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
London (United Kingdom): the church floats to its flock
Denizen Works has designed a floating church for the Diocese of London in collaboration with Turks […]
Lorient (France): A submarine base redeveloped as a sailing cluster
Over the past decades, Lorient has seen far-reaching changes to its maritime activity after the French […]
Oslo (Norway): An aesthetic port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
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 […]
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, […]
Oslo (Norway): Parks between city and port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
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 […]
Brussels (Belgium): bridges, locks and canal – a complete landscape
The challenge was to give back meaning to the port’s activities in a renewed urban […]
Malaga (Spain): Links are being restored between the city centre and the port
In 1998, the port of Malaga initiated a special plan to remodel some of its quays and […]
Bremerhaven (Germany): Bremenports is insulating homes
Completed in 2008, the construction and operation of the container terminal CT 4 in the […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): Waterfront structures to encourage engagement with the port
Construction of “Kalvebod Waves” – designed by JDS Architects – started in 2012. This sector […]
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 […]