Analysis of the urban regeneration of "Beaubourg" neighborhood of Paris by Using Creative Problem-Solving Process

Document Type : Independent Research Articles

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Zabol, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Zabol, Iran.

3 Ph.D. Student, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, University of Technology, Eindhoven Netherlands

Abstract

Reconstruction and rehabilitation have gone through a long period, and now in its latest version, experts have considered regeneration as a comprehensive solution. A kind of improvement that not only seeks to improve the physical space but also considers the social, cultural, economic, and other aspects of such issues in the field as well as the surrounding areas. In this research, the concept of urban regeneration and in particular, urban regeneration in France and the city of Paris, in the “Beaubourg” neighborhood has been discussed and the pillars of the success of the urban regeneration project of this neighborhood have been studied. The neighborhood, which has now become one of the best-known neighborhoods of the city through the “George Pompidou Center”, was one of the less developed neighborhoods of Paris in the past. This part of the research is a descriptive-analytic study whose theoretical data have been collected through library studies and in the section of collecting information about the current situation of the neighborhood through direct field observation. Then, following the process of follow-up studies, the weaknesses of this plan were identified using a creative problem-solving process. Considering that the authors of the article were not native and had a new look at the objective structure of the neighborhood, finding weaknesses that were hidden from the French resident observer was on the agenda, and the western front of the Arsene of “Saint-Merry” cathedrals courtyard, was identified as a weak point of the Beaubourg neighborhood regeneration project. To continue the process of recreating and extending its success to the identified weak point, a research process and development have been pursued to provide practical solutions. In the final result and presented solutions, the concept of “Terrace”, as the most important pillar of the success of the Beaubourg neighborhood regeneration project, has been the authors' work tool.

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 11, Issue 40
2024
Pages 51-82

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  • Receive Date: 03 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 22 February 2024
  • Accept Date: 01 May 2024

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