Providing residents living in proximity to port activities with housing, recreational and cultural amenities in city port interface zones :
1- Incorporating measures designed to reduce port nuisances into building design.
2- Revising the status of port and Port City heritage to properly reflect the historical significance of sites.
3- Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in Port City interface zones to create an appealing new area.
4- Promoting the architectural and landscape integration of port facilities.
Connecting to a SDG
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Quality education
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Sustainable cities and communities
The associated good practices
Le Havre (France): making the shipyard transparent to all
A unique challenge was faced in Le Havre’s Eure district while constructing residential units near […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): Waterfront structures to encourage engagement with the port
Construction of “Kalvebod Waves” – designed by JDS Architects – started in 2012. This sector […]
Brussels (Belgium): a whole port community working together for a collective image
In the Port of Brussels, the urban transformation of the canal area coexists with port […]
Los Angeles (USA): A heritage action plan
In May 2013, the Port of Los Angeles adopted an action plan for its heritage. […]
Stockholm, Helsinki, Naantali, Tallinn, Turku: cooperation, anticipation, communication
European regulations and the development of residential areas closer to ports have put the issue […]
London (United Kingdom): Creative industries are setting up on Sugar Island
Completed in 2022, Dane’s Yard is a creative quarter designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects at Three Mills, […]
Rotterdam (Netherlands): Floating facilities and attractions in the port of Rotterdam
Case study The Recycled Island Foundation, later becoming Clean Rivers, employed the architectural studio […]
Valparaiso (Chile): New leisure waterfront
After 80 years without maritime works, the lack of available coastal land for port activities […]
San Francisco (USA): Re-use for the US Army’s Fort Mason
Developed in a warehouse at Pier 2, the Fort Mason Center is a modern, sustainable […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
Between 2012 and 2014, a temporary bamboo theatre was built yearly at Victoria Harbor in […]
Recent news related to this commitment
Multifunctional cruise ship terminal at Tallinn (Estonia)
The new cruise ship terminal at Tallinn is now operational. Its environmental impact has been […]
Rosario (Argentina): renovation of the Puerto Norte Hotel
The pandemic set back the renovation of the luxury Puerto Norte Hotel and its restaurant. […]
(Italy) : New ambitions for the Genoa waterfront
“Porto Antico”, the celebrated project for the conversion of the old port of Genoa, will […]