Green cities : preservation, renovation and revitalization of emblematic urban areas through sustainable government and development

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1 Green cities : preservation, renovation and revitalization of emblematic urban areas through sustainable government and development Kliment Ivanov PhD Candidate, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture New Bulgarian University (NBU), Bulgaria

2 Old town, Prague, Czech Republic Stare mesto 2

3 Old town, Prague, Czech Republic Stare mesto 3

4 Old town, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Hissar Kapia 4

5 Old town, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5

6 Sustainable interventions in the city tissue Scope Industrialised countries Large and middle-size cities In or near the city centre Mixed use areas - public or mixed residential Reasons 75-90% of the European sitizens live in the cities Concentration ot culture Potential for development 6

7 City area schemes Plovdiv Map ot the city Scheme Old town Central area City boundary Minicipal bounbary Old town City boundary 7

8 City area schemes Concentric intermidiate areas Secondary city centres Old town Intermidiate area City boundary Old town Intermidiate area City boundary Secondary city centres 8

9 Temporal scheme Renaissance 19th century Socialist 20th century Post-socialist 20-21st century Ancient Past Recent Resent and Contemporary contemporary past Future 9

10 Temporal architectural environment Socialist 20th century Renaissance 19th century Post-socialist 20-21st century Ancient Past Recent Contemporary Resent and contemporary past Future 10

11 Sustainable architecture Key questions What is sustainable architecture? How do we define sustainable architecture? Can we create sustainable architecture? Do we understand the process of creation of sustainable architecture? 11

12 Organization of architectural environment Architectural environment Spacial context Temporal context Material imprints Spiritual imprints 12

13 Sustainable architectural environment Sense of place Memmory Meaning Belonging My place - my home, my house, my neighbourhood, my city The place where we can dwell rather than merely reside. P. Buchanan Aliveness Quallity, conveyed by the form and fabric of the building and spaces P. Buchanan 13

14 Approaches Find a place that already has accumulated memory Find a place that conveyes alivenes through different pattern and composition Find a place that is endemic for this city Find a place that had already been alive, though with anothr type of activity 14

15 Approaches Main street Ivan Vazov Street, Plovdiv 15

16 Approaches Small street Plovdiv 16

developed lofts in London 50 loft apartments, 10

17 New Concordia Wharf, London, UK St Saviour s Dock Apartment house Converted warehouse - loft The first commercially developed lofts in London 50 loft apartments, 10 penthouses, 12 office units, 50 cars basement parking, 1 swimming pool 17

Conservation Awards Gold Medal - the Europa Nostra Conservation

18 New Concordia Wharf, London, UK St Saviour s Dock Apartment house Converted warehouse - loft 1st Prize - The Times/RICS Conservation Awards Gold Medal - the Europa Nostra Conservation Awards The Civic Trust Award, presented by The Prince of Wales in

19 New Concordia Wharf, London, UK 19

20 New Concordia Wharf, London, UK Mill Street, London, SE1 3 bedroom flat Conferted warehouse - loft Price:

21 New Concordia Wharf, London, UK Mill Street, London, SE1 3 bedroom flat Conferted warehouse - loft Sold 21

22 Tobacco Warehouses, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Warehouse 1 Warehouse 2 22

23 Tobacco Warehouses, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Warehouse 3 Warehouse 4 23

24 Tobacco Warehouses, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Warehouse 5 Warehouse 6 24

25 Tobacco Warehouses, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Warehouse 7 Warehouse 8 25

26 Tobacco Warehouses, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Warehouse 9 Warehouse 10 We see Tobacco Dock as a future priority because it is too large and important a site to be left standing empty. It is one of the most important buildings in London and if brought back into use it would reinvigorate the whole area. An English Heritage spokesman 26

27 Academic projects, NBU Nikotiana Hotel - adaptation and reconstruction of tobacco warehouses, Plovdiv Diploma project, Architecture Programme, New Bulgarian university (NBU) Stanislava Markovska - architectural candidate Associate professor Gergana Stefanova - diploma supervisor 27

28 Academic projects, NBU Nikotiana Hotel - adaptation and reconstruction of tobacco warehouses, Plovdiv Diploma project, Architecture Programme, New Bulgarian university (NBU) Stanislava Markovska - architectural candidate Associate professor Gergana Stefanova - diploma supervisor 28

Programme, New Bulgarian university (NBU) Stanislava Markovska -

29 Academic projects, NBU Nikotiana Hotel - adaptation and reconstruction of tobacco warehouses, Plovdiv Diploma project, Architecture Programme, New Bulgarian university (NBU) Stanislava Markovska - architectural candidate Associate professor Gergana Stefanova - diploma supervisor 29

30 Thank you! Kliment Ivanov PhD Candidate, Assistant Professor A Department of Architecture, New Bulgarian University (NBU), Bulgaria T , , E klivanov@nbu.bg I 30 :)

VĚZEŇSKÁ 4 Italian style, European heart

VĚZEŇSKÁ 4 Italian style, European heart PRAHA 1 STARÉ MĚSTO HISTORY OF THE CITY IN THE EARLY 1900S THE CENTRE OF PRAGUE SAW THE APPEARANCE OF SOME BUILDINGS THAT STILL CHARACTERISE ITS ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE.