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
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 […]
Saint-Nazaire (France): new spaces for the port and promenade
The City of Saint-Nazaire established a municipal commission to facilitate discussions on developing sites within […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): Waterfront structures to encourage engagement with the port
Construction of “Kalvebod Waves” – designed by JDS Architects – started in 2012. This sector […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
Between 2012 and 2014, a temporary bamboo theatre was built yearly at Victoria Harbor in […]
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 […]
Barcelona (Spain): all the benefits of a nautical cluster
Barcelona Clúster Nàutic, officially launched at the AIVP Days in 2012, aims to leverage the […]
Valparaiso (Chile): New leisure waterfront
After 80 years without maritime works, the lack of available coastal land for port activities […]
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 […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): the perfect dock for a stroll
The Kvæsthus Pier, designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects, is a striking architectural landmark located […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strasbourg (France) Silos as new cultural spaces
In recent years, several of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, the […]
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 […]