San Diego (USA): Innovative tide pools
In 2016, the Port of San Diego launched the Blue Economy Incubator (BEI). The Incubator aims to attract new projects and partners, bringing social, environmental, and economic benefits...
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New York (USA): the park absorbs and filters water
Mathews Neilsen Landscape Architects (MNLA) collaborated with city agencies and two community organisations to plan the South Bronx Greenway across Hunts Point and Port Morris in New York....
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Boston (USA): living in harmony with the water
In 2015, the City of Boston organised “Living with water”, an ideas competition looking ahead to 2100, focusing on three specific sites. The three winners were named in...
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Auckland (New Zealand): Sustainable Water Design to protect biodiversity, adopted by including indigenous principles
The Auckland Plan 2050, with its vision of becoming the world's most liveable city, strongly emphasises sustainable urban development that supports this population growth while maintaining safe and healthy...
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Trondheim (Norway): Carbon-free & energy positive building
Powerhouse Brattørkaia, a positive energy building, was officially opened on Trondheim’s waterfront on August 30th, 2019. Its designer, Snøhetta, has combined various solutions for the new office building:...
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Hong Kong: a promenade to protect against storms
The Victoria Dockside project was built on the former site of Holt’s Wharf, a warehouse at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront area. During the early 20th century, the...
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Vancouver (Canada): a sustainable, biodiversity-friendly congress centre
The Vancouver Convention Centre, completed in 2009, is a cornerstone of the urban ecology strategy for the city’s waterfront, created to address the aim of becoming “the world’s...
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Brisbane (Australia): A floating terminal adaptable to flooding
Following devastating floods in 2011, which caused significant infrastructure damage, the Queensland Government initiated a design competition for the replacement of Brisbane's ferry terminals. Aurecon and Cox Rayner...
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Hamburg (Germany): the floodable city
The HafenCity project in Hamburg is currently one of Europe's largest urban redevelopment projects. By the early 1990s, dock basins had become too small to accommodate increasingly large vessels....
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