Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives architecture renewable non-tree biomass and recycled

renewable non-tree biomass and recycled waste paper

Tariq Jazeel

ca 200 illustrations

53 inches | 297 x 420 mm)Printed on 120gsm uncoated

Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives architecture renewable non-tree biomass and recycledThe Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (19192003) fused sensitivity for local context with the technological discoveries and design principles of modernism in his work. Accordingly, Bawa often incorporated materials (local stone and timber) and layouts (high roofs, cross ventilation, vast overhangs) specific to Sri Lankas monsoon climate and storied architectural history from the cave monasteries of the Anuradhapura period to the feudal Walauwwa style