Renzo Piano joins Rogers Stirk Harbour and Wilkinson Eyre for Sydney harbour overhaul
Renzo Piano has become the latest architect to contribute a design to the major redevelopment of Sydney's Barangaroo South waterfront (+ movie). More
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Barbosa & Guimarães' Porto marina buildings are supported by curving arcs of steel
Steel arcs curve across the glass facade of this Portuguese marina complex by local architects Barbosa & Guimarães (+ slideshow). More
Granite-clad library by Carr Cotter & Naessens faces out over the Irish Sea
One huge window frames views out over the harbour from inside this library that Irish firm Carr Cotter & Naessens has completed in a harbour-side town near Dublin (+ slideshow). More
Melbourne floats proposal for artificial surf park
News: Melbourne surfers could ride 1.5-metre-high waves within a heated salt-water pool in plans set out by local firm Damian Rogers Architecture for the city's docklands. More
BIG plans to "breathe life" into Aarhus harbour with swimming baths and beach huts
News: Bjarke Ingels has unveiled a vision to transform the harbour of Denmark's second largest city into a public plaza featuring a waterside theatre, swimming baths, beach huts and maritime allotments. More
Floating structure by White Arkitekter brings harbour swimming to a Danish island
A small town on the Danish island of Bornholm has become another destination for harbour swimming facilities, thanks to a series of new walkways and structures by Swedish firm White Arkitekter (+ slideshow). More
Cloud building by Junya Ishigami team to provide floating landmark in Copenhagen harbour
Junya Ishigami and Svendborg Architects have won a competition to design a "symbol of peace" for Copenhagen's harbour with plans for a monumental cloud-like building with a boating lake inside. More
Sloped decking creates waterfront slides at Faaborg Harbour Bath
A team featuring JDS Architects has created a waterfront recreation area for the Danish seaside town of Faaborg where swimming areas sit between piers and decked surfaces curve up over small buildings (+ slideshow). More
COBE and Transform complete the zigzagging Porsgrunn Maritime Museum
Danish architects COBE and Transform have completed an aluminium-clad museum of maritime history in Norway with a zigzagging profile modelled on the shapes of local wooden buildings (+ slideshow). More
Danish National Maritime Museum by BIG
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed an underground maritime museum that loops around an old dry dock in Helsingør, Denmark (+ slideshow). More
Vieux Port pavilion by Foster + Partners
A polished steel canopy reflects visitors walking underneath at this events pavilion in Marseille's harbour by UK firm Foster + Partners (+ slideshow). More
Isbjerget by JDS Architects, CEBRA, SeARCH and Louis Paillard
A team of architects including JDS Architects and CEBRA are close to completing this harbour-side housing development modelled on a cluster of floating icebergs in Denmark (+ slideshow). More
Blue Plan for Copenhagen Harbour by Tredje Natur and PK3
Danish architects Tredje Natur and PK3 have designed a series of artificial islands that will transform Copenhagen's harbour into a recreational area filled with wildlife and water sports (+ slideshow). More
Astrup Fearnley Museet by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
This art museum by architect Renzo Piano straddles a canal in Oslo's harbour (+ slideshow). More
The City in the Building by ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen
Danish architects ADEPT and Luplau & Poulsen have won a competition to design harbour-side housing blocks in their hometown of Aarhus. More
On the Way to the Sea by Derman Verbakel Architecture
Tel Aviv studio Derman Verbakel Architecture have installed a series of archways and mobile furniture between the city and the sea in Bat Yam, Israel. More
Urban Mediaspace by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) architects have won an international competition to design Urban Mediaspace, which will be the largest public library in Scandinavia. More
Bølgen by JDS and Klar
Julien De Smedt Architects and Klar Architects have won a competition to design a new waterfront area at Kalvebod Brygge harbour in Copenhagen, Denmark. More
The LM Project by Steven Holl
Steven Holl Architects have won a competition to design a new harbour entrance in Copenhagen, Denmark. More
Helsinki Waterfront Hotel by Herzog & de Meuron
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed Helsinki Waterfront Hotel, a cross-shaped 5 star hotel on Helsinki's waterfront. More