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    ABOUT GEOFFREY

  • 1. GEOFFREY BAWA SRI LANKAN ARCHITECT NIMR JASEEM AA 3rd YEAR JNAFAU kurort

  • 2. INTRODUCTION Full name: Geoffrey Manning Bawa Parents: Bertha Marianne Schrader, Benjamin Bawa Born: 23 July , Colombo, Sri Lanka Died: 27 May , Colombo, Sri Lanka Awards: Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Deshamanya Award About Geoffrey bawa Geoffrey Bawa was born in Colomb0, the youngest of two sons to Major Benjamin Bawa, Sri Lankan lawyer, who was of part European parentage, and Bertha Marianne née Schrader, a Burgher of mixed språk, German and Scottish nedstigning. His older brother, Bevis, became a landscape architect

  • 3. EDUCATION Bawa was educated at Royal College, Colombo after which he studied English and lag, , at St Catharine's College, Cambridge gaining a BA (English Literature Tripos) and went on to study lag at mittpunkt Temple, London, becoming a barrister in Returning to Ceylon after World War II, he worked for a Colombo law firm. After the death of his mother, he l

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    Oct. 22,

    The lovely old historical hotel where we are staying, the Galle Face Hotel, is currently hosting an international naval officers’ convention, and there are lots of activities associated with the conference. For example, this morning, there was a kilted bagpipe group of sailors entertaining the troops, and a  local dance troupe.

    The main destination for the day was the home and design studio of Geoffrey Bawa at No. 11 33rdLane (Bagatelle Rd.) in one of Colombo’s suburbs.  As an individual, Bawa was fascinating, having been born in Colombo to Justice B. W. Bawa, a lawyer of Muslim and English background, and his wife, Bertha, who was of mixed Scottish and Sinhalese ancestry. His older brother, Bevis, was a noted landscape architect. Geoffrey Bawa was initially educated at Royal College in Colombo, and later at St. Catherine’s College in Cambridge England, where he earned a law degree. He continued to live in London for a couple of years practic

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    Geoffrey bawa..

  • 1. GEOFFREY BAWA PRESENTED BY: din - AA a Reddy AA THE PIONEER OF TROPICAL MODERNISM

  • 2. INTRODUCTION ▪ Geoffrey Manning Bawa was born on 23 JULY in Srilanka ▪ Educated at Royal College and Middle Temple,London and became a Lawyer ▪ Studied Architecture in the Architectural Assocation,London in ▪ In ,at the age of 38,returned to Sri Lanka qualified as an architect to take over Reid’s practice. ▪ His international standing was confirmed in when he received the special chairman’s award in the eighth cycle of the Ada Khan Award for Architecture , becoming only the third architect of India.

  • 3. HIS BELIEFS.. ▪ Highly personal in his approach. evoking the pleasures of the senses that go hand in hand with climate, landscape and culture of ancient Ceylon(present day sri lanka). ▪ Brings together an appreciation of the western humanist tradition in architecture with needs and lifestyles of his own country. ▪ The principal force behind tropical modernism.

  • 4. DESIG
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