Simple Discussion on Creating a Historical and Cultural Concept on City Square Design — Exemplified by Hundred Miles of the Yellow River in Lanzhou

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3435-3439
Author(s):  
Ming Hui Ye ◽  
Xiang Wu Meng ◽  
Han Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
The Yellow River ◽  
Lanzhou City ◽  
Spiritual Civilization ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Line Design ◽  
The City

City square, as a major public urban space. By a sense of spiritual civilization, it should be a window of the city and essential building space to daily life of local residents; it also bears an important heritage city in cultural context responsibility. Based on the Yellow River in Lanzhou City, Barry style line design concept of the study, analyzed and summarized, presented the concept of square designs to create a historical and cultural context of urban culture, the importance of heritage and modern artistic expression should be on urban history and culture diversity to interpretation, to make people re-establish the cultural identity for the city to gain ownership of the spirit.

The Exploring for the Concept of History and Culture on City Square Design - Exampled by Lanzhou City

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 1297-1301
Author(s):  
Xiang Wu Meng ◽  
Ming Hui Ye ◽  
Han Zhang ◽  
Qi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Lanzhou City ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The City

For thousands of years, Lanzhou city has long history and bright culture, and has numerous historic buildings and cultural relics. But with the rapid development of the city, many cultural heritages had been destroyed. The cities appearance are becoming more and more similar, urban culture roots has not clear, the city began to become unfamiliar. The reason is the local residents have a lack of cultural identity to living environment. City square, as a major public urban space. By a sense of spiritual civilization, it should be a window of the city and essential building space to daily life of local residents; it also bears an important responsibility which is heritage city in cultural context. Based on the Yellow River in Lanzhou City, and the study of the new square design concept, analyzed and summarized, presented the concept of square design to create a historical and cultural context of urban culture, the importance of heritage and modern artistic expression should be united with urban history and culture diversity, to make people re-establish the cultural identity for the city to gain ownership in their spirit.

A IRMANDADE DO SENHOR DOS PASSOS E A SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA: HISTÓRIA, CARIDADE E EXPERIÊNCIAS DE URBANIDADE EM PORTO ALEGRE/RS. SÉCULOS XVIII-XIX "The 'Senhor dos Passos' brotherhood and the Holy House of Mercy..."

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Mara Regina do Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
Regional Aspect ◽  
Religious Associations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
The City

Este artigo propõe-se a ser uma colaboração com os estudos dedicados às irmandades religiosas brasileiras, na sua face regional. A linha de pensamento adotada toma a cidade, a experiência urbana e as ditas associações religiosas como instâncias sociais intimamente relacionadas e interdependentes. Durante o século XIX, a irmandade gestora da Santa Casa de Misericórdia em Porto Alegre cumpria um papel fundamental não apenas para a composição material de seu espaço, mas igualmente para conferir-lhe o status de importante cidade dentro do mosaico urbano que compunha o Império brasileiro. Tomando por base o histórico de ações concretas da irmandade, como a construção do Hospital, as iniciativas para a caridade e filantropia e a promoção das festas litúrgicas, este artigo analisa o vínculo indissociável entre o associativismo católico e o estilo de vida urbano dos setecentos e oitocentos. Palavras-chave: Irmandades Religiosas. Santa Casa de Misericórdia. Cultura Urbana.AbstractThis paper intends to collaborate with other works dedicated to the study of brazilian religious brotherhoods, in their regional aspect. The line of thought  adopted takes the city, the urban experience and the religious associations above mentioned as closely related and interdependent social instances. During the XIX century, the brotherhood in charge of the Holy House of Mercy in the city of Porto Alegre played a fundamental role, not just in the material composition of the urban space, but also in giving it the status of an important city within the urban mosaic comprised by the Brazilian Empire. Based on the (historic of) concrete actions of this brotherhood, as were the construction of the Hospital, the creation of a social representation for the notion of charity, and the promotion of liturgic feasts, this article analyses the unbreakable bond between catholic associativism and the urban lifestyle of the XVIII and XIX centuries.Keywords: Religious Brotherhoods. Holy House of Mercy. Urban Culture. 

scholarly journals Exploring Successful Small Urban Spaces’ Criteria with Emphasis on Cultural Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-482
Author(s):  
Parvin Partovi ◽  
Kebria Sedaghat Rostami ◽  
Amir Shakibamanesh
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Short Time ◽  
The City

In the crowded cities of the present age, public spaces can provide a quiet area away from the hustle and bustle of the city that citizens can interact with by incorporating utility features and meeting human needs and Relax there. Small urban spaces are among the most important and effective urban spaces to achieve this goal. Because these spaces due to their small size and lower costs (compared to larger spaces) for construction can be created in large numbers and distributed throughout the city. In this way, citizens will be able to reach a public urban space on foot in a short time. If these spaces are well designed, they can encourage people to stay in and interact with each other. It is not difficult to identify and experience high-quality successful places, but identifying the reasons for their success is difficult and even more difficult, understanding if similar spaces in other places can be considered successful. This question is important because public space with deep social content is considered a cultural product. Public space is the product of the historical and socio-cultural forces of society. Therefore, one of the most important issues that should be considered in the study of public spaces and the reasons for their success is the cultural context. In Iranian cities that have been influenced by the values and principles of Islam,recognizing Islamic principles and their role in shaping public spaces can lead us to desirable results. The purpose of this article is to develop a conceptual model of successful small urban spaces with an emphasis on cultural issues, especially in Iranian-Islamic cities. In this regard, the effective criteria for the success of urban spaces in general and small urban spaces in particular in the two categories of Western countries and Iranian Islamic cities were examined and then, taking into account the criteria derived from cultural theorists, the conceptual model of research with 38 subcriteria is provided.

scholarly journals Modern Urban Culture: a City for or against a Person?

Discourse ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
O. V. Kireeva ◽  
M. N. Veselova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Modern City ◽  
Macro Model ◽  
Jean Paul ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The City

Introduction. The paper attempts to find answers to the questions: will it be possible to preserve historical-cultural “face” of the city, or it will disappear under the onslaught of the advanced achievements of civilization; is there an urban space to a reasonable person, who have reached great technological heights, or directed against him; what are the ontological foundations of the modern city? The relevance of the author's approach is the analysis of the “concept” of the city as urogenous spatio-temporal macro model, which not only develops under the influence of the inhabitants, but also determines their worldview and behavior.Methodology and sources. Methodological basis of the work is the cultural and philosophical analysis of the “concept“ of the modern city in the works of domestic and foreign sociologists, and ethologists, urboecology, philosophers, anthropologists, art historians (V. G. Il’in, R. Park, L. Worth, E. Gorokhovskaya, I. A. Litvinova, V. I. Mathis, G. Simmel, E. Fromm, E. T. Hall, M. I. year-old boy, James W., Jean-Paul Ferrier, Jean-Albert Guieysse, Thierry Rebour, H. W. Zorbaugh, etc.). Used demographic statistics allowing to understand the issues of depopulation, migration and multi-ethnicity of the townspeople.Results and discussion. In modern culture hypertrophied original function of the city as a source of protection and comfort, it is a shift towards maximum convenience and independence of individuals. In the result, the urban environment is made, adapting to the challenges put forward by society. Historically “face” of the city gets lost. This jeopardizes not only the rich cultural heritage of the cities, but also the authenticity of the existence of the person. The ontological basis of the modern “concept” of the city is defined by urban characteristics: multiculturalism, multi-ethnicity, presentationhost (the image of the city), the superficiality of contact, the spontaneity of development, the blurring of boundaries. They not only make up the text of modern urban culture, but also form a macro model of society.Thus, the result of the study is the conceptualization of the contradictions of the modern city that provides for a person as comfortable as possible in the consumer environment at the same time directed against him or her.Conclusion. It is concluded that in the current ecological, demographic and economic situation, the question of understanding the role of modern urban culture in the search for a dialogue between the technogenic and informational development of civilization with nature, the historical and cultural content of the city with its image, and mass consumption with an original manifestation is most acute. The authors believe that it depends only on the person whether the urban space will exist for or against him or her.

Traffic Issues and its Strategies in the View of Spatial Expansion in the Central Area of Lanzhou City

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 2406-2409
Author(s):  
Hong Fei Li ◽  
Han Qing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Lanzhou City ◽  
Topographic Features ◽  
City Construction ◽  
The City ◽  
City Identity

The Lanzhou City construction space and transportation network have obviously changed. Lanzhou city’s terrain is that the Yellow River crossing two mountains caused the valley very long and narrow. So with the subsequent traffic congestion, effective measures should be taken to expand city spaces and to improve traffic network. Only with this, Lanzhou City could be developed fast and shape a unique city identity. Through analysis of the city topographic features and spatial layout, this paper outlines several ideas on city planning of Lanzhou.

scholarly journals Identidade, Pertencimento e Sociabilidade no espaço urbano: observações sobre a percepção dos usuários do bairro Cidade Baixa em Porto Alegre

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Nascimento da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Territory

Este artigo busca contribuir para os estudos sobre percepção urbana elaborando uma narrativa das formas de ocupação e usos de uma parcela do território urbano da Cidade de Porto Alegre, de importante perceptibilidade local, o bairro Cidade Baixa, um cenário marcado pela diversidade de atores.Procura-se compreender os conceitos e os sentimentos de pertencimento, identidade e sociabilidade vivenciados pelos moradores e freqüentadores locais através de suas narrativas enquanto informantes dessa parcela de território urbano. Palavras-chave: Identidade. Pertencimento. Sociabilidade. Bairro. Cidade Baixa. Identity, Belonging and Sociability in the Urban Space: Comments on the users' perception of the Lower Town neighborhood in Porto Alegre AbstractThis article seeks to contribute to the studies on urban perception elaborating a narrative of occupancy forms and uses a portion of the urban territory of the City of Porto Alegre, the perceptibility important location, the Lower Town neighborhood, a scenario marked by a diversity of actors.It seeks to understand the concepts and feelings of belonging, identity and sociability experienced by local residents and patrons through their narratives as informants of this portion of urban territory. Key-words: Identity. Belonging. Sociability. Neighborhood. Cidade Baixa. 

scholarly journals TRANSFORMATION OF VISUAL PRACTICES IN THE CONTEXT OF PRIMARY URBANIZATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
O. Y. Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
Chicago School ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
State Culture ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Great Tradition ◽  
Classic Essay ◽  
The City

The article is devoted to the study of the process of primary urbanization as a context of transformation of visual practices. This implies a long- term perspective of studying the city as a mediator of the great tradition. Folk culture in the process of formation of civilization was differentiated into rural and urban one. The city has become a space for formation of new cultural strategies: comprehension, ordering and management. This required changes in the anthropological model. If visual practices of small traditions were included in the de-differentiated structure of sensual orientations of small culture, the big tradition of urban culture supposed inclusion in the space through contemplation. Thus, the spectacle has received the function of subor- dinate management, and visual practices have been pulled out of the substratum of human capabilities and received a privileged status in the hierarchy of sensual orientations. For this perspective, methodologically significant is the understanding of the opposition of the city as a village/city, which was formulated as the basic American sociologist R. Sennett. It was he who edited the anthology of the classic essay on urban culture, which offered a classification of the German and Chicago Schools of Urban Studies. This classification itself has become widely recognized and does not cause controversy. Our work will focus on this body of work, which not all are known to domestic researchers of the city. Particularly basic in this context will be the work of representatives of the Chicago School of R. Redfield and M. Singler. The purpose of the article is to study the transformations of visual practices in the process of primary urbanization. The dominant of visual practices of urban space is torn from the unity of sensory orientations of folk culture with its ritualized way of self- government and becomes a way of ordering and managing in the situation of primary urbanization as the basic process of formation of civilization in general. In the process of primary urbanization, the city becomes a medium between: governors and subordinates, man and state, culture (as a small tradition) and civilization (as a large tradition).

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