Nadica Angova Kolevska
Nadica Angova Kolevska is an architect and a lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, International Balkan University, Skopje. She is currently finalizing her doctoral studies in earthquake engineering, focusing on seismic risk assessment of healthcare facilities — a field in which she has published several scientific research papers and actively participated in numerous conferences at the national and international level. In addition to her doctoral research, she is actively engaged in academia by delivering lectures in the field of architectural design and urban design, where she has participated in various scientific research projects and published numerous papers related to the subjects she teaches.
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It is a question of building which is the root of the social unrest of to-day:architecture or revolution
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Towards a new architecture by Le Corbusier. It is a book which describes Le Corbusier’s vision for modern architecture, arguing for a radical break from historical styles and traditional ornamentation.
Abstract
From Policy to Practice: Rethinking Urban Regeneration in the J14-Rasadnik Quarter
Urbanization, a complex and multifaceted global phenomenon, has made significant progress in the last few decades, transforming both developed and developing countries. Although this process has significantly improved living and working conditions for many, especially in developing countries such as North Macedonia, it has also led to a number of chalanges such as traffic congestion, environmental pollution, social inequality and growing uncertainty.
A ilustrative example of an informal settlement zone with an unorganized area that has struggled with dysfunctionality for years is the city quarter J14-Rasadnik located in the municipality of Kisela Voda in Skopje.
For this purpose, the municipality of Kisela Voda, in cooperation with the non-governmental sector, the academic community and the relevant institutional representatives, published the International Rasadnik competition in 2022 for development of an architectural-urban solution for the city quarter in question.
A group of architects, including the author of this paper, responded to the call for developing an architectural-urban solution for the J14-Rasadnik city district, following the guidelines published in the Competition Rules chapter. The methodology applied to develop this architectural-urban solution combines the theoretical competition rules and their practical application in a real-world architectural-urban design project.
The plan strives to offer real solutions that, in a reasonable timeframe, will repair the consequences of unreasonable urbanization and return the development of the city quarter to a normal and more sustainable track, for which the satisfaction of the basic needs of the majority of the residents of this part of the city will be putted in the first place.
The key principles of sustainability for a balanced economic, social and environmental development of the analyzed area will be elaborated in detail in this paper with the primary goal of creating an architectural-urban solution immersed in greenery supported by a well-developed infrastructure, where the public interest remains crucial.