Methods of architectural and urban reconstruction of the center of the small city on the example of Chistopol Abstract
Problem statement. The aim of the article is to reveal the ways of transformation and the updating of the architectural and spatial environment of the central part of Chistopol directed to satisfaction of new social needs of inhabitants on condition of preservation of valuable historical, cultural and architectural heritage of the city. Results. As a result of a research the main assumptions of architectural and urban transformation of the historic center of Chistopol are revealed and analyzed. There are given the results of complex assessment of the developed condition of the functional and spatial organization of the central part of the city, the characteristics of the considered territory defining an identity of architectural appearance of the center Chistopol are revealed. Conclusions. The significance of the received results for architectural and urban theory consists in presentation of a complex of methods of architectural and planning reconstruction of the center of Chistopol which are directed, both to maintaining the historical image of the town, and the planning strategies on its further development.