Conversation so far:
what was Laurie Baker's architectural style?
Laurie Baker's buildings tend to emphasise masonry construction, instilling privacy and history with brick jali walls, a perforated brick screen which invites a natural air flow to cool the interior.
did Laurie Baker have any other design architectural styles besides brick jali walls?
Another significant Laurie Baker feature is irregular, pyramid-like structures on roofs, with one side left open and tilting into the wind.
what made Laurie Baker most famous?
Laurie Baker was renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility.
did Laurie Baker get any recognition for his work?
Laurie Baker built several schools, chapels and hospitals in the hills. Eventually, as word spread of his cost-effective buildings more clients from the plains started to contact Baker.
did Laurie Baker have any setbacks?
While at Pithoragarh, Laurie Baker found his English construction education to be inadequate for the types of issues and materials he was faced with: termites and the yearly monsoon.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this Laurie Baker article aside from the issues and materials he was faced with: termites and the yearly monsoon?
Laurie Baker adopted local craftsmanship, traditional techniques and materials but then combined it with modern design principles and technology wherever it made sense to do so.

Question: did this become widely adopted?
Self-contained rewrite: did local craftsmanship, traditional techniques and materials combined with modern design principles and technology become widely adopted by Laurie Baker?