Петр Лоренц "Инструменты реконструкции постсоциалистических городов"

1. Reconstruction tools for post-socialism era cities
Инструменты реконструкции
постсоциалистических городов
Piotr Lorens
Gdansk University of Technology – Faculty of Architecture
ISOCARP – International Society of City and Regional Planners
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2. Focus on the areas of panel microdistrict buildings
Акцент на территории панельной микрорайонной застройки
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3. 1. Genesis of the problem
• Socialist cities – developed under the „command and
control” system – focus on quantity of flats, industrial
estates etc., but not on quality of these (and of the urban
structure as such)
• Low architectural standards, materials and technologies
used in the process of producing these structures
• Idealistic implementation of the modernistic principles –
with no reflection on their unusefullness for many social
and societal needs3

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5. 2. Nature of the problem
• Post-socialist cities – suffering from a number of
problems – associated with economic transformation,
liberal model of development, social decline etc.
• These are mostly visible within the housing and post-
industrial areas – but also in historic centers
• Large-scale housing estates – most visible and „burning”
issue – due to existing population and its problems
• Many types of degradation associated with these
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7. 3. How to deal with these – key concepts
• Infill the existing structure with new stock – create the mix
• Demonstrate how to change the situation – THE LIVE
EXAMPLE IS MORE EXPRESSIVE THAN PURE THEORY
• Improve the quality of public and commercial services
and infrastructure (including transportation network)
• Revitalize the non-housing distressed areas (post-
industrial and others – THESE ARE HIDDEN
OPPORTUNITIES)
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9. 4. How to deal with these – key implementation
instruments
• Keep the public sector active and interested
• Create opportunities for the private sector – PLAN IT!
• Privatize the stock OR keep it 100% public
– Privatization – shifting the effort
– Keeping it public – allows comprehensive intervention
• Involve citizens – they can be Your partners in this
process (and may invest more than expected)9

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11. 5. Conclusions
• Reconstruction of the post-socialist cities AND their
housing estates – more than building / architectural
problem
• Requires carefull consideration of issues, possible
intervention concepts and applicability of the intervention
tools
• Do not forget about the three partners in this process:
public sector, private sector, individual citizens
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