Providing residents living in proximity to port activities with housing, recreational and cultural amenities in city port interface zones :
1Incorporating measures designed to reduce port nuisances into building design.
2Revising the status of port and City Port heritage to properly reflect the site’s historical significance.
3Developing public spaces and recreational or cultural amenities in City Port interface zones to create an appealing new area.
4Promoting 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
Los Angeles (USA): a heritage action plan updated every five years
In May 2013, the port of Los Angeles adopted an action plan for its heritage. […]
Saint-Nazaire (France) puts its submarine base in the spotlight
At the outset of the Saint-Nazaire City Port project, the submarine base posed a significant […]
Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
Renew Newcastle is an ONG financed by the government of New South Wales, whose purpose […]
San Francisco (USA) festival for the US Army’s Fort Mason
Developed in a warehouse at Pier 2, the Fort Mason Center is a modern sustainable […]
In Nantes (France) fine arts and the social economy take over disused land
At Nantes, SAMOA (Société d’Aménagement de la Métropole Ouest-Atlantique) has implemented a temporary occupation strategy […]
Cape Town (South Africa): a hotel and contemporary African art for the grain silo
How to turn a grain silo into a museum? The challenge was to take a […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
Strasbourg (France) serves up culture at its silos
In recent years, a number of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, […]
London (United Kingdom): the church floats to its flock
Denizen Works has designed a floating church for the diocese of London. The building will […]
Brussels (Belgium): a whole port community working together for a collective image
In Brussels, the emphasis on architectural and urban integration extends to the entire port area. […]
Rotterdam (Netherlands): floating exhibition, farm, and park
The “floating pavilion” is located between Katendrecht and Kop van Zuid. It consists of 3 connected […]
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 […]
