The culture germinated or inspired in port cities, in addition to expressing itself through its different modalities such as music, plastic arts, technology, as well as other areas of human creativity, needs to express itself in architecture and urbanism.
In Europe, almost 40% of the population lives in medium-sized cities, such as Algeciras. The social, cultural, environmental, economic and technological changes that are occurring basically take place both in large cities and in their adjoining metropolitan areas.
Therefore, these medium-sized cities and, above all, the port ones, which must be endowed with interest to attract talented companies and workers; while preserving its culture, its heritage, as well as its hallmarks. In particular, they have to attract young people to compensate for their natural aging and shrinking population.
And it is in this scenario, of port-city relations, where actions such as the one at the colloquially called Llano Amarillo in the extreme north of the port area in contact with the city, take on vital importance, as an opportunity for a rebirth based on the knowledge economy, through innovation, culture, landscape, sea and quality of life. And here, in terms of quality of life, is where architecture and urbanism claim their leading role. Medium-sized cities with quality of life will serve as a lure for young digital talent, allowing them both their professional and personal development.
The Algeciras Maritime Lagoon project, in addition to a comprehensive action that seeks a better port-city integration as part of the recovery process in the urban and port area, thus also aims to be a source of progress for the territory (economic and social, work, etc.) in which it is implemented, based on innovation, new technologies, research, etc.
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