How do new public spaces appear in Yekaterinburg?

On October 5, at 16:00, the 100+ forum will host a round table on the topic "How Russian cities are being improved." Daria Paramonova, CEO of Strelka SA, director of projects for the improvement of key public spaces in 40 cities of Russia, Strelka Design Bureau, will participate in the round table.

Strelka Design Bureau, a pioneer in the field of urban consulting, has significant expertise in the field of public space improvement. Daria will talk about the Strelka Design Bureau's project support methodology and the stages leading up to the "laying of the foundation stone."

The round table will discuss the work that serves as a "frame" for the construction process. Today, competent project work on the improvement of individual territories consists of at least five stages.

The start of work on the improvement of public spaces is preceded by a pre-project analysis, on the basis of which the terms of reference are formed. At this stage, Strelka Design Bureau specialists use methods of anthropological and field research, digital analytics. The information obtained helps to identify the key problems and functions of the studied area. The results of the pre-project analysis form the basis of the terms of reference.

Next, the architects create a concept and define the functional content of the territory.

Daria will share her experience of co-designing Strelka Design Bureau. Using the example of involving hundreds of active citizens in the process of creating new public spaces in Yekaterinburg, the participants of the round table will learn how to get constructive feedback from non-professionals.

In her speech, Daria will pay special attention to the processes accompanying the development of design estimates, for example, author supervision. She will tell you what risks omitting this stage will entail and why it is important that the architect-developer of the concept accompany the development process of the POI.

At the time of delivery of the PSA, it may seem that the consultants' work on the project has been completed, but the subsequent implementation of the author's supervision is critically important for the successful completion of the construction. The final stage is the commissioning of the facility.

Strelka Design Bureau's expertise is not limited to the above-mentioned stages of project work. The company's portfolio includes hundreds of cases of successful solutions to various urban challenges.

The improvement of key public spaces in 40 Russian cities is included in one of the six areas of Strelka Design Bureau within the framework of the program initiated by the Foundation for the Unified Institute for Housing Development AHML. The result will be standards for the integrated development of territories, which will be submitted to the regional administrations. In two years, from 2017 to 2018, 360 cities of the country will experience positive changes. In accordance with the strategic priorities for the formation of a comfortable urban environment and the development of single-industry towns, six areas have been launched: 1. Development of standards for integrated territorial development; 2. Development of an urban environment development index; 3. Integrated urban environment development in Saratov; 4. Integrated territorial development on Russian Island; 5. Improvement of key public spaces in 40 cities; 6. Environmental quality improvement program in all 319 single-industry towns. The developed standards will form the basis for transformations in all 1112 cities of the Russian Federation.

AHML

The Unified Institute for Housing Development AHML was established by order of the Government of the Russian Federation on the basis of (AHML) in 2015. The main activities of the Unified Institute for Housing Development are the development of the mortgage lending and mortgage securities market, providing developers with land resources, developing the rental housing market, and creating a comfortable urban environment. The non-profit organization Foundation for a Unified Institute for Housing Development was established in 2016 on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation to implement state social projects and programs in the field of housing development, increase the availability of mortgage loans for certain categories of citizens, as well as improve the quality of the environment and landscaping, and create comfortable living conditions for the country's population. The founder of the Foundation is AHML.

Strelka Design Bureau

Strelka Design Bureau provides strategic consulting services in the field of integrated urban solutions. The company's structure includes the Center for Anthropological Research, the Center for Urban Economics, the Center for Urban Planning and the GIS Research Center. KB employees have established an expert network in 45 countries and 24 regions of the Russian Federation. The central streets and parks, renovated according to Strelka Design Bureau standards and adopted by the Moscow Government, have become a new business card of the Russian capital. KB Strelka LLC was founded in 2013, the founder is the Strelka Institute of Media, Architecture and Design. Strelka Design Bureau is the first company in Russia that uses the principles of Public-BenefitCorporation, investing profits in the development of the institute, whose budget is 80% funded by the Design Bureau.