Authors

Danilova Elina V., Bakshutova Daria V.
MODELS FOR DESCRIBING A CITY IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (60) December, 2017

The growing complexity of the cities calls for descriptive models which could be used in research and design. Descriptive models are based on articulation of separate layers which make up the urban structure. City images on historical maps are analyzed. Six basic ways to represent a city developed by the beginning of the 20th century are identified. Modern research approaches and design concepts are examined and presented as graphic models. Relationships are established between historical representations and modern city description models.