On the issue of place constructing in a modern city: mechanisms and identity Cover Image

К вопросу о конструировании мест в современном городе: механизмы и идентичность
On the issue of place constructing in a modern city: mechanisms and identity

Author(s): Pavel Sergeevich Kupriyanov
Subject(s): Architecture, Social development, Rural and urban sociology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Издатель Наталья Докучаева
Keywords: urban space; place constructing; Moscow; local identity;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the problem of space production in a modern city. Symbolic constructing/imaging of places is analyzed using several cases of the City of Moscow. The practical means of construction and the problem of local identity are in the focus of the study, along with the question to what extent are such places «artificial» or «natural».

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 37-45
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian