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The system of urban public spaces in the post-communist sociocultural context

MIESTO VIEŠŲJŲ ERDVIŲ SISTEMA POSTKOMUNISTINĖJE SOCIOKULTŪRINĖJE APLINKOJE

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Pages 210-217 | Received 26 Jun 2013, Accepted 28 Aug 2013, Published online: 01 Oct 2013
 

Abstract

The article analyses the system of urban public spaces and discusses its current situation in the changed sociocultural context of Lithuania. The concept of the system of urban public spaces is approached as a relevant problem, by focusing on the ideological aspects of public space formation. Also, the problem of current transformation of main public spaces in Lithuanian largest towns is discussed considering the background of still persistent post-communist sociocultural situation. In the context of such sociocultural environment, a case of public space development in Šiauliai is presented as one of the most interesting and significant, related to the ideological changes in Lithuania before 1990. Key models of urban public space formation are reviewed in the article with assumptions being made on their possible influence on the situation in Lithuania.

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Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas miesto viešųjų erdvių sistemos klausimas ir aptariama esamą jų padėtis pakitusioje sociokultūrinėje aplinkoje Lietuvoje. Jame aktualizuojama miesto viešųjų erdvių sistemos koncepcijos problema, nagrinėjami ideologiniai viešųjų erdvių formavimo aspektai. Aktualizuojama dabartinė didžiųjų Lietuvos miestų pagrindinių viešųjų erdvių kaitos problema užsitęsusioje postkomunistinėje sociokultūrinėje situacijoje. Sociokultūrnės aplinkos kontekste kaip vienas įdomesnių ir svarbesnių aptariamas Šiaulių miesto viešųjų erdvių plėtros atvejis, kuris susiejamas su ideologine kaita Lietuvoje iki 1990 m. Straipsnyje apžvelgiami pagrindiniai miestų viešųjų erdvių formavimo modeliai ir daromos prielaidos dėl jų galimos įtakos Lietuvos situacijai.

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Tomas Grunskis

TOMAS GRUNSKIS

Architect, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Dept of Architectural Fundamentals and Theory,Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Pylimo g. 26/Trakų g. 1, 01132 Vilnius, Lithuania.
E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.grunskis.net

Publications: author of 58 articles in popular professional and scientific magazines. Research interests: urban morphology and anthropology, urban design and public space formation, interdisciplinary research. Projects: author and co-author of several winning projects in urban design and architecture.

Martynas Mankus

MARTYNAS MANKUS

Master of Architecture, VGTU, 1996. Bachelor of Architecture, VGTU, 1994. E-mail: [email protected]

Projects: author or co-author of more than 50 projects of architectural and urban design. Research interests: postmodern architecture, modes of representation.

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