Gensler designs pair of skyscrapers on Sri Lankan coast
The Gensler-designed Sapphire Residences in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will be connected by a sky bridge topped with a swimming pool, and have interiors by Philippe Starck. More
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MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces
Work has begun on an office building designed by Rotterdam studio MVRDV for the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will feature a gridded facade based on local weaving patterns. More
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SOM designs "new skyline" for port area of Sri Lanka's largest city
SOM has won a competition to design a new district for Sri Lankan city Colombo, with a design featuring numerous skyscrapers, a marina, canals and a park, influenced by the country's tropical climate. More
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Treetop holiday home by Narein Perera stands between a rubber plantation and a jungle
Raised up by a framework of slender steel supports, this wooden holiday home offers a unique vantage point over a Sri Lankan rubber plantation and the jungle beyond (+ slideshow). More
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Post-Tsunami Housing by Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban developed these timber and earth houses for the rehabilitation of a Sri Lankan fishing village that was swept away during the 2004 tsunami (+ slideshow). More
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Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie
Israeli architect Moshe Safdie has designed a skyscraper for Sri Lanka comprising one tower slumped against another. More
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House in Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando photographed by Edmund Sumner
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has completed a concrete house on the edge of a cliff in southern Sri Lanka, writes Yuki Sumner. More