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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strasbourg (France) serves up culture at its silos
In recent years, a number of Strasbourg’s old port buildings have been redeveloped. In 2003, […]
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. […]
London (United Kingdom): the church floats to its flock
Denizen Works has designed a floating church for the diocese of London. The building will […]
Copenhagen (Denmark): the perfect dock for a stroll
The Kvaesthus Pier in Copenhagen has been transformed by Lundgaard and Tranberg Architects into a […]
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 […]
In Bremerhaven (Germany) Bremenports is insulating homes
Completed in 2008, the construction and operation of container terminal CT 4 in this location […]
Le Havre (France): making the shipyard transparent to all
On one edge of the Eure district, residential units have been built in close proximity […]
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 […]