Programmes

Furniture by the Geoffrey Bawa Practice

Alongside architecture, Geoffrey Bawa’s practice issued a number of furniture designs in response to the social, economic, environmental, and cultural circumstances of the time. Bawa and his associates worked with local craftspeople across disciplines and frequent collaborators to produce pieces embodying this innovative spirit, drawing inspiration from prevalent Scandinavian styles and global designers.

75 years of art, architecture and ecology

On the occasion of the garden’s 75th anniversary, the Geoffrey Bawa Trust explores the intertwining of art and ecology; particularly in the ways we understand nature and the natural, archives and rituals, and food and healing. Dedicated to the garden, and using the garden as a lens for engagement, the programme is an opportunity for the Trust’s curatorial team to explore multivocal projects across generations and geographies.

Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential to be There is the first major exhibition which draws from the archives to look at Bawa’s practice. Organised in four thematic sections, exploring relationships between ideas, drawings, buildings and places, the exhibition explores the different ways in which images were used in Bawa’s practice.

The Geoffrey Bawa Memorial Lecture is an annual event organised by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust which coincides with Geoffrey Bawa’s birth anniversary.

Since 1992, Open House Worldwide has engaged citizens to learn about architecture and city making, and have a meaningful role in shaping these spaces. Open House Worldwide is now a network of over 50 organisations hosting festivals and conversations about architecture, design and cities across the globe.

The Geoffrey Bawa Trust hosted a three-part series of participatory events from August to November 2022, in an effort to expand the conversation around Justin Samarasekera (1916−2003), Minnette de Silva (1918−1998), Geoffrey Bawa (1919−2003), Panini Tennekoon (1923−2007) and Valentine Gunasekara (1931−2017).

The Geoffrey Bawa Trust and the Embassy of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, through the support of the Residency Fabric of Institut Français, are excited to announce the two selected French artists that will inaugurate the first edition of the De Saram House residency.

The Geoffrey Bawa Awards were conceptualised in 2007 to recognise and reward outstanding examples of contemporary Sri Lankan architecture.

The year 2019 marked the centenary of Geoffrey Bawa’s birth and the Lunuganga Trust celebrated this eminent architect’s legacy through a programme of events scheduled from July 2019 to July 2020.