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
Stockholm (Sweden): an identity forged in industrial and port history
The « Kvarteret Amsterdam » project, designed by White Arkitekter in partnership with developer Midroc, […]
Le Havre (France): making the shipyard transparent to all
On one edge of the Eure district, residential units have been built in close proximity […]
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 […]
Barcelona (Spain): all the benefits of a nautical cluster
Barcelona’s Port Vell and the boating activities found there make for one of the most […]
Helsinki (Finland): an architectural blend of the historic and the high-tech
In the 1940s, a paint and varnish factory constructed a warehouse in Helsinki’s Ruoholahti district, a testament […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
Lorient (France): a submarine base for offshoring racing
Over the last fifteen years or so, Lorient has seen far-reaching changes to its maritime […]
Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
Renew Newcastle is an NGO financed by the government of New South Wales, whose purpose […]
Rouen (France) modernity reflected by the impressionists and the port’s history
The design of the new Métropole headquarters in Rouen draws inspiration from the city’s landscape, seamlessly integrating […]
In Bordeaux (France) the City of Wine moves into Les Bassins
La Cité du Vin is characterised by its striking curves and form and its surrounding environment, […]
Recent news related to this commitment
Multifunctional cruise ship terminal at Tallinn (Estonia)
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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 […]
