The Genius of the Place

Name: The Genius of the Place
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-10-14
Duration: 1 h 14 min
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Hiran Cooray, Channa Daswatte, Murad Ismail

2023
1h 14m

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Geoffrey Bawa is the greatest architect you've never heard of. A groundbreaking documentary exploring the work of Sri Lanka's most important architect ...how he decolonized 20th century arch... Read allGeoffrey Bawa is the greatest architect you've never heard of. A groundbreaking documentary exploring the work of Sri Lanka's most important architect ...how he decolonized 20th century architecture and inspired Asia to live more naturally, sustainably and beautifully.Geoffrey Bawa is the greatest architect you've never heard of. A groundbreaking documentary exploring the work of Sri Lanka's most important architect ...how he decolonized 20th century architecture and inspired Asia to live more naturally, sustainably and beautifully.

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7/10

A lovingly made documentary that is as informative as it is charming

If you're Sri Lankan, you've probably heard of Geoffrey Bawa, a fellow Sri Lankan architect considered to be one of the greatest in the world. But for those of us who aren't architects, we don't really know what about his works make him as famous as he is.

Well, The Genius of the Place is a documentary made exactly for that, to inform us as to why the architectural world looks up to him and holds him in such high regard. It's a beautiful showcase of Bawa's work, introducing him to the wider public; not only as a renowned architect, but as a visionary and also a sculptor who sculpts in time. Beautifully made and communicated.