E se la forma seguisse la funzione? L’esplorazione della desiderabilità nella città di Skopje

Stefano Pensa; Elena Masala; Ognen Marina

doi:10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3418

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Stefano Pensa Politecnico di Torino

PhD candidate in Architecture at Politecnico di Torino, he works as Research Fellow at SiTI - Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation. His research field concerns geovisualization as interactive visual support to design, planning and decision-making processes at various spatial scales. In SiTI, he works at several European projects.
Elena Masala Politecnico di Torino

PhD in Architecture, in 2003 she starts working as Research Fellow at Politecnico di Torino. Since 2010 she carries out her activity at SiTI - Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation, in the research field of geovisualization. Her work aims at supporting spatial processes by means of visual analysis, exploration and communication.
Ognen Marina Faculty of Architecture, “University Sts. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, MK

Architect, holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism and works as Professor at Faculty of Architecture, University “St. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje. His main field of interest is in dynamic 3D city models and novel structures in architecture. He is member of ENHR and author of several publications related to analysis, assessment and modeling of urban development.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3418

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Urban form and function, geovisualization, dynamic maps, PSS, GIS, grasshopper.

Abstract

The integration of interactive visualization with GIS technologies is nowadays a new frontier in supporting the processes of urban design and planning. Informed three-dimensional modelling systems can provide new insights in understanding both the elements which constitute the city and the relationships among these elements. One key outcome of this combination is the analysis of suitability of residential areas with urban functions. This topic, studied for the Taftalidze residential area in Skopje (Macedonia), generates a relationships between public facilities and perceived quality of life, providing a new urban morphology. The interactive exploration of this new landscape offers a large amount of project elements to investigate, allowing planners and designers to create an own knowledge and awareness on urban questions to be solved.

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What if form follows function? The exploration of suitability in the city of Skopje

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