Of the ten designs for other parts of Asia only one - an extension to the Connemara Hotel in Chennai - was ever realised though it has since been demolished. Of those intended for, thirteen were built but only five – the Triton, the Neptune, Kandalama, the Lighthouse and Blue Water – still accurately represent Bawa’s original design intentions. Hotels Between 19 Bawa produced designs for thirty-five hotels.
The importance of his innovations, which has never been fully acknowledged in his native land, was clearly established by the Singapore-based writer Robert Powell in his series of books on the tropical Asian house – books which adopted Bawa’s drawing style and extolled his design philosophy.
Today, however, his architectural vocabulary and palette of materials have become so commonplace Sri Lankans have forgotten just how radical they were only fifty years ago.
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