Costa Rica lives today (November 11, 2013) a strong social tension in its most important port…
Lighthouse
LIGHTHOUSE
This section emphasizes on the one hand the more physical aspects of projects or plans, already completed or under construction on each and every continent, in the field of the relationship between Port and City and the urban regeneration of Waterfront. The other hand it provides perspectives on the complex reality of the port cities within specific disciplines and in a trasversal way, addressing the multiple aspects that the presence of ports entails in different regional contexts, with particular regard to the cultural, material and immaterial expressions, in the broadest sense and with the intend to underline the relevance, modernity and significance of these themes in contemporary society.
Cuando el faro es el protagonista
Los faros fueron concebidos para ayudar a los navegantes, dándoles la confianza de que su luz…
As Auto-Estradas do Mar e a Rede Transeuropeia de Transportes: desafios e oportunidades para as cidades portuárias
Entrevista con Luís Valente da Oliveira European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea – Priority Project…
The Missing Link: Redevelopment of the Urban Waterfront as a Function of Cruise Ship Tourism
Port cities have held a key role for socio-economic and cultural development of many regions since…
Africa: port fever against crisis?
Africa is today the continent where the pace of urbanization is the fastest, while remaining the…
The Humpback Whale (Ballina Whalers)
Fifty-six I sailed on board A ship called Byron One She’s carried trawler men on deck…
The Dark Side of the Port
In every seaside city, fishermen’s families have always thought out to prepare main courses using leftovers…
Venezia, Italia
Venezia, città di particolare interesse dal punto di vista turistico e culturale, ha registrato un incremento…
City and port. Sochi, Russia
Sochi that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics is as one of the largest construction zones…
Qianhai Port City. Shenzhen, China
Qianhai Port City (OMA Architect), situated at the threshold of Hong Kong, occupies a position of…
Istanbul Seaport. Istanbul, Turkey
To the south of the Bosphorus strait, Istanbul Seaport is an ambitious mixed-use project (61.4 hectares)…
Ariul a new city on the water. Saemangeum, South Korea
Saemangeum, on the coast of the Yellow Sea becomes the port city of Ariul, an economic…
Navios
The long and dangerous journey, the endless exile, the troubled, difficult and ingenious adventure of Ulysses’…