Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University Architecture and Urban Planning
Jānis Briņķis, Oļģerts Buka. Urban Planning Aspects of the Synthesis of Architectural and Spatial Environment
One of the most significant problems of urban planning is structural and spatial analysis and further development of the existing social and economic potential and the related building complexes. The social and economic situation in environmental planning and urban development is largely determined and formed by five factors – population, production, services, administration and politics. The most important issue to be addressed in building complexes is the composition of population (the number, demography). It should be noted that political guidelines, programmes and their consistent implementation are an important driving force in a purposeful functioning of the social and economic development of the territories not only in the next foreseeable period (4–12 years) when the current elected local government holds power but also for a longer period (20–25 years), see Figure 8. Urban regeneration, which is one of the today’s most complicated problems in urban planning, is important in the development of urban environment. This process is associated with the existing building complex and transformation of its parts. The task of regeneration is not only to provide lighting, air and greenery for the old blocks and to demolish the buildings that are not suitable for living, but also to remove the barriers diminishing transport capacity. As a result of the environment regeneration process all residents of the city should have equal living conditions, i.e. comfortable residential buildings with public and service objects meeting the contemporary architectural and spatial requirements. Regeneration of the built-up area cannot be considered completed without solving the above mentioned task [6]. Cities and old towns, their building areas regardless of the size of territories, the number of population and importance differ in composition of material funds and qualities of the built-up area. In one case, there is a dense urban environment, in the second – extensively built-up territories. The regeneration process of the housing stock is specific in different building complex conditions, as it is related to maximal retention of the existing built-up area, architectural and spatial quality and singularity of the new and old buildings. The existing building complexes have a different historical and urban construction value. Regeneration aims to improve engineering facilities in the old residential buildings and organizational level of apartment planning in a modern urban environment [7].
Jānis Briņķis, Dr. Arch. (1998). PROFESSOR (2004), Head of the Department of Architecture and Urbanism (2004). Lecturing in Architecture and Urban Planning. More than 60 scientific publications, including co-authorship of the text-books together with Oļģerts Buka: • Briņķis J., Buka O. Teritoriālā plānošana un pilsētbūvniecība. Mācību grāmata. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2001, 219 lpp. ISBN 9984681-58-0. • Briņķis J., Buka O. Pilsētu un lauku apdzīvoto vietu kompleksu arhitektoniski telpiskā plānošana: Mācību grāmata. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2006, 235 lpp. ISBN 9984-32-180-0. • Briņķis J., Buka O. Reģionālā attīstība un prognostika pilsētplānošanas kontekstā: Mācību grāmata. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2008, 195 lpp. ISBN 978-9984-32-255-1. Creative work: architect and co-author of more than 20 architectural designs and urban planning projects. Research interests: regeneration of living and public space of urban and rural environment. Membership: The Latvia Association of Architects (LAS), Latvian Academy of Regional Architecture (LRAA). Oļģerts Buka, Doctor of the Arch. (1992), Prof Emerit. (2004). Lecturing in Urban Planning. More than 90 scientific publications, including coauthorship of the text-books together with Jānis Briņķis (see above). Creative work: architect and co-author of more than 65 architectural designs and urban planning projects. Research interests: regeneration of living and public space. Membership: honorary member of The Latvia Association of Architects (LAS), Latvian Academy of Regional Architecture (LRAA).
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Jānis Briņķis Riga Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Address: Āzenes iela 16, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia Phone: +371 67089114 Fax: +371 67089130 E - mail: janis.brinkis@rtu.lv Olģerts Buka Riga Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Address: Āzenes iela 16, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia Phone: +371 67089114 Fax: +371 67089130 E-mail: olgerts.buka@apollo.lv
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