Author: Robert Clark
publisher name: The Colin Laird Project
ISBN: 9789768280107
FORGED FROM THE LOVE researched and written by Robert Clark, designed by Melanie Archer with an illuminating foreword by architect, Mark Raymond, has been published by The Colin Laird Project.
Tracing the life and professional career of Colin Laird Dip Arch RIBA Hon FAIA FTTIA RIBA, whose public buildings have ‘left an oversized imprint on the Caribbean landscape and the psyche of generations of West Indians,’ FORGED FROM THE LOVE celebrates the life and achievements of an indomitable Caribbean Man and an internationally recognized architect who sought through his work to define the architectural vernacular of an independent Caribbean.
The book is replete with 185 illustrations, photographs, sketches and all linked by an engaging account of the architect’s life and work. While chronicling his architecture the book also builds a portrait of a man engaged with his community and committed to the development of Caribbean civilization, whether sailing single-handed across the Atlantic, being awarded runner up of King of Carnival in Trinidad, lobbying against the death penalty or pioneering ecological architecture in the region.
FORGED FROM THE LOVE is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of architecture both in the region and internationally.
