The new museum dedicated to the Mary Rose, the flagship of Henry VIII, will open its doors on 31st May 2013. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, it integrates the original hull from the ship in a renovated dry dock, coupled with a virtual hull demonstrating original artefacts.
Wilkinson Eyre (+ images) Mary Rose Museum
A competition for young architects on the theme of ship yard conversions has been launched. The aim is to transform ship yards into “Smart harbours”: recreational zones for tourists and local residents that harness new technology to create features such as modular spaces and interactive parks… Proposals will be examined next July on this issue that is relevant to many port cities.
Bustler Competition
The transformation and disappearance of certain wine warehouses, once the scene of the port of Bordeaux’s wine trade, have caught the eye of Unesco. The award-winners of the ideas competition: « Habiter les chais » (« living in a wine warehouse ») presented a number of options for re-cycling and re-using these heritage buildings. The first prize was for a housing scheme, but other award-winning proposals included baths, gardens, a restaurant partnership, etc.
Winning proposals Call for ideas
A Request for Proposals has been launched for the reconversion of more than forty 19th and 20th century historic buildings on the old military base of Governors Island. The project includes nearly 93,000 m2 for educational, cultural or commercial use. This is a new stage for the site, where more than 12 ha of parks and public spaces, conceived by West 8, are currently under development. Closing date: 14 March 2013
Request for Proposals
Senalia Company have launched an ideas competition for the artistic, landscaping and architectural enhancement of the four grain silos on the Elie Peninsular which contribute in making Rouen the top European grain and cereals export port and the world’s top port for wheat exports. The enhancement of these silos is included in the framework of the projects under way on the city-port interface of Rouen. Date limit : 7 January 2013
Port de Rouen
Venice (Italy): The entrance to one of the Arsenal buildings is revived by young architects (Domus, 22/03/2013)
The restoration of La Maison de la Batellerie, one of Paris’ heritage sites, complies with the HQE high environmental quality building standards. (Cyberarchi, 11/02/2013)
Auckland: projects for the N°5 shed could be re-examined due to their value to the city’s heritage (Docklands news, 06/02/2013)
Seattle (USA) : the port announces a 25 year plan to create 100 000 jobs and reduce its carbon footprint (Port of Seattle, 12/2012 ; Port technology, 06/12/2012)
Bellingham (USA) : the silo finally included in the call for projects for the development of the waterfront (BBJ today, 07/09/2012 ; Port of Bellingham, 07/09/2012)
Rouen (France) : constructed in a former port warehouse, the H2O Congress Centre wins a prize; , (Le Moniteur, 17/02/2012) Projet
Liverpool (RU) : feu vert de la Ville pour Liverpool Waters, malgré l’opposition de English Heritage et de l’Unesco (The Guardian, 06/03/2012)
London : Terry Farrell proposes an alternative to save the famous Battersea Power Station from demolition (Architects’ Journal, 17/02/2012)
Ningbo and six Chinese port cities are uniting to request that the Maritime Silk Route be listed as World Heritage (CRI, 11/12/2011)
Bordeaux refine their project for a cultural and tourist Wine Centre (Le Moniteur, 04/10/2011)
Antwerp (Belgium) : the Port have designated the finalists for the construction of their new Head Office in a sustainable framework (Port of Antwerp, 09/09/2011)
Lisbon : the Port support a photographic competition to promote maritime heritage (Porto de Lisboa, 07/09/2011)
Marseilles (France): open day on 17 September and inaugural concert on the 21st for the reconverted Silo d’Arenc (Silo d’Arenc, 08/2011)
Bécancour (Quebec - Canada): Explanation and information centre under study for the port industrial zone (Le Courrier Sud, 15/08/2011)
Huelva (Spain) : the architect José Alvarez Checa charged with the project of the Muelle de Levante (Puerto de Huelva, 23/06/2011)
Alicante (Spain) : the Albir lighthouse transformed into a visitors exhibition centre will open in July 2011 (Las Provincias, 17/06/2011)
Tarragona (Spain) : convention between the public library and the port to put maritime heritage into value (Port de Tarragona, 06/2011)
Brisbane (Australia): three teams shortlisted for the reconstruction of the ferry terminals of the city (Queensland Government, 08/06/2011)
Bordeaux (France): exhibition «Happiness lies in the river» from 18 to 27 June 2011 (Ville de Bordeaux, 08/06/2011)
Lyon Confluence (France): AFAA Architecture selected for block H2 (Urbanews.fr, 06/06/2011)
Lyon (France): opening of the former Sucrière des Docks following its rehabilitation (Le Progrès, 06/06/2011)
Tarragona (Spain) : The port museum celebrates its 10th anniversary (Veintepies, 16/05/2011)
Bordeaux (France) : the Cultural and Tourist Centre for wines will be designed by the studio X-TU (Le Moniteur, 10/05/2011)
Venice : EIB grant a €480 million loan for structures to protect the city (BEI, 29/04/2011)
Quebec : the Champlain passenger terminal, listed as a "Recognised Building" will be demolished to the benefit of the port (Le Soleil, 29/03/2011)
Lyon Confluence (France) : 4 architects selected for the final phase of the Block P competition (Le Moniteur.fr, 24/03/2011)
South Africa : inauguration of the submarine SAS Assegai transformed into a museum in Simon’s Town. (Ports & Ships, 10/03/2011)
Vigo (Spain): the Port inaugurate the social centre building rehabilitated by the architect J. Garcia Quesada (Atlantico, 02/03/2011)
Houses based on sea containers : the cost per m² could descend to €800 (Le Moniteur.fr, 11/01/2011)
London: the architect Raphael Vinoly selected for the conversion of Battersea Power Station (bdonline, 23/12/2010)