- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship – M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral ) described the Mosque as the heart of the Fellowship, saying, “We have this Mosque to reach God, to be in unity with each other, and to pray ” He referred to it as “God’s House,” a place where men and women can find renewal and respite from the world
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The Sri Lankan Architect Geoffrey Bawa is now regarded as having been one of the most important and influential Asian architects of the 20th century
- Geoffrey Bawa - Wikipedia
Bawa was influenced by colonial and traditional Ceylonese architecture, and the role of water in it, but rejected both the idea of regionalism and the imposition of preconceived forms onto a site
- Geoffrey Bawa- 15 Iconic Projects - RTF | Rethinking The Future
Bawa was widely regarded as the father of Sri Lankan Architecture and was the flag bearer for the architectural style of Tropical modernism and was the driving force behind its spread in Sri Lanka along with India, Indonesia, Mauritius, Japan, Fiji, and Singapore
- Tracing Geoffrey Bawa Through Sri Lanka’s Architecture Legacy
Geoffrey Bawa stands as one of the most influential architects of 20th-century Asia In 2001, he was bestowed the Aga Khan Award for Architecture’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the eminent Kenneth Frampton included him among the torchbearers of “Critical Regionalism ”
- The Enduring Appeal of Architect Geoffrey Bawa - JSTOR Daily
In making the transition from restless traveller and reluctant lawyer to builder and gardener, Bawa was setting out on the serendipitous journey which would lead him to become independent Sri Lanka’s most prolific and influential architect
- Geoffrey Bawa — geoffreybawa
Bawa was born in Sri Lanka and enrolled in London’s Architectural Association School of Architecture between 1954 and 1957 His own mixed ancestry and extensive travels informed his unique approach to history, viewing the past as layered and multi-faceted
- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen - Wikipedia
Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (died December 8, 1986), also known as Bawa, was a Tamil -speaking teacher [3] and Sufi mystic from Sri Lanka who came to the United States in 1971, established a following, and founded the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship in Philadelphia
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