Venezia, città di particolare interesse dal punto di vista turistico e culturale, ha registrato un incremento…
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.
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’…
Social License for Canadian Ports
Global economic growth has led to increased cargo through put in many Canadian ports. Increased cargo…
The PORTA project. Ports as a Gateway for Accessing Inner Regions
The PORTA (Ports as a Gateway for Accessing Inner Regions) project brings together partners from five…
New York: when Sandy scans too certainties
Hurricane Sandy, who swept the north-east coast of the United States in late October 2012, was…
The Latin American port system as facilitator of territorial development
The Latin America Port System as a facilitator of territorial development The thirty-fourth session of the…
Genova, dal waterfront alla città portuale del XXI secolo. Intervista con Bruno Gabrielli
Bruno Gabrielli, professore emerito presso la Scuola Politecnica dell’Università di Genova, è stato presidente dell’ANCSA (Associazione…
Cantos de puerto, cantos de arrabal
Él se fue una tarde con rumbo ignorado en el mismo barco que lo trajo a…
Port cities in a landscape perspective
This column will invite you over the forthcoming issues of PORTUS to apprehend port cities in…
Paper Sailors
The singular behavior of the seafaring community (both sailors and those family members and workers whose…
Waterfront redevelopment: the fragility of local benefits
After decades of waterfront redevelopment, there is a crucial need to discuss what have been the…