Geoffrey Bawa: The Completed Works [Hardcover]

David Robson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, born 1919, fused local construction traditions with modern forms and sensibility to create harmonious and pleasurable buildings that have become legendary in the region and influential around the world. This volume is a documentation and appreciation of the man and his work. Part One contains three chapters on Bawa's early life, the history of Sri Lankan architecture and Bawa's first firm, which he eventually took over. Part Two, comprising four chapters, is the heart of the book and presents all Bawa's major works by project, through extensive texts, drawings and plans. Part Three features two chapters: a long, single chapter devoted to Bawa's two life-long projects - his house in Colombo and his estate Lunuganga - which came to encapsulate his entire oeuvre; and a postscript which sums up the work and describes its relevance to contemporary architectural practice.

Editorial Reviews

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Monumental. Reads like a juicy biography of a man, his times, and a unique cultural and physical landscape. -- Architecture Magazine, Alan G. Brake, January 2003

Robson...is to be commended for this valuable contribution to the literature of the modern building art at its most humane. -- The New York Times Book Review, 8 December 2002

About the Author

David Robson is Professor of Architecture in the University of Brighton and a visiting professor in the National University of Singapore. He first met Geoffrey Bawa when he was teaching in Colombo in the early 1970s. Robson later worked as an advisor to the Sri Lankan Government and was involved in the famous Hundred Thousand Houses Programme.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 278 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500341877
• ISBN-13: 978-0500341872
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 11 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #644,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > History > Asia > Sri Lanka

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this Bawa book is also the complete work of David Robson, January 24, 2010

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This review is from: Geoffrey Bawa: The Completed Works (Hardcover)

This Bawa book is also the complete work of David Robson ,
showing long time private knowledge to the person Bawa and people around him .
incredible detailed -
makes it an important and very beautiful book -
all over .

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Geoffrey Bawa, The Complete Works, December 12, 2007

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This review is from: Geoffrey Bawa: The Completed Works (Hardcover)

The book is excellent in detailing G. Bawa's works. The illustrations and pictures are also very elaborate and are a great credit to the author. I love the book.

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