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Vernacular Romanticism Geoffrey Scott indentified four fallacies underlying the architectural theory which are ‘romantic fallacy’, ‘mechanical fall fallacy’, acy’, ‘ethical fallacy’ and ‘biological fallacy’. In his romantic fallacy he quoted “Naturalism in architecture is partly poetic but frankly aesthetic. He also explained how architecture is influenced by its history, its past culture which are long lived and adapted, ultimately forming a part of the nature that surrounds them. The influence of the ‘Sense of Nature’ affects the architecture.”(11) “Romanticism derives its essence from literature which is neither practical nor scientific but poetry.”(11) Bawa’s ’s architectural style looks poetic rather than manmade, which makes it a pure example of Naturalism. He designed spaces with existing art and local materials. The romantic approach of his style of designing with nature is really comfortable to live and aesthetic sthetic with traditional and native forms. Figure 4 illustrates the entrance of the Kandalama Hotel, showing how Bawa integrated nature and the built form. The entrance itself feels as if it is overall a part of the surrounding space which is why he was often of known as a “Romantic Vernacularist”
Fig: 4 Entrance of the Kandalama Hotel, Srilanka, 1994 1994,, Photographed by David Robson 11. Geoffrey Scott, “The Romantic Fallacy” in Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste, Taste (Boston and New York, Houghton and Mifflin Company, 1914), 67-81, 39-40 Fig 4: 4David Robson, Entrance of the Kandalama Hotel, Srilanka Srilanka, 1994 c. From David Robson, Geoffrey Bawa: tthe master architect of Sri Lanka: Photograph (STIR STIR publisher, September 17, 2019), accessed, May 10, 2020 .https https://www.stirworld.com/think-opinions-geoffrey-bawa-the the-master-architectof-sri-lanka
