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
Nantes (France): from boatyards to creative district
The industrial activity once present in the western part of the “Ile de Nantes”, an […]
Melbourne (Australia): creatives occupy vacant retail space
Renew Newcastle is an ONG financed by the government of New South Wales, whose purpose […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
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 […]
In Copenhagen (Denmark) they walk on water
Construction of “Kalvebod Waves” – designed by JDS Architects – started in 2012. This sector […]
London (United Kingdom): the church floats to its flock
Denizen Works has designed a floating church for the diocese of London. The building will […]
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 […]
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 […]
Le Havre (France): making the shipyard transparent to all
On one edge of the Eure district, residential units have been built in close proximity […]
Hong Kong (China): a festival of theatre
In Hong Kong, an 850-seat theatre made of bamboo was built in 2014 at Victoria […]
Creative industries are setting up on Sugar Island in London (United Kingdom)
Dane’s Yard, a creative quarter designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects at Three Mills, is part […]
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 […]
