Tag Seafront

20-10-2020

SOM designs Jiuzhou Bay, the new waterfront for Zhuhai in China

Big roofs inspired by fishing nets evoking the history of these places and their inhabitants are the distinguishing element in SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s project for Jiuzhou Bay, the new waterfront in Zhuhai, China. It is a low-carbon project, in line with the city’s role as regional technological leader and its status of most liveable city in China according to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

30-08-2019

Zaha Hadid Architects Niederhafen River Promenade Hamburg

The firm Zaha Hadid Architects has designed Hamburg’s new riverside promenade. It is the city’s new landmark, a key feature of its urban design. A 625-metre-long promenade with an important function: the modernisation and reinforcement of the system that protects Hamburg from the floods of the Elbe river.

15-01-2018

2018 AIA Institute Honor Awards, Chicago Riverwalk

Ross Barney Architects designed the Chicago Riverwalk, one of the projects that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected for the 2018 Institute Honor Awards, to recognise achievements in architecture, interior design and urban planning.

10-01-2018

Snøhetta completes the Muttrah Fish Market - Oman

The Muttrah Fish Market, Snøhetta’s latest new project, is the perfect synthesis of tradition and innovation, in the biggest port in Oman.

25-09-2017

Baynes and Mitchell Architects Command of the Oceans Chatham

Baynes and Mitchell Architects’ renovation and conservation project at the dockyards in Chatham, UK has received numerous acknowledgements and is among the finalists for the 2017 Riba Stirling Prize.

19-11-2015

Vincenzo Latina named Italian architect of the year

On November 13 the CNAPPC announced the winners of the prizes awarded at Festa dell'Architetto 2015. Vincenzo Latina was named Italian Architect of 2015, while studio demogo; was awarded the “ Raffaele Sirica Young Talent in Architecture Award for 2015”, and the spoon.city platform was named Young Professionals’ Start-up of the Year.

27-11-2013

JDS (Julien De Smedt architects): Kalvebod Brygge waterfront in Copenhagen

Julien De Smedt architects is at the centre of the group of designers now working on another important urban project after Copenhagen’s Islands Brygge Park in 2003. The opposite shore of the canal has been redeveloped with a walkway over the water equipped to host sports activities and outdoor events, with the aim of reconnecting the city centre with the port and revitalising what was historically an industrial area.

14-10-2011

Rethinking Mallorca’s Seaside

The tourism industry constitutes a valuable contribution to many national economies, making up anywhere from 2% to 10% of a country’s income.