Archinect - News2024-05-06T12:45:13-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150344672/foster-partners-unveils-plan-to-commercially-rewild-idyllic-cyprus-coastal-town-of-larnaca
Foster + Partners unveils plan to commercially 'rewild' idyllic Cyprus coastal town of Larnaca Josh Niland2023-03-31T12:18:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/301d18625ce66b3a3d9d784e2ccee235.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has announced its design of a master plan for a new seafront development in the Cypriot city of Larnaca.</p>
<p>Working for its client, the Petrolina Group, the firm will deliver “The Land of Tomorrow,” a multifaceted project that aims to double the available publicly-accessible space along the waterfront while enhancing the overall ecological value of the land located on the southern coast of the island.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e099b6276853edba3345207c268c9600.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e099b6276853edba3345207c268c9600.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Their press announcement promises a “low-rise, human-scale, and a natural extension of the urban grain” development that will aid the local community’s job prospects while supposedly celebrating the area’s heritage through a series of architectural gestures and the integration of historic artifacts emblematic of its industrial past.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/ba614ddc0ff23222e749e9809836d8f8.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/ba614ddc0ff23222e749e9809836d8f8.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Ben Scott, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, said: “The master plan retains and enhances the city’s character while creating an exciting new vision for its future. Our approac...</p>