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- Evising 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
Designed by architect Jacques Ferrier, the new headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie opened in summer […]
San Francisco (USA) festival for the US Army’s Fort Mason
Developed in a warehouse at Pier 2, the Fort Mason Center is a modern sustainable […]
Malaga (Spain): links are being restored between the city centre and the port
The special Port plan adopted in 1998 made reconciling the city and port its key […]
Tall Ships Races, a growth accelerator
Alongside such global events as the Olympic Games or Universal Exhibitions, which are traditionally seen […]
Barcelona (Spain): all the benefits of a nautical cluster
Barcelona’s Port Vell and the boating activities found there make for one of the most […]
Ningbo (China): gold, white, and blue: the story of the port in three colours
Ningbo, one of China’s leading ports, sits at the confluence of three rivers and the […]
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 […]
Fremantle (Australia): 250 listed heritage buildings
Twenty hectares of the West End, a district that embodies the economic boom created by […]
Trois-Rivières (Canada): an amphitheatre is now an iconic urban venue
The amphitheatre designed by Montreal-based architect Paul Laurendeau was built on the site of a […]
Oslo (Norway): heritage as a way of giving districts back their soul
With the Fjord City project, the city of Oslo committed to a major transformation involving […]
Rotterdam (Netherlands): floating exhibition, farm, and park
The “floating pavilion” is located between Katendrecht and Kop van Zuid. It consists of 3 connected […]
Brussels (Belgium): a whole port community working together for a collective image
In Brussels, the emphasis on architectural and urban integration extends to the entire port area. […]
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 […]