Open AccessImplementation of 'May Brigade' architectural concepts on the example of the Tyrgan planning scheme
Author(s) -
Gulnara F. Bitukheeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
izvestiâ vuzov. investicii, stroitelʹstvo, nedvižimostʹ/izvestiâ vuzov. investicii. stroitelʹstvo. nedvižimostʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-154X
pISSN - 2227-2917
DOI - 10.21285/2227-2917-2020-2-302-311
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , master plan , german , architectural engineering , scheme (mathematics) , architectural plan , architecture , operations research , engineering , engineering management , history , archaeology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
A study devoted to the origin of the planning system of the Tyrgan district to the west of the Siberian city of Prokopyevsk is presented. The planning system concept originally proposed by a design team led by the German architect Ernst May was considered for the development of the Tyrgan district. The study is based on cartographic, literary and iconographic sources, as well as on an examination of buildings preserved from the 1920-1930s. The historical reasons for attracting foreign specialists, including the personal input of Ernst May, to create a master plan for the development of this industrial area are provided. The structure of the master plan for the development of Tyrgan and the role of the first conceptual proposals by "May Brigade" architectural group led by Ernst May for the placement of residential buildings in the borderless territory are analysed with the revealed elements of buildings that previously existed in this territory. In the historical zone, a fragment of “line building” is revealed repre-sented by five residential buildings having a unique urban planning environment in combination with communal houses and the Mining College. Information on the current state of identified objects is pre-sented. The conducted study justifies the rejection of an opinion expressed in a number of publications on the indirect influence of the Tyrgan planning scheme developed by the Ernst May design team in 1930 on the modern layout of the city which served as the basis for further design proposals. According to this scheme, the directions of the main highways in the historical eastern part of the city were laid along with a definition of the development concept of the district as a whole. The residential territory as envisaged in the scheme Ernst May developed in the western direction, taking into account the com-plexity of the relief.