2024-05-05T16:36:04-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149989838/reverting-from-an-industrial-base-to-social-capital-driven-economy-in-chelyabinsk-s-winning-master-plan Julia Ingalls 2017-02-02T13:12:00-05:00 >2017-02-08T22:07:41-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/r0/r0kib5cidkpwaw6e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>How can architects transform the driving economy of a preexisting city? The team of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/9162581/de-architekten-cie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">de Architekten Cie. + Felixx Landscape Architects &amp; Planners</a> won&nbsp;The&nbsp;City Administration of Chelyabinsk's&nbsp;competition to redesign the historical center of their formerly industrial town based on a scheme that fosters "the city as a breeding ground for social capital."&nbsp;According to a press release, the team's plan transforms the city of approximately 1.5 million people in three principal ways:&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/55/55rkvdgyxveetlgd.jpg"></p><p><strong>1. Grid: Inclusive realm</strong></p><p>Streets are the main public realms in the city. Apart from being spaces for car traffic, they serve as linear public spaces. The redevelopment and upgrading of streets allows for the integration of environmental infrastructure, the organization of slow traffic and public transportation.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/oz/ozvm07rw5iotrr8c.jpg"></p><p><strong>2. Blocks: Mixed-use program</strong></p><p>The existing blocks in the city leave a lot of empty space yet to be developed. The new masterplan proposes gradual transformation of the existing grid by replacing deteriorated ...</p>