Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa born 1919 fused local construction traditions with modern forms & sensibility to create harmonious & pleasurable buildings that have become legendary in the region & influential around the world This volume is a documentation & appreciation of the man & his work Part One contains three chapters on Bawa's early life the history of Sri Lankan architecture & Bawa's first firm which he eventually took over Part Two comprising four chapters is the heart of the book & presents all Bawa's major works by project through extensive texts drawings & plans Part Three features two chapters a long single chapter devoted to Bawa's two life-long projects
- his house in Colombo & his estate Lunuganga
- which came to encapsulate his entire oeuvre; & a postscript which sums up the work & describes its relevance to contemporary architectural practice