Urban design in a historic context: Evaluation of the renovation project of Sahibabad Meydan in Tabriz

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Urban design in a historic context: Evaluation of the renovation project of Sahibabad Meydan in Tabriz [Megaron]

Megaron. 2022; 17(3): 424-436 | DOI: 10.14744/megaron.2022.53323

Urban design in a historic context: Evaluation of the renovation project of Sahibabad Meydan in Tabriz

Meysam Soleimani
Department of Architecture, Bursa Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Bursa, Türkiye

The present study aims to evaluate the renovation of Sahibabad Meydan which is part of a large-scale urban project designed to reorganise the traditional commercial axis of Tabriz. The project has been stalled for more than a decade as the implemented first phase encountered a serious financial failure. The renovation of historic sites has become an important task in Iranian cities that experienced a dramatic urban change over the past century. The present study highlights the importance of Urban Morphology in designing historic contexts in contemporary Iranian cities. The urban transformation of Tabriz is analysed at the city level to understand the impacts of the modernisation movement. The analytical method of Space Syntax is used to illustrate how the spatial quality of historic Sahibabad Meydan has been changed. It is revealed that the modern streets have become powerful urban elements that affect the performance of Sahibabad Meydan. Two hypotheses are considered for the future of the renovation project. Daraie Street plays a significant role in this sense as it makes a considerable impact on the visibility, accessibility, and centrality of Sahibabad Meydan. The correlation of Visual Integration and Clustering Coefficient measures reveals that the meydan will be a successful public space only if Daraie Street is closed. The present study underlines the significance of urban morphological analyses in the changing historic context. Providing the opportunity for a comparative study, Space Syntax contributes to the prediction of the future performance of an urban project.

Keywords: Historic context, meydan, space syntax; traditional Iranian cities, urban morphology

Tarihi Ba�lamda Kentsel Tasar�m; Tebriz Sahibabad Meydan�n Yenileme Projesinin De�erlendirilmesi

Meysam Soleimani
Bursa Teknik �nivarsitesi, Mimarl�k ve Tasar�m Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Bursa, T�rkiye

Bu �al��ma, Tebriz'in geleneksel ticaret aks�n� yeniden d�zenlemek i�in tasarlanan b�y�k �l�ekli bir kentsel projenin par�as� olan Sahibabad Meydan�'n�n renovasyonunu de�erlendirmeyi ama�lamaktad�r. Uygulanan ilk a�ama ciddi bir mali ba�ar�s�zl�kla kar�� kar��ya kald�� i�in proje on y�ldan fazla bir s�redir durdurulmu�tur. Ge�ti�imiz y�zy�lda dramatik bir kentsel de�i�im ya�ayan �ran �ehirlerinde tarihi alanlar�n yenilenmesi �nemli bir g�rev haline gelmi�tir. Bu �al��ma, �a�da� �ran �ehirlerinde tarihi ba�lamlar�n tasarlanmas�nda Kentsel Morfolojinin �nemini vurgulamaktad�r. Tebriz'in kentsel d�n��m�, modernle�me hareketinin etkilerini anlamak i�in �ehir �l�e�inde analiz edilmektedir. Mekan Dizimi analiz y�ntemi, tarihi Sahibabad Meydan'�n mekansal nitelikleri nas�l de�i�ti�ini g�stermek i�in kullan�lm��t�r. Modern sokaklar�n Sahibabad Meydan'�n performans�n� etkileyen g��l� kentsel unsurlar haline geldi�i ortaya ��kt�. Meydan�n gelecekteki renovasyonu i�in iki senaryo d��n�lm��t�r. Yenileme projesinin gelece�i i�in iki hipotez d��n�l�yor. Daraie Caddesi, Sahibabad Meydan'�n g�r�n�rl��, eri�ilebilirli�i ve merkezili�i �zerinde �nemli bir etki yaratt�� i�in bu anlamda �nemli bir rol oynamaktad�r. G�rsel Entegrasyon (Visual Integration) ve Katsay� K�melenmesi (Clustering Coefficient) �l��lerin korelasyonu, meydan�n ancak Daraie Caddesi kapat�l�rsa ba�ar�l� bir kamusal alan olaca��n� ortaya koymaktad�r. Bu �al��ma, de�i�en tarihsel ba�lamda kentsel morfolojik analizlerin �nemini vurgulamaktad�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Geleneksel �ran �ehirleri, Kentsel Morfoloji, Mekan Dizimi, Meydan, Tarihi Ba�lam.

Meysam Soleimani. Urban design in a historic context: Evaluation of the renovation project of Sahibabad Meydan in Tabriz. Megaron. 2022; 17(3): 424-436

Corresponding Author: Meysam Soleimani, T�rkiye

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