an
adviser on housing and settlement planning to the government of Sri
Lanka between 1979 and 1983 and was involved in its acclaimed
‘Hundred Thousand Houses’ programme. Richard Powers is an
internationally recognized photographer of architecture, interiors,
lifestyle and gardens. He lives in Sydney.
| Autor: | Robson David |
| Nakladatel: | Thames |
| ISBN: | 9780500342381 |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Jazyk : | Angličtina |
| Druh: | 1 x kniha |
| Vazba: | vázaná |
| Počet stran: | 264 |
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