город как система потоков

Abstract

Linear cities have been created for dozens of centuries, but the theoretical un-derstanding of this phenomenon mainly occurred in the first decades of the twentieth century. Soviet architect N. Milyutin not only established a coherent scientific rationale for the linear city, but also embodied his ideas in the structures of several cities. In the same period Le Corbusier implemented his urban projects in Algeria and Brazil, and after him many architects around the world have turned to the concept of the linear city.

We are publishing a selection of materials discussing the concept of the city in terms of the transport, human, and information flows that run through its fabric. The theoretical aspect of the concept of linearity is still far from complete and needs to be developed.

A striking example of combining theory and practice of the linear city is the Baikal Ray concept. Its author, Vyacheslav Voronezhsky, is a coursemate of Ilya Lezhava, one of the leaders of the NER group. Fresh thinking of the young architects of the 1960s retains its relevance today. Echoes of the NER influence are present in the ideas of the Winter City and their manifestations in the projects of Irkutsk and Baikalsk quarters. The ideas of linearity on the scale of a city, region, country and the whole continent continue to live, being embodied in specific projects.