The New Sri Lankan House

Robert Powell is an architect, city planner, artist, and writer. He received his undergraduate degree from King’s College, Durham University, UK (1966) and a Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore (1990). Powell has worked in Asia, the Middle East, India, and North Africa for 40 years. He was an Associate Professor of Architecture at the National University of Singapore from 1990 to 2001 and Professor of Architecture at Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia, from 2016 to 2024. He has authored or edited over 40 books, including Living Legacy: Singapore’s Heritage Conserved (1994), The Tropical Asian House (1993), Singapore: The Architecture of a Global City (2000), and The Origin and Evolution of the Mayalan Shophouse (2024). He is based in the UK and Malaysia.

Sebastian Posingis spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka and India. He earned a degree in anthropology from the University of Canterbury in the UK before pursuing his passion for architectural photography. His clients have included the Four Seasons hotel group, Waldorf Astoria, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts. His work has been featured in publications such as Der Spiegel, New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Geo Magazine, International Herald Tribune, and Condé Nast Traveler.

David Robson is an architect, academic, and writer. He is the biographer of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, having written three books on his life and works: BAWA: The Complete Works (2003), Beyond Bawa (2005), and Bawa: The Sri Lankan Gardens (2009). He is also the author of Anjalendran: An Architect of Sri Lanka (2011), In Search of Bawa (2016), The Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka (2016), and Bawa Staircases (2019).

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