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ALExANDRIAWATERFRONTHISTORICALEASTERNHARBOURREDEVELOPMENTPROJECTAlexandria,EgyptARCHAEOLOGYUNKNOWNSOLDIERPROJECTREDEVELOPMENTPROJECTELMORSIABUELABBASMOSQUERASELTINBEACHFISHMARKETRETAIL,MARKETPLACEAQUARIUMSOLARTOWERRESORT,RESIDENTIALANDHOTELKAITBAYFORTPHAROSRESORT,RESIDENTIALANDHOTELARCOFTHESUNANEWBREAKWATER,RESTOREDUNDERWATERARCHAEOLOGY80NEWHARBOURARCHAEOLOGYARCHAEOLOGYMUSEUMSARCHAEOLOGICALPROMENADEPROJECT5STARRESORTHOTELNEWUNIVERSITYSQUARECONVENTIONCENTERANDHOTELRETAILANDOFFICEBIBLIOTHECAALExANDRINASAADzAGHOLPROJECTSILSILEHPROJECTANEWBREAKWATER,RESTOREDUNDERWATERARCHAEOLOGYNEWHOTELSITES,NEWPASSENGERBOATTERMINALS82HONGKONGWATERFRONTMASTERPLANHongKong,ChinaSetbetweenmountainsandsea,centralHongKonghaslongdependedonlandfilltocreatenewareasfordevelopment.Withthecompletionoftheairportandrelatedtransportationimprovements,apolicyshiftoccurredthatwillcausemorebalancedregionalgrowth.SOM’splanrecognizesthehistoricopportunitypresentedbythesedevelopments,andproposesthatHongKong’sgrowthwilldependasmuchonenvironmentalqualityasonincreaseddevelopmentcapacity.Theplan’scenterpieceisa16-hectarecrescent-shapedparkframingVictoriaHarbor.Thisnewparkprovidesthecitywithadramaticsenseofarrival,aplaceforpublicgatherings,andapeacefulsanctuaryfromcitylife.AlandscapedboulevardgivesaformaledgetotheCrescentandcreatesaprestigiousaddressfornewdevelopment.Acomprehensivenetworkofpedestrianpaths,bridgesandpromenadeslinkstheentirewaterfrontdistrict.Thisnetworkcentersonthreecorridors:aciviccorridor,anhistoriccorridorandanartscorridorthatwillexpandculturalfacilitiesfortheresidentsofHongKong.SHANGHAIWATERFRONTREDEVELOPMENTMASTERPLANShanghai,ChinaWiththeriseofcontainerizedshipping,andwithburgeoningrealestatepressurethroughoutthecity,ShanghaicityauthoritiessoughttorelocatetheHuangpuRiver’sexistingportfunctions,andtransformtheriverfrontintoaplaceforbusiness,tourism,housingandrecreation.SOM’splanrecognizesthesignificanceofthisopportunitybycreatingplanningstrategiesandacomprehensivevisiontoguidetheredevelopmentofa4.8-squarekilometerareaalongbothsidesoftheriver.Themasterplan’smainprioritiesaretoreconnectthecitytotheriverwhileextendingtheimageoftheBund—withitsgrandensembleofhistoricbuildingsandpublicesplanades—totheentireriverfront.Keystrategiesincludedevotingthemajorityoftheriverfronttoopenspaceconnectedtotheexistingregionalparksystem.Toreinforcetheselinks,thismasterplanestablishesanewtransportationframework,includingascenicshorelinedrive,trolleyline,ferrysystemandcontinuouspublicpedestrianwalkalongtheentireriver.Relyingonpublic-privatepartnerships,themasterplanwillmaketheHuangpuRiverCorridorthetrueheartofthecityandprepareShanghaiforthepost-industrialera.84SAIGONSOUTHMASTERPLANHoChiMinhCity,VietnamuRbANhERITAGE86Thoughtfulurbanplanningandcommunity-buildingrequiresnotonlyaneyetowardthefuture,butasincererespectforthepastaswell.Aregion’snaturalfeatures,pre-existingnetworks,andculturalheritageinformSOM’sdesignsforsignaturebuildings,waterfrontdevelopments,citycentersandpublicparks.Weseektorepairtheriftsinacity’sculturalfoundations,preservinghistoriclandmarksasnewonesarebuiltfortheyearsahead.Whilethereareforcesthatmakecitieslookalike,particularlyinfast-growingregions,SOM’sprojectsblendmoderndesignwithrenovation,redevelopmentandauniquesenseofplace.Bythinkinganddesigningstrategicallywithinthecontextofacity’surbanheritage,SOMisabletofurtherthedevelopmentofplacesthataredistinctive,livable,andsustainable.SAIGONSOUTHMASTERPLANHoChiMinhCity,VietnamSaigonSouthisa6,500-acreredevelopmentandextensionofoneofthelargestcitiesinVietnam.Asthepopulationgrows,high-densitydevelopmentincentralHoChiMinhCityhasthreatenedthepreservationofhistoricneighborhoods.Themasterplansteersdevelopmentsouthofthecity,wheresubstantialnewgrowthcanbeaccommodatedcost-effectivelywithcloseproximitytopublictransitandpre-existingcentersofbusiness.SaigonSouth’slocationisalsostrategicinrelationtotheCity’smajorinvestmentsinroadsandinfrastructure.ByorganizingdevelopmentalongtheBTRoadway,thenewareahasimmediateaccesstotheCentralCity,theDeepwaterPort,theExportProcessingZoneandtheAirport.Plannedtransportationimprovementsfocusonconnectionstotheexistingcity,anetworkofwalkableblocksandclearaccesstopublictransit.ForresidentsintheCentralCity,SaigonSouthprovidesarangeofneededamenitiesincludinguniversities,sportfacilities,botanicalgardens,azoo,awaterpark,fairgrounds,aracetrackandgolfcourses—alllinkedbyalandscapedparkway.ThemasterplanimproveswaterqualityintheDoiCanalandinagriculturalareassouthoftheCitybycreatinganenvironmentalframeworkthatmanagestheregion’shydrology,waterquality,floodsystem,shorelineecologyandairquality.Theplanadvocatesapublicandprivatepartnershiptoprovideadequatedevelopmentofinfrastructureandmunicipalservices,aswellascompetitiveeconomicanddevelopmentincentives.8890HANOINEWTOWNHanoi,VietnamHanoiisoneofthetraditionalseatsofVietnameseculture,wheretheRedRiverdefinesthecityandnourishesitspeople.AsthecapitalofVietnam,historicHanoiisalsoafast-growingcitythatisexperiencingintensepressureforexpansionandredevel