<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We may see modern urbanism as a collection of many successful developments as well as a series of endless mistakes and repeated failures. The paper focuses on the analysis of existing and former urban planning and design patterns in aspect of efficiency of applied methods to achieve higher quality referring to the philosophy and practice of Landscape Urbanism. The Missionaries Block in Vilnius City serves as a case study for assessing its development in three distinguishable periods by the set of quality criteria derived from Landscape Urbanism theories and practices. The assessment results disclose an evident drop in the overall quality of the selected site’s development in the recent period. The paper discusses if and how one may use the method employed hereby for programming and shaping the future regeneration and redevelopment of existing urban setting.</p></abstract>

We may see modern urbanism as a collection of many successful developments as well as a series of endless mistakes and repeated failures. The paper focuses on the analysis of existing and former urban planning and design patterns in aspect of efficiency of applied methods to achieve higher quality referring to the philosophy and practice of Landscape Urbanism. The Missionaries Block in Vilnius City serves as a case study for assessing its development in three distinguishable periods by the set of quality criteria derived from Landscape Urbanism theories and practices. The assessment results disclose an evident drop in the overall quality of the selected site’s development in the recent period. The paper discusses if and how one may use the method employed hereby for programming and shaping the future regeneration and redevelopment of existing urban setting.

Assessing Quality of City Development by the Acquired Criteria of Landscape Urbanism

Architecture and Urban Planning

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We may see modern urbanism as a collection of many successful developments as well as a series of endless mistakes and repeated failures. The paper focuses on...

Assessing Quality of City Development by the Acquired Criteria of Landscape Urbanism

Data publikacji: 18 lut 2017

Zakres stron: 37 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2016-0012

Słowa kluczowe
Landscape, Missionaries Park, quality of development, quality indicator, trend, urbanism

© 2016 Gintaras Stauskis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Assessing Quality of City Development by the Acquired Criteria of Landscape Urbanism

Data publikacji: 18 lut 2017

Zakres stron: 37 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2016-0012

Słowa kluczoweLandscape, Missionaries Park, quality of development, quality indicator, trend, urbanism

© 2016 Gintaras Stauskis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Słowa kluczowe
Landscape, Missionaries Park, quality of development, quality indicator, trend, urbanism