Becoming Geoffrey Bawa: Celebrating the Sri Lankan architect’s centenary
The HinduMy introduction to Geoffrey Bawa was over a decade ago, at Number 11 in Colombo, a gnarly plumeria standing guard outside. “He helped us build a sense of pride in tradition-inspired modern architecture,” says Goa-based architect Raya Shankhwalker, who is most impressed by Lunuganga, the 25-acre country estate created over 40 years where Bawa tinkered and tried out his architectural ideas until his death in 2003. With Bawa’s centenary celebrations on — till July 2020, across multiple venues in the island nation — it is a great time to revisit his legacy. In a house I recently did in Hyderabad, we used South Indian pots and antiques to create scale, something that was inspired by Bawa’s aesthetic. Ravi Vazirani, interior designer | Mumbai There is a certain sense of restraint in Bawa’s works that really resonates with my design ideology.
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