Opening Talk
6 pm, Fire Station
Guests: Channa Daswatte and Shayari de Silva, Geoffrey Bawa Trust
Suhanya Raffel and Ikko Yokoyama, M+
Moderator: Johan Deurell, Vitra Design Museum
Vernissage
7 pm, Vitra Design Museum
The opening night of the exhibition »Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses« begins with an opening talk at the Zaha Hadid Fire Station, bringing together experts to discuss Bawa’s work, its enduring relevance, and the lessons it offers for contemporary architecture and design. The panelists are Geoffrey Bawa Trust’s Channa Dawatte, Chairperson, and Shayari de Silva, co-curator of the exhibition, and M+’s Suhanya Raffel, Director, and Ikko Yokoyama, co-curator of the exhibition. The talk will be moderated by Vitra Design Museum’s Johan Deurell, co-curator of the exhibition. Drawing on the exhibition and the accompanying publication, the panelists will discuss the role of sustainability and cultural sensitivity in Bawa’s work, as well as his close collaboration with contemporary artists and craftspeople, and his central role in post-colonial Sri Lanka.
The talk will be followed by the exhibition vernissage.
6 pm, Fire Station
Guests: Channa Daswatte and Shayari de Silva, Geoffrey Bawa Trust
Suhanya Raffel and Ikko Yokoyama, M+
Moderator: Johan Deurell, Vitra Design Museum
Vernissage
7 pm, Vitra Design Museum
The opening night of the exhibition »Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses« begins with an opening talk at the Zaha Hadid Fire Station, bringing together experts to discuss Bawa’s work, its enduring relevance, and the lessons it offers for contemporary architecture and design. The panelists are Geoffrey Bawa Trust’s Channa Dawatte, Chairperson, and Shayari de Silva, co-curator of the exhibition, and M+’s Suhanya Raffel, Director, and Ikko Yokoyama, co-curator of the exhibition. The talk will be moderated by Vitra Design Museum’s Johan Deurell, co-curator of the exhibition. Drawing on the exhibition and the accompanying publication, the panelists will discuss the role of sustainability and cultural sensitivity in Bawa’s work, as well as his close collaboration with contemporary artists and craftspeople, and his central role in post-colonial Sri Lanka.
The talk will be followed by the exhibition vernissage.
