The future of residential neighborhoods 1960-80: transformation of the architectural and planning structure. Results of the international research project “Unloved heritage” of the socialist city 1960-70

Abstract

Abstract The results of an international research project to assess the urban development potential of residential neighborhoods in socialist cities, carried out by a consortium of universities, are presented. A differentiated analysis of the experience of transformation of microdistricts in different countries revealed potential opportunities for development and renewal in various aspects: functional and planning structure, open spaces, mobility systems, identity, and public spaces. The project offers strategies for the transformation of microdistricts, as well as defines the prospects for a research project at the next stage of cooperation between universities and directions for integrating the main provisions of the project into the educational programs of architectural universities, as an important project task of various urban planning scales.