About the authors
| First name, Middle name, Last name, Scientific degree, Scientific rank, Current position. Full and brief name of the organization, The organization address. | Alexander A. Dembich, candidate of architecture, professor, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering, Kazan, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Olesya A. Baltusova, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Presidential Administration, Kazan, Russian Federation Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Title of the article | The historical center of Kazan - between transformation and preservation |
| Abstract. | The article analyzes the main existing documents related to the development of historical settlements, describes the current situation of the development of a historical settlement on the example of Kazan, where one of the key tasks is a significant antagonism between the representative function necessary for the capital of the republic and regulations aimed at preserving the planning and architectural qualities of the urban environment. The article describes the mechanisms that should become the basis for the correction of urban planning documentation on the territory of a historical settlement, be public and formalized. The purpose of the study is to determine, identify and preserve the historical and cultural identity of the city during the urban reconstruction of the urban architectural and spatial environment on the example of the territory of the historical settlement of Kazan, by highlighting the positive qualities of architecture and principles of urban planning characteristic of this settlement, for their preservation and with a qualitative change in the environment during new construction. The relevance of the study is due to the assignment in 2017 of the central part of Kazan with an area of 22.5 sq. m. the status of a "historical settlement". Results. The main results of the study consist in the formation of a methodology for the preservation and adequate development of the historical and cultural identity of a large historical settlement on the example of the city of Kazan. Conclusions. The developed methodology is of great practical importance and can be taken into account in real urban planning practice aimed at regeneration, renovation and reconstruction of existing historical territories. |
| Keywords. | historical and cultural identity, regeneration, planning structure, spatial regulation, historical settlement. |
| For citations: | Dembich A.A., Baltusova O.A. The historical center of Kazan - between transformation and preservation // News KSUAE 2022 №3(61), P. 119-129, DOI:10.52409/20731523_2022_3_119, EDN: FXALHC |
