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Climate-Resilient Urban Design and Perspectives on Floating Neighbourhoods
Interview with Arnoud MOLENAAR and Richard COUTTS
Introduction To explore the climate‑related challenges affecting waterfront cities and the opportunities that urban design can offer in adapting to these evolving phenomena, we are pleased to host two leading ...
Southampton: A Contemporary Port City Shaped by Water
A Maritime City with Global Reach In April 1912, RMS Titanic departed from Southampton on her maiden voyage. While the ship’s story is widely known, its departure point is also ...
Glasgow and the Clyde: Reuniting a City with Its River
Context and History The River Clyde stretches for around 170 km, rising in the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire and flowing into the Firth of Clyde and the North Atlantic ...
Industrial Harbour and Public Waterfront: A New Home for the Sydney Fish Market
The Pressure of Working Waterfronts Working waterfronts occupy some of the most valuable land in the cities they serve. Their position at the water's edge, once determined by the practical ...
From Shipyard to Waterfront City. The Guangzhou Harbourcity: An Integrated Approach to Industrial Waterfront Regeneration
Project Overview Situated along the west bank of the Pearl River in Liwan District, the former Guangzhou Shipyard forms an industrial heritage corridor with the adjacent Guangzhou Steelyards Park (Guanggang ...
Beyond the Shoreline: Scalable Floating Infrastructure for Vibrant and Adaptive Waterfronts
For centuries, the waterfront was the working edge of the city. It was where goods arrived, ships departed, industries grew, and infrastructure shaped the relationship between land and water. In ...
Calais: A Regatta Hotel Completing the Transformation of the Waterfront
Calais : un hôtel-régate pour achever la métamorphose du front de mer Depuis une dizaine d’années, la ville de Calais recompose activement son front de mer. Entre 2017 et 2021, ...