SUMMARY Study of urban stability shows that the special concern given to the problems of the commerce in urban structures is derived from the dominance of this functional element in the system of facilities and from its ability to put together economical, urbanising and social functions. That all enables to influence urban stability to a […]

SUMMARY The study is discussing those principles of sustainability whicb are relevant for town planning. The current problems of cities are analysed looking for possibilities of their fixing in urban structure, traffic concept, resource saving, prevention of pollution, integration with the nature etc. A vision of sustainable city is presented here: it has to be […]

SUMMARY Social care and town planning are different activities but they have common items and they can enrich each other. The article is dealing with these common items from the architect’s viewpoint. Town planning is a social service for the society, a few years ago fully under state control. But a social state is an […]

SUMMARY The relation between the settlement and the surrounding countryside significantly influences the quality of the environment on a region-wide scale. The development of this relationship has brought many negatively acting marks on the environment, which may influence the further development of its quality. The dynamic social changes, generating the important transformation of the economic […]

SUMMARY The starting point of improvement of city environment is the restructuralisation of traffic system, including creation of pedestrian areas. Urban, architectural and historical analysis are the base for their designing. It si necessary to find solutions for suitable connection of pedestrian areas and traffic systems, to create new aesthetic quality, to connect pedestrian nodes […]

SUMMARY Regional identity and harmony of the traditional village were enabled by the continuity of inheriting knowledge and information for many generations. At the end of the 20th century industrialisation and the modern movement caused loss of this continuity and disorientation in the rural life, separation of work and housing, town villas inspired the village […]

SUMMARY The creative process of actualisation of urban structure is to a great extent influenced by objectively acting urbanisation regularities. The paper characterises some of the transformation and interaction regularities, their creative use is determined by the quality of the interference to the changing city structure. The transformational regularities of intensification, integration, homogenization etc. are […]