Geoffrey Bawa July 23, 1919 - May 27, 2003

One of the most prominent Asian visionaries of the 20th century, the Aga Khan Award recipient is known for his experiments with local materials to create architecture that was an extension of the surrounding landscape. In his birth month, Channa Daswatte writes why his work continues to be relevant today.

- Channa Daswatte

I don't remember the exact moment when the shutter was clicked for this picture on the site of the House on the Red Cliffs, the architect's last completed work. It seems carefully posed, with me, as I sometimes did, potentially contesting something that Geoffrey Bawa has just said. He, on his part, gently explaining why it could be done the way he has suggested.