Historical environment experience as a megapolis regeneration strategy

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 775; no. 1; pp. 12026 - 12034
• Main Authors: Malakhov, S A, Repina, E A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Architects; Architecture; Industrial buildings; Megalopolises; Norms; Residential areas; Strategy; Sustainable development; Urban planning; Urban regeneration
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/775/1/012026

In the article the concept of interrelation of historical architectural heritage of Samara with territories of the former areas of industrial building is considered; key aspect of this interrelation in the idea of transfer of positive qualities of the traditional city in mass building of an industrial era, as well as on absolutely new vacant territories moves forward. The reason of the similar initiative developed by staff of Institute of the City Samara for the non-profit expert organization including architects, town-planners and city activists consists in the revealed advantages of the historical environment (HE) in relation to modern mass construction. Presence of these advantages only at one small part of the city does not resolve the main problem - sustainable development of all megalopolis in general. The research of historical quarters allowed formulating the basic principles testifying to universal characteristics of the post-industrial environment providing a city way of life and successful city economy. The transfer task of "lessons of the historical environment" is not resolved out of a number of important changes in the town-planning strategy and professional beliefs of architects and without a certain correction of town-planning norms. The Institute of the City Samara together with the Dutch architects develops an initiative of updating the unique typology "the Samara yard!", the integration accumulating the HE key positive codes and allowing to build the concept and interpretations of these codes in gradually degrading space of residential districts for the purpose of their full regeneration in the future in borders of all city as a uniform system.