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Author : David G. Robson,Geoffrey Bawa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0500341877
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 : Brian Brace Taylor,Geoffrey Bawa,Barbara Sansoni
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 050027858X
An updated book including the full range of Sri-Lankan born Geoffrey Bawa's architectural designs. It examines the Kandalama Hotel in Dambullah, the house on the Cinnamon Hill at Lunuganga, and his achievements in Sri Lanka and other parts of southern Asia. Personal in his approach, Bawa balances an appreciation of the western humanist tradition in architecture with local needs and lifestyles.
Author : Geoffrey Bawa,Christoph Bon,Dominic Sansoni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Lunuganga (Sri Lanka)
ISBN : 9812618449
Author : Nivi Ann Monsy
Publisher : Manipal Universal Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789382460138
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
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780500292921
The story of two talented landscape designer brothers and their exquisite gardens set in the lush landscape of Sri Lanka The work of architect Geoffrey Bawa achieved a unique fusion of vernacular style and modern construction incorporating the lush tropical landscape of his native Sri Lanka. Although his architectural work and its influence have been well documented, less attention has been paid to his work on gardens. His most famous garden is the one he created for himself at his estate, Lunuganga, and it is rivaled by Brief, the lesser-known garden of his brother, Bevis. Evolving over several decades, these two gardens and their outbuildings and sculptures represent high points of tropical design, in which architecture and landscape are intertwined. Bawa: The Sri Lanka Gardens is the story of two brothers and their exquisite gardens. It begins with an overview of Sri Lanka’s rich horticultural tradition and the cultural background that inspired the Bawas’ sensitive treatment of architecture, and then records the familial relationship between Geoffrey and Bevis Bawa, and their distinctive individual differences and inspirations. David Robson takes the reader on a tour around Brief and Lunuganga through rich photo essays and revealing descriptions, while glorious images reveal the aesthetic considerations and architectural mastery of the gardens’ creators.
Author : Robson David
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 1780679130
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
Author : A+U Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 4900212377
Considered the foremost contemporary architect in Sri Lanka, Geoffrey Bawa's work continues to have lasting influence on multiple generations of Asian architects. Working mainly in Sri Lanka and tropical Asia, he adapted vernacular elements, materials, and construction methodologies before current ideas of sustainability and climate-responsiveness came about. For him, the spatial and visual experiences of a building were far more important than its physical form. The result is an architecture that is responsive to its climate and landscape, with carefully orchestrated spaces blurring interior and exterior boundaries. The ability to combine local elements with contemporary designs has allowed his work to bridge seamlessly between vernacular traditions and modernity. Bawa's projects are sensitive to their context and remain relevant to this day.Text in English and Japanese.
Author : David Robson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780500291566
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 : David Robson
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1786274302
Aimed at architecture students and professionals. Bawa Staircases offers the reader a primer of how staircases are often the most dynamic and theatrical spatial elements of a building or landscape. It is a compelling addition to the literature on Sri Lanka's preeminent architect, Geoffrey Bawa and showcases his numerous and varied architectural and landscape designs for residential, public works, gardens and hotel architecture, with particular reference to the staircases he created. Throughout, lush photography by Sebastian Posingis and insightful texts by David Robson are accompanied by contextual shots, plans and illustrations, all illustrating this absorbing island and the work of an architectural master.
Author : Chiara Carpenter
Publisher : Hatje Cantz
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3775747141
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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:2017329666
Author : David Robson
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781462905805
This beautifully illustrated book showcases the works of one of Sri Landa's most influential architects—Anjaledran, an ethnic Tamil and visionary artist. During the past 25 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, Anjalendran has stayed on, creating architecture that has attracted interest across the entire Indian subcontinent. In Anjalendran, David Robson explores this unique man and his uncommon vision. Anjalendran's buildings have a simple directness and although totally modern in spirit, they acknowledge the rich design traditions of Sri Lanka. Whether working with ample budgets or at rock bottom cost (like his SOS Children's Village orphanages), his work focuses not only on creative buildings, but—:a la Frank Lloyd Wright—:also their landscaping, furniture and decoration. Just as interesting as the architecture is the process by which Anjalendran works—:from home, never employing more than four student assistants, with no office, no secretary, no car and no cell phone. He operates without a bank account and has never signed a contract with either a client or a builder. With stunning color photographs, plan details and behind-the-scenes insights, Anjalendran sheds light on the works of this exceptional man.
Author : Denys Johnson-Davies,Najīb Maḥfūẓ
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9774249380
Presents the life and works of Denys Johnson-Davies, who was described by the late Edward Said as "the leading Arabic-English translator of our time." With more than twenty-five volumes of translated Arabic works to his name, and a career spanning some sixty years, he has brought the Arabic writing to an ever widening English readership.
Author : Simon Richards,Robert Schmidt III,Cagri Sanliturk,Falli Palaiologou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000908350
This book explores how the concept of ‘region’ has evolved over time and shaped architectural culture and practice. It questions what the words ‘region’ and ‘regional’ mean for architecture, cities and landscapes past and present, and speculates on the forms they might take in the future. Region is explored in many thematic guises: as a real geographical site of evolving socio-economic activity; as a mythical locus of enduring value; as a gatekeeper of indigenous crafts and vernacular techniques; as a site of architectural and artistic imagination; as a repository of contested, conflicted and mobile identities. The contributing chapters take these themes from the theoretical and literary page through to architectural and urban practice, and from the scale of the domestic hearth through to the ocean archipelago and international law, enriching the long-standing trope of viewing architectural regionalism purely as a matter of style. Curated into four key thematic areas – Theorised Regions, Contested Regions, Heritage Regions and Future Regions – the book incorporates the values, concerns and approaches of a truly diverse international community of scholars, curators and practitioners, as well as the design work of international students tasked to explore what region means to them.
Author : Colin Davies
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architect-designed houses
ISBN : 1856694631
Featuring over 100 of the most significant and influential houses of the twentieth century, For each of the houses included there are numerous, accurate scale plans showing each floor, together with elevations, sections and site plans where appropriate. All of these have been specially drawn for this book and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources.