Theorist
Geoffrey Bawa
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Details
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experienceObservation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- ApprenticeshipText drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophicalSouth asian
Notes
[DRAFT] Pioneer of Tropical Modernism, merging vernacular Sri Lankan craft and climate sensitivity with European modernist form. Works include the Sri Lankan Parliament and his own estate-garden Lunuganga. Received the Aga Khan Special Chairman's Award in 2001.
Connections
- authored Sri Lankan Parliament Building
- associated with South Asian Modernism
- associated with Contemporary Global South Practice
Sources
- David Robson. Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works. Thames & Hudson, 2002.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Geoffrey Bawa." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/geoffrey-bawa/. Accessed July 17, 2026.