Small and Historic Towns

Abstract

The discussion touches upon the issues related to the change in the status of small towns and historic settlements. The results of the Federal Architectural Competition are discussed. Economic, town-planning and social solutions are proposed to increase the attractiveness of small towns in Eastern Siberia. The discussion explores the possibilities of realization of the winning projects and the necessity of architectural supervision during the realization of town-planning projects.

Keywords

• small towns; historic settlements; territorial development; urban environment; federal competition; participatory design; nerchinsk; sayansk; cheremkhovo; design; designer’s supervision