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ASIAN ODYSSEY BEYOND BAWA: MODERN MASTERWORKS OF MONSOON ASIA By David Robson. London:Thames & Hudson. 2007. £39.95
This book, a sequel to David Robson's 2004 publication Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works, is in three parts. The first retraces some of the ground covered in the earlier book and throws new light on the influence on Bawa of his talented elder brother Bevis, who designed the extraordinary garden at Brief, and the Australian artist Donald Friend.
The second part of the book studies the work of Bawa's former colleagues in Colombo and their subsequent work as independent practitioners. This section includes work by Anura Ratnavibushana, C. Anjalendran, Sumangala Jayatillaka, Murad Ismail, Channa Daswatte and the artist Laki Senanayake. Robson weaves a fine tale of influences, connections, interpretations and opportunities offered and how his close associates...