Main entry:

Robson, David G., author.

Title & Author:

Bawa staircases / David Robson ; photography, Sebastian Posingis.

Publication:

[Singapore] : A Talisman Book for Laurence King, 2019.
©2019

Description:

173 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 174).
Part I. Introduction : Towards architecture -- Staircases of the Italian Renaissance -- Staircases of the German Baroque -- Sri Lanka's architectural heritage -- Part II. Bawa's built projects : Bawa's staircases in Sri Lanka ; Lunuganga ; The Deraniyagala house ; St. Thomas's Prep School -- Tennis club -- The A S H de Silva house -- The Ena de Silva house -- The Raffel house -- St. Bridget's Montessori School -- The Polontalawa Estate bungalow -- Geoffrey Bawa's town house -- Steel Corporation tower -- Steel Corporation offices -- Tourist village and railway station -- The Beach Hotel -- The Serendib Hotel -- The Neptune Hotel -- The State Mortgage Bank -- The Martenstyn house -- House of Lidia Duchini -- Mohoti Walaawe -- Institute of Integral Education -- Triton Hotel -- New Sri Lanka Parliament -- Ruhunu University Campus -- House for Sunethra Bandaranaike -- Fitzherbert house -- Chloe de Soysa house -- Kandalama house -- Jayakody house -- Lighthouse Hotel -- Blue Water Hotel -- The David Spenser house -- The Jayawardene house.
Introduction -- Bawa's built projects.
In English.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1786274302
9781786274304
9789811185748
9811185743

Subject:

Bawa, Geoffrey, 1919-2003 Criticism and interpretation.
Bawa, Geoffrey Criticism and interpretation.
Bawa, Geoffrey, 1919-2003
Staircases.
Staircases Pictorial works.
Architecture Sri Lanka History.
Escaliers.
Escaliers Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture Sri Lanka Histoire.
stairs (series of steps)
ARCHITECTURE Criticism.
Architecture History. Sri Lanka.
Architecture
Sri Lanka

Form/genre:

History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Posingis, Sebastian, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305399
Call No.: BIB 251223
Status: Available