{"product_id":"geoffrey-bawa-architecture-for-the-senses-9783945852743","title":"Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive book on Bawa, with never-before-published essays, photographs and archival material, alongside newly commissioned images by Iwan Baan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying the Vitra Design Museum's retrospective exhibition, coproduced with the M+ and the Geoffrey Bawa Trust, \u003ci\u003eArchitecture for the Senses\u003c\/i\u003e contextualizes Geoffrey Bawa's practice within postcolonial Sri Lanka, and situates his work in relation to contemporary discourses around collaboration, social enterprise and ecology. The book features scholarly essays, a never-before-published text by Bawa, fully illustrated descriptions of all exhibited projects, comprehensive listings of his entire oeuvre and interviews with leading contemporary architects inspired by his work. Richly illustrated with archival photographs, many taken by Bawa himself, and newly commissioned images of Bawa's buildings in Sri Lanka from Iwan Baan, the book is a visual treat for anyone interested in 20th-century architecture and design.\u003cbr\u003eWith a career spanning five decades and over 200 projects, \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Bawa\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2003) was one of the most influential voices in architecture in post-independence Sri Lanka. His remarkable oeuvre includes hotels, private residences, schools, universities, factories, office buildings and Sri Lanka's Parliament building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vitra Design Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783945852743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Geoffrey Bawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376056524981,"sku":"9783945852743","price":76.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9783945852743.jpg?v=1790261230","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/geoffrey-bawa-architecture-for-the-senses-9783945852743","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}