Bawa architecture

It took a genius to redesign this Sri Lankan stable into the architectural landmark it is today—it also took friendship to turn it into a home

Architectural designs by Geoffrey Bawa Trust that marry the traditional building craft with international aesthetic in Sri Lanka.

Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) is Sri Lanka’s foremost architect, and often considered a founding father of “tropical modernism.” When it comes to resorts, in particular, it’s hard to exaggerate his importance. He took elements of vernacular architecture—such as overhanging pitched roofs—and combined them with modernist architecture—an absence of decorative elements combined with austere geometric forms.

Sri Lanka conjures images of heavenly sunsets, fisherman gracefully balancing on stilts and feel-good moments of Buddhist Zen. Yet for many, the devastation of the 25-year civil war and the 2004 ts…

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Image 2 of 58 from gallery of Remembering Bawa. Ena de Silva House - Copy drawing by Vernon Nonis, 1985.. Image

We take a close look at how the two Colombo, Sri Lanka projects came into being, and how Bawa choreographed the aesthetics of the spaces

This breathtaking house by the sea is a weekend family home in Chennai designed by Sruthi Reddy, principal architect and creative director of Ceebros Designworks and styled by Samir Wadekar.

Randhir Singh | Lunuganga Estate, Bentota, Sri Lanka Geoffrey Bawa The Project of Independence Feb 20-July 2, 2022 MoMA Photograph by Randhir Singh… | Instagram

How architect Geoffrey Bawa changed Sri Lanka’s architecture and historical preservation efforts.

Image 26 of 31 from gallery of Rumah Fajar / Studio Jencquel. Photograph by Tommaso Riva

the Kandalama hotel has been designed by acclaimed Sri Lankan architect, Geoffrey Bawa a principal force behind the architectural movement, dubbed tropical modernism

The spirit of tropical modernist Geoffrey Bawa lives on at his favored getaway

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ELLE DECOR India on Instagram: "75 years of history and an exemplary entity of architecture born out of the genius of Geoffrey Bawa, walk with us through Lunuganga Garden Estate. For many years it remained a mythical place as Bawa disallowed anyone other than his closest friends into its charmed boundaries. Our guest editor for the latest issue, Channa Daswatte @channadas walks ELLE DECOR India through the many turns and rooms of Lunuganga. He reveals, “One of my favourite rooms in the…

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Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa : Paradise Road The Gallery Cafe (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Time of Travel, Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects