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
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 […]
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, […]
Cape Town (South Africa): A hotel and contemporary African art gallery in a grain silo
How to turn a grain silo into a museum? The challenge was to take a […]
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 […]
Stockholm (Sweden): an identity forged in industrial and port history
The “Kvarteret Amsterdam” project, designed by White Arkitekter in partnership with developer Midroc, clearly refers […]
Bremerhaven (Germany): Bremenports is insulating homes
Completed in 2008, the construction and operation of the container terminal CT 4 in the […]
Oslo (Norway): Parks between city and port
The Oslo City Council and Port Authority of Oslo co-developed a strategy for highlighting heritage […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
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 […]
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
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