Offering an alternative to international modernism, Tropical or regional modernism demonstrated that architecture could reflect context, tradition and time.
Humble, aesthetic and radical, Tropical Modernism in Sri Lanka manages to reflect the country's traditional, cultural, and historical resources without rejecting new technological influences from the West, while engaging with broader cultural and political questions.
Considered to be one of Sri Lanka's foremost architects, Geoffrey Bawa is credited to be one the founding fathers of Tropical Modernism.