Tangible and intangible assets of city environment: architecture, city lighting and art aspects

Abstract

The article discusses tangible and intangible assets of city environment. Modern cities strive to create a comfortable and diverse urban (city) environment. City environment has different elements. The article is devoted to the study of a combination of tangible and intangible assets of city. The city architecture, the city lighting and the art has significant impact on quality of city environment and the image of the city. There is an underestimation of the role and potential of the city lighting in creating attractive image of the city. It is important to find a balance between technical and economic aspects, safety and health, nature and creation of attractive environment enriched by art. The functions performed by architectural objects, city lighting and art can be divided into two groups - utilitarian and aesthetic. Both of them are important for the creation of attractive and diverse city environment. The search for solutions within the framework of sustainable development of the city is directly related to the issue of city lighting in balance with architecture and art. The classification method was used to find out important factors for development of city environment. Also case-study method was applied. The article examines the experience of Kazan in organizing diversity and aesthetic filling of the city environment.