Analysis of the Meaning of "Identity" in Measuring Paradigm of “Analysis of the Significance of the Regeneration in the Urban Contexts”
Subject Areas : architecture
1 - Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.
Keywords: Urban Revival, Identity, Regeneration, Renovation,
Abstract :
Timeworn is one of the most important issues related to urban environment that is causing the disorganization, unbalancing, uncoordinated and unstylish appearance. Timeworn is a factor that helps to remove the public memories and deteriorate the real urban life and form it. This factor is decreasing by a high velocity the life cycle of the monument to its end. Deterioration of buildings and neighborhoods will occur when the services provided by the city texture is unequal to the current needs. For revival, this inequality needs to be resolved. Renovating will occur when the urban space, neighborhood or the building have functional and contemporary aspects affected by timeworn that has caused a decrease of its purpose. Renovation of the neighborhood or urban spaces will consists of different tasks such beside the protection of the building, neighborhood or old city area will also modernize and result in improved outcome. It is necessary, in attention to the previous experience, before these historical buildings or spaces are in critical state with politics and appropriate planning and the execution of scientifically and logical work and the selection of methodologies and with the follow up of specific target that will give life to these historical cities. Urban regeneration is one of the renovation requests. Regeneration and renovation of the historical texture of towns is one of the methods of intervention in towns with historical textures and old buildings that means continuous and conscious act for modernization, prevention from erosion and wear, longevity of historical buildings and textures of the towns, which are carried out aiming at a new function as appropriate to the needs of the daily life. The purpose of this study is explanation of the components being paid attention in renovation and regeneration of the old urban textures. This article, besides reviewing the role of identification in urban development, is also looking at different aspects of urban textures revival and also how to confront with critical characteristics issues. To achieve the target, this investigation, determine parts of the revival in renovating the timeworn textures. The purpose of this article: -Highlighting the most important parts in revival of urban deteriorated city texture. -Investigation of solutions to establish the urban old city texture. Research Hypothesis: Identification and understanding of city textures and deteriorated valuable city textures and the efforts for protection, regeneration and renovation will result in preservation of hidden values in current cities. For achieving these goals, attention to characteristics is compulsory. Research Methodology: The research methodology, considering exploration of urban regeneration’s meaning is descriptive – analytical and the method of collecting data is field work and documentation. Using a questionnaire, the paradigm of “Analysis of The Significance of the regeneration in the urban contexts” is measured. The results show the physical improvement of the town by paying attention to the physical components of the urban indentify. Also, one should attend to creation of cognitive and aesthetic values aiming at providing the readability and upgrading the mental image of the town when innovating the old textures.
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