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Geoffrey Bawa

Born: 1919 | Colombo, British Ceylon

Died: 2003 | Colombo, Sri Lanka

Practice: Edwards, Reid & Begg; Geoffrey Bawa Associates

Awards: Aga Khan Chairman’s Award (2001)

Projects: Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lankan Parliament Building, University of Ruhuna

Bungalow of Lunuganga, Bentota, Sri Lanka (1948)

Bungalow of Lunuganga by Geoffrey Bawa © Eco2004 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Seema Malaka Temple Reconstruction, Beira Lake, Sri Lanka (1976)

Seema Malaka Temple by Geoffrey Bawa © David Stanley CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Sunethra Bandaranaike Residence, Horagolla Estate, Sri Lanka (1983-1987)

Sunethra Bandaranaike Residence by Geoffrey Bawa © Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Ruhuna University, Wellamadama, Matara, Sri Lanka (1988)

Ruhuna University by Geoffrey Bawa © Fazal Mohamed CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Heritance Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri Lanka (1995)

Heritance Kandalama Hotel by Geoffrey Bawa © Adheesha88 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

University of Ruhuna Faculty of Enginerring, Hapugala, Galle, Sri Lanka (1997-2000)

Faculty of Engineering by Geoffrey Bawa © Rajithaud CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons