Urban Planning Culture Research Articles

Formal and Composition Stability of Ekaterinburg Historical Center

Preserving the city structural elements of architectural and urban planning culture, is currently the most important task. It is necessary to achieve a sustainable development, preserve historical heritage and cultivate a careful attitude towards the culture of the Russian Federation. It is important to take into account the morphological integrity of the historically developed urban environment, which is considered through the prism of formal compositional stability. The article presents the analysis of the architectural and urban development to identify the most stable structural elements of Yekaterinburg. Systematic and historical approaches are the methodology of the study, which allows to consistently analyze the extensive material using urban planning and retrospective analysis.The article proposes periodic formation and development of the structural elements of the historical center from the beginning of the city formation to the present, including six periods: pre-reform, post-reform, pre-war period, war and post-war period, developed socialism and perestroika, postSoviet period. Structural elements of the historical center are reconstructed, reflecting the evolution of the formal and composition aspect of the city in each period of its historical development. Lost and most stable structural elements of the city are identified and can be protected as heritage.

Tectonics and architectonics of the network of historical centers of architectural and urban planning culture in the ethnic regions of Ukraine

In the article, from the standpoint of taking into account the natural and urbanized environment, the features of the formation and structure of a network of small historical settlements – carriers of the architectural and urban planning culture of Ukraine are considered. In particular, a comparative analysis of the location of 262 settlements in 12 ethnic regions of Ukraine with a network of underground discontinuous dislocations was carried out. The analysis showed that in 12 ethnic regions of Ukraine (Bukovyna, Volyn, Halychyna, Donbass, Transcarpathia, Crimea, Podillia, Polissia, Naddnipryanshchyna, Severshchyna, Slobozhanshchyna, Tavria) the network of tectonic faults has a different configuration and density. At the same time, only a small number of places with historical buildings coincide with fault lines. The analysis showed that the choice of places for the formation of historical settlements was not random; there were tendencies in their attraction to the shores of rivers and seas, as well as in the desire to avoid underground tectonic faults and the corresponding geopathic zones. The localization of the vast majority of architectural and urban planning culture centres’ in special healthy places confirmed the need to take into account tectonics in ethnic regions and non-traditional knowledge and methods of dowsing in the analysis of historical settlements. In addition, it was found that most of these settlements are located on inter-main areas, remote from dense urbanization zones. This testifies to the initial desire of ethnic culture, on the one hand, for isolation from the processes of urbanization, and on the other hand, for its own preservation and creation of its own network of regional culture centres’ that opposes the mass culture of modern civilization. As a result, proposals were substantiated on the need to take into account the original architectonic and tectonic structure of a network of small provincial cities and towns, villages, temples and monasteries with signs of a historical architectural and urban environment during the post-war restoration and further sustainable development of settlements and territories of Ukraine.

REFLECTIONS ON THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN PLANNING CULTURE OF ANCIENT KHOREZM

In this article, the ancient Khorezm Stages of development of urban planning culture during the period from the IV century to the I century AD and The general historical topographic view of the ancient irrigated lands of the right bank of Amudarya were highlighted. The scientific analysis of the important signs showing the special status of the ancient Khorezm's major archaeological monuments was covered.

“RESLOBALIZATION” OF CITIES AS AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHALLENGE OF THE CONTEMPORARY. PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS, RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

The article is devoted to the problem of adaptation of the living environment of the population of large and largest cities to the vital and dangerous challenges of the new coronavirus pandemic. The author suggests that historically developed cities in their traditional hypostasis have a certain” anti-epidemic “ potential of morphotypological genesis, which must be taken into account, it is advisable to use and it is desirable to increase in the extreme situation of the global COVID-19 epidemic. The working hypothesis of the study is formulated on the basis of the results of monitoring the data of the offi cial St. Petersburg statistics, which refl ect the dynamics of the incidence of new coronavirus infection among citizens, starting from March 2020. According to these results, the most stable epidemiological situation persists in the historical suburbs of the” northern capital “ and its central administrative districts. The center of St. Petersburg was originally developed as a “conglomerate of sett lements” - pre-industrial and proto- industrial urban planning morphotypes that have been inherent in the Russian urban planning culture since ancient times. Urban sett lements, which preserved their planning characteristics in the course of a historically predetermined morphotypological transformation, became the basis for the formation of a set of spatial loci in the structure of a megalopolis - separate components of the urban landscape, within which, if necessary, the introduction of stringent control measures and epidemiological situation in St. Petersburg, it is possible to protect “idealizations” quality of urban life and where work most eff ectively medicareinsurance “antipandemic” sliders “disaggregation”, “distancing”, “disinfection”.

MERCHANTS IN DEVELOMPENT OF SIBERIAN CITIES IN THE 19-20th CENTURES (THE TYUMEN AND TOBOLSK CASE STUDIES)

The article covers historical and cultural heritage of Tyumen and Tobolsk, which are the capitals of the Tobolsk region. Historical cities of Siberia have rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage. The aim of this work is to assess the role of merchantry in the architectural image of West Siberian cities such as Tyumen and Tobolsk.The novelty lies in a full analysis of historical buildings of Tyumen and Tobolsk, identification of the role of local merchantry in establishing their architectural image and preservation of historical and architectural heritage.The scientific methods include a complex scientific analysis of historical archives and of bibliographical sources, a systems and architectural analyses of the research findings. Practically, the research results can be used in preparation of lectures, papers and essays on the history of the Siberian architecture.The work is based on theories and methods of historians and architects, and the full-scale experiment carried out by the authors in the years 2013−2019.It is shown that merchant buildings are extremely valuable. The majority of the assessed buildings are historical and architectural monuments of the local and federal significance. Buildings financed from merchant’s funds preserve knowledge about the history of towns, urban planning culture of the region, development of architectural styles, social and economic standards of the West Siberian cities late in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Urbanization as a manifestation of urban planning culture

Urbanization as a manifestation of urban planning culture

Dublino, dalla crisi economica alla rigenerazione urbana

Today the city of Dublin is faced with rethinking the urban policies which changed it radically during the years of the economic boom. The international financial crisis which has affected the city since 2006 not only burst the property bubble that suffocated the construction industry, but it also highlighted the fragility of a planning vision focused on land development rather than on the redevelopment of the existing city. Today new urban regeneration projects in central neighbourhoods of the city seemed to be reconnecting that fine thread of specifically Irish urban planning culture that had been lost in the big growth years. This is a culture which in planning developed in the 1980s in the Templebar area had successfully intervened with sensitivity in the historical fabric of the city without sacrificing strong expressive and architectural inputs.

Finalitŕ e sapere della pianificazione spaziale. Appunti per la ricostruzione di uno statuto disciplinare

Urban planning culture in Italy, but also elsewhere, is experiencing a period of particular academic and social weakness. This weakness is seen, at least in part, in the absence of rules for the discipline to reinforce training processes and to give them authority. Planning culture today is characterised by a large number of different objectives which are not always clear and consistent with each other. No codified technical language exists with which to communicate without too many misunderstandings. A training process cannot be based on practices alone, but requires the support of institutionalised knowledge and it is therefore indispensible to ask the question whether it is still possible to refer to spatial planning as a discipline.