SOM Wins Competition to Master Plan Port City Colombo in Sri Lanka
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with landscape architects Grant Associates, has been selected as the unanimous winner of the International Urban Design Ideas Competition for the Financial District and Marina District of the Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka. An extension of the existing Colombo Central Business District (CBD), the new Port City district will comprise a whopping 269 hectares of development, transforming the area into a hub for commerce, tourism, and culture.
© SOM | Meshroom
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with landscape architects Grant Associates, has been selected as the unanimous winner of the International Urban Design Ideas Competition for the Financial District and Marina District of the Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka. An extension of the existing Colombo Central Business District (CBD), the new Port City district will comprise a whopping 269 hectares of development, transforming the area into a hub for commerce, tourism, and culture.
© SOM | Meshroom
Recognized by the jury for its exceptional ecological and cultural sensitivity, SOM?s master plan consists of a series of urban elements ? squares, canals, gardens, a park and harbor ? that draw from Sri Lanka?s unique geography and ecology. A central civic plaza features shaded promenades inspired by hanging gardens, which extend around the perimeter of the new marina.?The locally resonant design approach is also apparent along the can...
© SOM | Meshroom
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with landscape architects Grant Associates, has been selected as the unanimous winner of the International Urban Design Ideas Competition for the Financial District and Marina District of the Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka. An extension of the existing Colombo Central Business District (CBD), the new Port City district will comprise a whopping 269 hectares of development, transforming the area into a hub for commerce, tourism, and culture.
© SOM | Meshroom
Recognized by the jury for its exceptional ecological and cultural sensitivity, SOM?s master plan consists of a series of urban elements ? squares, canals, gardens, a park and harbor ? that draw from Sri Lanka?s unique geography and ecology. A central civic plaza features shaded promenades inspired by hanging gardens, which extend around the perimeter of the new marina.?The locally resonant design approach is also apparent along the can...
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