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TRAINING OF TECTONIC SKILLS IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

Lada Markejevaite

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 34-40

Tectonic expression of forms maintains the importance developed in architecture for a long time, but changing conditions force it to become more complex and integrate more factors. Tectonics creates preconditions for architecture as a sincretic art. So the tectonic nature of architecture becomes of great interest for the creative process. It becomes meaningful to introduce multiple and diverse problems...

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MODERN-STYLE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN LITHUANIA AND THE PROBLEM OF VILNIUS SEREIKISKES PARK RESTORATION (Moderno Stiliaus Krastovaizdzio Architektura Lietuvoje IR Vilniaus Sereikiskiu Parko Atkurimo Problema)

Konstantinas Jakovlevas-Mateckis

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 5-16

The paper reviews briefly the appearance of Modern-Style landscape architecture in Lithuania and its features. Vilnius Sereikiskes Park is revealed as the most significant object of this style. The Park is the first public park in Lithuania designed by A. Strauss'as (1886-1888). A review of the development of the Park, its historic and cultural value is presented. Great attention is paid to some aspects...

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INTERACTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AS TOOL TO IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ARCHITECTURE

Jonas Jakaitis

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 11-27

One of the main tasks of public authorities is to find ways how, in the course of the development of urban architecture, to manage and create assumptions for the public to become a new-type, active and cooperative civic society taking part in urban development processes. The research of these problems is important seeking to ensure sustainability in natural, economic-social environment and urban architecture...

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URBAN NIGHTSCAPE: CONCEPTION, TYPOLOGY AND PLANNING (Naktinis Miestovaizdis: Samprata, Tipologija IR Planavimas)

Martynas Valevicius

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 48-57

The paper is dedicated to urban night lighting analysis. Till nowadays the meaning of urban night lighting which forms the visual urban identity wasn't a research object. Urban lighting has both social and economic benefit, that is why in many cases the city is illuminated, but quite spontaneous together with the process of energetic economics evolution. The artistic value of urban night lighting...

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND RHETORIC OF RATIONALITY: THE FATE OF C. A. DOXIADIS' CONCEPTS (Urbanistine Pletra IR Racionalumo Retorika: C. A. Doxiadis'o Koncepciju Likimas)

Almantas Samalavicius

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 28-33

The prospects of a new century urge us to reconsider the mental legacy of the past century: theories and practices of urban planning that came into existence in a certain intellectual climate and circumstances. The paper is an attempt to reconsider the rhetoric of rationality that manifested in urban design in the second half of the 20th century. Focusing on the legacy of the Greek architect, theorist...

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FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF MARKET SQUARES IN SMALL TOWNS OF LOWER SILESIA

Zuzanna Borcz, Irena Niedzwiecka-Filipiak

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 1 > 41-47

In the paper market squares in small towns of Lower Silesia region are presented, their area does not exceed 1 ha. For the present work 15 localities were selected: 10 towns and 5 villages which formerly had civic rights. The variety of shapes of market squares mainly resulted from the fact that the towns were founded in a different way. Most of them were formed as completely new settlements, the...

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TRAM OR METRO IN URBAN STRUCTURE OF VILNIUS: DEVELOPMENT PRECONDITIONS (Tramvajus AR Metropolitenas Vilniaus Urbanistineje Strukturoje. Vystymo Prielaidos)

Pranciskus Juskevicius, Vidualdas Valeika, Kristina Jauneikaite

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 59-70

Until now and further in future the transportation problems of Vilnius will be caused by the mobility of inhabitants and their chosen communication means as well as the way of living in an urban structure or other type of environment. Regulation (management) of such a complex of factors is just a key to solving the problems. In today's discussions no mention is made of the functional environment of...

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INFLUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION ON CITIES AND URBANISTIC POSSIBILITIES OF ITS OPTIMIZATION IN KAUNAS CITY CENTER (Globalizacijos iitaka Miestams IR Jos optimizavimo Urbanistines Galimybes Kauno Centre)

Jurate Kamicaityte-Virbasiene, Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 113-124

Globalization, prevailing trend of development of contemporary societies, inevitably influences visual and social aspects of cities. Changes of cities influenced by globalization are usually associated with increasing uniformity of residential environment, decline of public spaces, fragmentation and commercialization of urban environment. Decline of traditional territorial communities, suburbanization,...

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POSSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS IN THE FORMATION OF SEAPORT VISUAL IMAGE: SPECIAL PLAN OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS FOR KLAIPEDA - CURRENT SITUATION AND CONCEPTION (Uostamiescio Vizualinio Ivaizdzio Formavimo Galimybes IR Problemos: Aukstybiniu Pastatu Speciali

Inesa Alistratovaite

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 71-85

The paper deals with issues of high-rise building development and contemporary problems related to the formation of city development vision in Lithuania. The analysis focuses on the possibilities and problems arising in the process of developing the Special Plan of high-rise building arrangement in Klaipeda in the formation of the visual image of the city. The methodology of this Plan is discussed...

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PRESERVATION OF LANDSCAPE VISUAL EXPRESSION IDENTITY IN PERI-URBAN AREAS OF METROPOLIS (Krastovaizdzio Vizualines Raiskos Savitumo Apsauga Didmiescio Priemiestinese Teritorijose)

Giedre I. Laukaityte-Malzinskiene

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 103-112

In the context of urban expansion the preservation of the individuality of landscape visual expression in peri-urban areas is becoming a very relevant but at the same time hard task. Practice of landscape planning is commonly confined to general physical or visible landscape characteristics and their description. Urban development in peri-urban areas is usually confined to functional or structural...

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BASIC MODELS OF CITY'S CULTURAL FUNCTION. OUTLINES OF URBAN-CULTURAL FRAMEWORK (Baziniai Kulturines Miesto Funkcijos Modeliai. Miesto Kulturinio Karkaso Metmenys)

Tomas S. Butkus

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 86-102

The paper discusses the basic models of city's cultural function (CF) formed on the basis of cultural potential. It is analysed how they become an accumulative source of CF. According to the CF concept, which defines the term as the complex of places, objects and phenomena that expose in an urban structure as the reproduction of city's power, three basic model groups are educed: enclaves, institutions...

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ABOUT RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION IN VILNIUS (Renesanso Laikotarpio Statybos Vilniuje Klausimu)

Robertas Zilinskas

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 2 > 125-137

The paper describes the Renaissance phenomenon and name, its peculiarities and connection with innovations in different areas of life of the Lithuanian society and with historic personalities. Preconditions for the phenomenon's existance occurred in 1518-1655. Circumstances hindering cognoscibility of the phenomenon are analysed. The construction and decoration technique of the Renaissance are characterized...

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LOSSES OF THE SOVIET PERIOD MODERNISTIC ARCHITECTURE IN LITHUANIA (Sovietmecio Modernizmo Architekturos Praradimai Lietuvoje)

Jukija Ksivickaite

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 173-182

The paper analyses the heritage of the Lithuanian architecture of the Soviet period. It is stated that there is a certain amount of buildings with modernistic features in Lithuania which are unvalued and vanishing. Pecularities of the 20th century architecture are discussed in the work as well as complicated attitude to the heritage of the Lithuanian modernistic architecture and reasons of current...

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TRAM / METRO IN URBAN STRUCTURE OF VILNIUS. PROPOSALS AND ARGUMENTS (Tramvajus IR (ARBA) Metropolitenas Vilniaus Urbanistineje Strukturoje. Pasiulymai IR Argumentai)

Pranciskus Juskevicius, Vidualdas Valeika, Kristina Jaunekaite

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 183-192

Until now and continuously in future communication problems in Vilnius will be caused by residents' mobility and chosen communication means as well as the way of living in urban structure, street network and other type of environment. Regulation (management) of such an entirety would be a clue for solving the problems. In nowadays discussions there are no mentions about such an entirety or tram/metro...

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RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN VILNIUS OVER THE PERIOD OF LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE (Vilniaus Daugiabuciu Gyvenamuju Namu Statybos Raidos Tendencijos Nepriklausomybes Laikotarpiu)

Gintaras Caikauskas

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 153-166

The paper is dedicated to the residential housing development in Vilnius during the years of the Lithuanian independence. Interruption of the natural society development by the aggression of the Soviet system has ruined the architectural and building traditions in the city. Economic nationalization and change of property ownership from private to state or public has made a big mess in the land and...

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LEGAL BASIS OF LANDSCAPE FORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PRACTICE (Krastovaizdzio Formavimo teisine Baze IR Aplinkos Formavimo Praktika)

Eugenijus Staniunas

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 193-199

The design of an environment and its legal basis should make a harmonious whole. However, to realize this idea is not so easy. It can be perceived in the Lithuanian legal regulations. The Lithuanian law gives two different definitions of landscape. It puts designers and planners into a contradictory situation. It is not the only problem. The terms, used in the Law on Protected Territories (one of...

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ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN LITHUANIA IN 1991-2007 (Apie 1991-2007 Metu Administraciniu IR Prekybos Pastatu Architektura Lietuvoje)

Audrius Ambrasas

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 139-152

Referring to actual examples the paper reviews the development of administrative and commercial architecture over the last fifteen years as well as their influence on the formation of townscape. Regularities of architectural and commercial success in buildings are considered. The influence of market economy on the expression and typological characteristics of buildings is also discussed. View on adapting...

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MANIFESTATIONS OF KITSCH IN LITHUANIAN MODERN INTERIOR (Kico Apraiskos Siuolaikiniame Interjere

Algimantas Maciulis

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 3 > 167-172

With Lithuania's regained statehood and introduction of free market conditions, the image of ours towns has improved. However, we can also observe some negative aspects: predominance of commercialism, manifestations of kitsch, particulary in interiors. Several kitsch manifestation trends can be distinguished in modern interior: (1) 'Wild West', reflections of the American cowboy cult and (2) primitive...

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LUKISKES SQUARE - EVOLUTION OF A SOCIAL ORDER. A MONUMENT TO FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM OR A SYMBOL 'FREEDOM'? (Lukiskiu Aikste - Socialinio Uzsakymo Evoliucija. Paminklas Laisves Kovu Dalyviams AR Simbolis 'Laisve'?)

Algis Vysniunas

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 4 > 201-220

This paper is about public spirit, national monuments and a sign system in Lukiskes Square in Vilnius. Such a system is a part of national Policy, therefore, 'one should keep distinct the pure artistical and national identity ideas'. Nowadays a sense of national pride is very important and at the same time a real problem in Lithuania. A nation always has an essential place, a system of symbols or...

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PARADOXES OF POSITIONING URBAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN THE LITHUANIAN CLASSIFICATORS (Urbanistikos Mokslo IR Studiju Vietos Lietuvos Klasifikatoriuose Paradoksai)

Zigmas J. Daunora

Town Planning and Architecture > 2008 > 32 > 4 > 221-231

Urban Design and Planning, being a significant field of architect's professional activity, science and education, in the Lithuanian classificators of science (1998) and education (2001) is replaced by Land Management which is concerned with another field closely related to engineering management of rural territories. The paper discusses differences in the conception of these disciplines, and need...

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Town Planning and Architecture

TRAINING OF TECTONIC SKILLS IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

MODERN-STYLE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN LITHUANIA AND THE PROBLEM OF VILNIUS SEREIKISKES PARK RESTORATION (Moderno Stiliaus Krastovaizdzio Architektura Lietuvoje IR Vilniaus Sereikiskiu Parko Atkurimo Problema)

INTERACTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AS TOOL TO IMPROVE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ARCHITECTURE

URBAN NIGHTSCAPE: CONCEPTION, TYPOLOGY AND PLANNING (Naktinis Miestovaizdis: Samprata, Tipologija IR Planavimas)

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND RHETORIC OF RATIONALITY: THE FATE OF C. A. DOXIADIS' CONCEPTS (Urbanistine Pletra IR Racionalumo Retorika: C. A. Doxiadis'o Koncepciju Likimas)

FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF MARKET SQUARES IN SMALL TOWNS OF LOWER SILESIA

TRAM OR METRO IN URBAN STRUCTURE OF VILNIUS: DEVELOPMENT PRECONDITIONS (Tramvajus AR Metropolitenas Vilniaus Urbanistineje Strukturoje. Vystymo Prielaidos)

INFLUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION ON CITIES AND URBANISTIC POSSIBILITIES OF ITS OPTIMIZATION IN KAUNAS CITY CENTER (Globalizacijos iitaka Miestams IR Jos optimizavimo Urbanistines Galimybes Kauno Centre)

POSSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS IN THE FORMATION OF SEAPORT VISUAL IMAGE: SPECIAL PLAN OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS FOR KLAIPEDA - CURRENT SITUATION AND CONCEPTION (Uostamiescio Vizualinio Ivaizdzio Formavimo Galimybes IR Problemos: Aukstybiniu Pastatu Speciali

PRESERVATION OF LANDSCAPE VISUAL EXPRESSION IDENTITY IN PERI-URBAN AREAS OF METROPOLIS (Krastovaizdzio Vizualines Raiskos Savitumo Apsauga Didmiescio Priemiestinese Teritorijose)

BASIC MODELS OF CITY'S CULTURAL FUNCTION. OUTLINES OF URBAN-CULTURAL FRAMEWORK (Baziniai Kulturines Miesto Funkcijos Modeliai. Miesto Kulturinio Karkaso Metmenys)

ABOUT RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION IN VILNIUS (Renesanso Laikotarpio Statybos Vilniuje Klausimu)

LOSSES OF THE SOVIET PERIOD MODERNISTIC ARCHITECTURE IN LITHUANIA (Sovietmecio Modernizmo Architekturos Praradimai Lietuvoje)

TRAM / METRO IN URBAN STRUCTURE OF VILNIUS. PROPOSALS AND ARGUMENTS (Tramvajus IR (ARBA) Metropolitenas Vilniaus Urbanistineje Strukturoje. Pasiulymai IR Argumentai)

RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN VILNIUS OVER THE PERIOD OF LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE (Vilniaus Daugiabuciu Gyvenamuju Namu Statybos Raidos Tendencijos Nepriklausomybes Laikotarpiu)

LEGAL BASIS OF LANDSCAPE FORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PRACTICE (Krastovaizdzio Formavimo teisine Baze IR Aplinkos Formavimo Praktika)

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN LITHUANIA IN 1991-2007 (Apie 1991-2007 Metu Administraciniu IR Prekybos Pastatu Architektura Lietuvoje)

MANIFESTATIONS OF KITSCH IN LITHUANIAN MODERN INTERIOR (Kico Apraiskos Siuolaikiniame Interjere

LUKISKES SQUARE - EVOLUTION OF A SOCIAL ORDER. A MONUMENT TO FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM OR A SYMBOL 'FREEDOM'? (Lukiskiu Aikste - Socialinio Uzsakymo Evoliucija. Paminklas Laisves Kovu Dalyviams AR Simbolis 'Laisve'?)

PARADOXES OF POSITIONING URBAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN THE LITHUANIAN CLASSIFICATORS (Urbanistikos Mokslo IR Studiju Vietos Lietuvos Klasifikatoriuose Paradoksai)

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