Geoffrey Bawa

Sri Lankan architect (1919–2003)
Person human Q3610582

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 23, 1919
Date of death
May 27, 2003
Place of birth
British Ceylon
Place of death
Colombo
Country of citizenship
Sri Lanka[6]
Occupation
architect
Sibling
Bevis Bawa
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Bawa
Given name
Geoffrey
🏷️ Also known as
en Geoffrey Bawa de Geoffrey Manning Bawa ja ジェフリー・バワ ko 제프리 바와 th เจฟฟรีย์ บาวา zh 喬佛瑞·包瓦 zh 杰弗里·巴瓦
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VIAF cluster ID
19926596
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
119068346
ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID (former scheme)
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CONOR.SI ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119068346
FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Quora topic ID
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RKDartists ID
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SEARCH on line catalogue ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500025569
University of Barcelona authority ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Geoffrey Bawa's place of birth was British Ceylon[1]. He was born on July 23, 1919[2]. He died in Colombo[3]. He died on May 27, 2003[4]. He worked as an architect[5].

Body

Education

Educated at St Catharine's College[7], a college of the University of Cambridge[15], in United Kingdom[16], founded in 1473[17]; Royal College, Colombo[8], a selective school[18], in Sri Lanka[19], founded in 1835[20]; University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1209[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24]; and Architectural Association School of Architecture[10], an architecture school[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1847[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Aga Khan Award for Architecture[12], an architecture award[28], founded in 1977[29] and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects[13], a fellowship award[30], in United Kingdom[31].

FAQs

Where was Geoffrey Bawa born?

Born in British Ceylon[1].

Where did Geoffrey Bawa die?

Geoffrey Bawa died in Colombo[3].

What did Geoffrey Bawa do for work?

Geoffrey Bawa worked as architect[5].

Where did Geoffrey Bawa go to school?

Geoffrey Bawa was educated at St Catharine's College[7], Royal College, Colombo[8], University of Cambridge[9], and Architectural Association School of Architecture[10].

What awards did Geoffrey Bawa receive?

Honors received include Aga Khan Award for Architecture[12] and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects[13].

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  13. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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