Main entry:

Robson, David.

Title & Author:

Beyond Bawa / David Robson ; with photographs by Richard Powers.

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2007.

Description:

264 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and index.
Part I. A life in architectur -- 1. Two gardens -- 2. Towards architecture -- 3. Brief encounters -- 4. A way of drawing -- 5. Courtyards and verandahs -- 6. An architect to the state -- 7. Bali interlude -- 8. Two books and an exhibition -- 9. More books -- 10. The last decade -- Part II. A Sri Lankan legacy -- 11. Some architects of Sri Lanka -- 12. Some style-makers of Sri Lanka -- Part III. Over the ocean: Bali, Singapore -- 13. Some architects of the Archipelago -- 14. Bawa's legacy.

Summary:

Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) was among the most influential architects in southeast Asia in the last decades of the 20th century, and the principal force behind what is today known globally as 'tropical modernism'. This volume looks back at his life and career and at the continuing legacy of Bawa's influence.

ISBN:

9780500342381 (cased)
0500342385 (cased)

Subject:

Bawa, Geoffrey, 1919-2003.
Bawa, Geoffrey.
Architecture Southeast Asia 20th century.
Architecture, Tropical.
Architecture Asie du Sud-Est 20e siècle.
Architecture tropicale.
Architecture Southeast Asia 21st century.
Architecture
Architektur
Southeast Asia
Südasien

Form/genre:

Biographies.

Added entries:

Powers, Richard, 1967-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 273115
Call No.: BIB 206579
Status: Available