Welcome to the course 4 Urban Regeneration and Reconstruction. This course is part of the Competence Platform for Integrated Urban Development and Reconstruction in Ukraine. Further information on the Competence Platform can be found here.
Over the span of 8 weeks, this course will provide a thorough examination of strategies and tools for creating livable, resilient, and inclusive urban environments. Distinguished experts from academia and practice bring their diverse expertise from international projects to offer a critical analysis of the prevailing urban challenges we face today.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will have gained a deeper understanding of the reasons, purpose and goals of urban regeneration and the reconstruction of destroyed or neglected urban areas. Building on a brief historical overview, the most important strategies and theoretical foundations will be taught. The recommended strategies are developed both in terms of their urban theory foundations and their individual strategic elements, and illustrated using various case studies from different countries. Particular aspects of urban regeneration and reconstruction that are particularly relevant today and especially important in Ukrainian cities are explored in separate chapters. The tools for urban regeneration and reconstruction are systematically presented in the final chapter. These are equally relevant for the various challenges and contexts of the topic of this course. By successfully completing this course, participants will be able to approach relevant tasks in a systematic way, formulate core aspects and guidelines as well as objectives, and work on suitable measures and projects to solve problems.
Target Audience
Ukrainian experts in the municipalities, Ukrainian planners, Ukrainian students, people interested in urban planning and urban development issues.
Educational Methods
The course involves expert-led video lectures, assignments to reinforce learning, real-world case studies and access to a community of professionals and peers. There is a discussion forum in the course where you can ask questions about the individual chapters and exchange ideas with other participants.
Course Structure
The course consist of 8 chapters. Each chapter is also divided into theoretical sections, tools and case studies. It has a total length of 60 to 90 minutes and is divided into several lessons. A lesson consists of a video of 10-15 minutes and/or a text/reading part of 10-15 minutes. At the end of each chapter there is a recap part with a review and test as well as a short summary of the chapter.
Tools
The planning strategy with its work steps and tools is described in detail in chapter 9.
Case Studies
The course includes the following case studies in particular:
- Rehabilitation of the old town of Stralsund, Germany
- Pre-war Morphological Documentation of the Old City of Aleppo
- Post-war Reconstruction of Pariser Platz in Berlin
- Historic City of Isfahan
- Ballarat Plan: Introduction, Background, Strategies and Actions for Priorty Area 1: Regeneration
- Amsterdam, high-rise buildings in the Sluisbuurt District
- Berlin, Townhouses Friedrichswerder
- Berlin Mitte, Reconstruction of the Molkenmarkt
- Kassel, Untere Neustadt
- Nizhyn, Ukraine
- Poltava, Ukraine
- Ohtyrka, Ukraine
- Cottbus, Germany
- Urban Reconstruction: Old Town of Warsaw, Neumarkt in Dresden, Parise Platz in Berlin, Quarter 17 in Stralsund
- New Architecture: Various cases in Stralsund, Regensburg, Münster, Nurenberg and Berlin
- Adaptive Resue: Moritzburg Musuem Extension in Halle, Uferstudio in Berlin and Ignacy Historic Mine in Rybnik
- Architecture Reconstruction: Neues Museum in Berlin
- Damage Assessment: State of Cultural Heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo
- Vision, Scenario Building and Action Plan: Al Hashmi Al Janoubi Neighbourhood in Amman
- Reconstruction Framework: Old City of Mosul
Contributors / Lectureres
This course has been developed by Sepideh Zarrin Ghalam and Christoph Wessling from Brandenburgische
Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). The course was translated into Ukrainian by Yana Maksymchuk-Hagelstein.
Assessment Criteria & Certification
To receive a certificate of completion for this course, you must watch all the tutorial videos, read all the required reading materials, and complete all the recaps.
Course Forum
Directly below you will find a discussion forum where questions can be asked and exchanges can take place.
