I want to write about the new way of designing a city.
Usually it is called New Urbanism. New Urbanism – what is it? Urban designers
claim that cities designed this way are the best for people: Streets are
narrow, houses are small, and all is suited only for pedestrians. The plan of
the city is based on medieval planning. Strictly – NO CARS ARE ALLOWED in that
kind of area. Usually parking is designed outside the city.
One of the successful examples of medieval planning cities
is small district in Sweden, between Malmo and Lund, called Jakriborg. According
to Wikipedia this small town was established by two Swedish guys Jan Berggren
and Krister Berggren. The plan of the
city and the style of houses are very medieval. This town is actually very popular among
property buyers. I think it is because the flats are quite cheap and cozy.
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| Medieval wall... |
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| Somebody has a good sense of humour:) |
Personally I have visited this place on November, 2011. The
real view actually was different from what I saw in the photos. First of all
the houses seemed too high for me. They are like an enlarged version of
original medieval buildings. Actually the design of buildings is even not medieval;
it is a mixture of classical styles. Well the plan of the city is really very
nice and very comfortable for the pedestrians, but I didn’t like the design of
the houses. I think the historical buildings we should leave in the past and start
with the new design. The example of medieval planning and modern houses
combination is very well made in Malmo. The district first was designed for
housing exhibition Bo01 but more about it in the next post:)
See you*
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