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
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 […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
Stockholm, Helsinki, Naantali, Tallinn, Turku: cooperation, anticipation, communication
European regulations and the development of residential areas closer to ports have put the issue […]
Strasbourg (France) Silos as new cultural spaces
In recent years, several of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, the […]
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, […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
Between 2012 and 2014, a temporary bamboo theatre was built yearly at Victoria Harbor 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ningbo (China): New light design presents three rivers merging
The Ningbo Lighting Plan, a testament to the power of collaboration, was brought to life […]
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 […]