The Golden Lands book launched with signings and talks by author Vikram Lall in London in September 2014. See photos below.
>> See the 2014 launch events diary here
>> See launch event photos from October/November 2014 here
![Golden Lands author Vikram Lall with publisher Joan Foo Mahony at the V&A Museum Bookshop](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0166-1024x680.jpg)
![Vikram Lall discussing the Golden Lands book with Dr Clarke of the SE Asian Dept of the V&A](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0189-680x1024.jpg)
![Book event visitors have been able to hear first-hand from Vikram Lall about the wonders but also preservation challenges of the many Buddhist heritage sites covered in the book](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0193-1024x680.jpg)
![Check out our Events page for further chances to meet Vikram Lall and discuss the architecture of Buddhism!](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0209-680x1024.jpg)
![Vikram Lall sporting a special Golden Lands tie! With Bijan Omrani, author of the Odyssey guide to Afghanistan and also Iran (odysseypublications.com)](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Bijan-and-Vikram-DSC_0198.jpg)
![Vikram Lall lecturing on the architecture of the Buddhist World at the Buddhist Society in London](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Buddhist-Soc-IMG_20140903_184456.jpg)
![The Royal Association of British Architects (RIBA) bookshop in London has an amazing range of books, and put up a nice display for The Golden Lands](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0282-1024x680.jpg)
![As The Golden Lands takes an architectural look at the sites of SE Asia, architects at RIBA had plenty of topics to discuss with author Vikram Lall](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0284-1024x680.jpg)
![A bonus of the RIBA book signing to was an "author summit", meeting renowned SE Asia history & travel writer Denise Heywood (most recently, 3rd Edition "Ancient Luang Prabang & Laos" ISBN-13: 978-6167339450)](https://web.archive.org/web/20200920072720im_/https://architectureofbuddhism.com/books/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0271-1024x680.jpg)
The Golden Lands book launched with signings and talks by author Vikram Lall in London in September 2014. See photos below.
>> See the 2014 launch events diary here
>> See launch event photos from October/November 2014 here