13-th session 11 february — 4 march 2012 Ecology of suburban settlements and Irkutsk city Irkutsk State Technical University International Baikal Winter University of Urban Planning Design Summary Part 1. Introduction Foreword ................................................................................................................2 International Baikal Winter University of Urban Planning Design .............................4 13th session of WU ...................................................................................................5 Irkutsk city and its suburbs ......................................................................................6 Part 2. Conference materials Suburban Development Problems of Irkutsk ........................................................10 Ecological situation in Irkutsk: Actual problems and ways of solution ..................................................................12 Introduction of changes in general town planning scheme of Irkutsk. The ecology of Irkutsk suburban area ..................................................................16 Ecological aspects of forming new settlements ..................................................18 Irkutsk region .......................................................................................................20 Ecology of suburban settlement and Irkutsk city ..................................................22 A Satellite Town I the area of Malaya Elanka village ..............................................24 Creating urban planning design documentation of new generation ....................26 Part 3. Team Projects Team E. From environment to expansion, follow the red line ...............................30 Team C. Eco-rkutsk, connection people .............................................................36 Team D. Irkutsk: living suburbs, the inside-out city ...............................................42 Team A. Ecology of suburban settlements ...........................................................48 Team B. Sustainable decentralization: from a residential and chaotic suburbanisation model to a polycentric city ........................54 Part 4. Participants Facebook .................................................... 61 Part 5. Main events .......................................................................70 STRATAGEMA .....................................................................................................70 International scientific-practical symposium ........................................................72 Fedor Kudryavzev ............................................................................74 Christian Horn ..................................................................................76 Barbara Engel ..................................................................................78 Experts Facebook ................................................................................................80 Part 6. Photogallery Opening and homework presentation .................................................................84 Excursions ...........................................................................................................85 Team work............................................................................................................86 Final presetations .................................................................................................88 Ceremonial closing of the 13th session ................................................................89 2 PART 1 INTRODUCTION Foreword Nikolai Khitsenko Ivan Golovnykh Vice-chairman of the government Chancellor of the Irkutsk of the Irkutsk region State Technical University The main point to begin with is the fact tories). Thus, currently, we consider such For 13 years, the Baikal Winter Urban that the topics of the Winter University are a possibility for the city development as Planning University has become a brand always reflected in real urban planning, suburban territories. not just of our university but of Irkutsk in and the ideas suggested by the participant And the most important here is not to general. There is no Russian city that has teams of the workshop almost always make any mistakes: to look through, to a similar experimental area. give us further ways to solve different consider and to listen to the things sug- Here, young experts in different fields: problems. In general, the topic of the 13th gested by young, talented professionals architects, urban planners, transport session, Suburbanization. The Sustain- who come to the Winter University. With the engineers, ecologists and economists, able Suburban Development of Irkutsk, help of their unconventional thinking and united for project teams, compete in that was considered and approved by the approach, they could give us uncommon professional terms. As a result, there ap- methodological council and the council of solutions and ideas. This is the main point. pear new creative ideas that are worth of trustees is very interesting and urgent, as I could touch upon each single prob- implementation. well. lem: water supply, transport availability, Now, participants from 10 countries As I am in charge of the construction these are what the government of the Ir- are taking part in our workshop. I’m complex of the Irkutsk region and of the kutsk oblast discusses. But we understand sure that they have come here not just development of this territory, I have to and realize clearly that besides the stand- to experience Siberian frost and to see face very serious problems of the regional ard approaches we need fresh new ideas, the Baikal Lake in winter. Their main center and of Irkutsk. One of the pressing because our young generation is going to purpose is to be inspired by fresh ideas, problems nowadays is further develop- live in this territory. to go into their profession and to con- ment of the city: how it will go on, how it Our task is to make people’s living tribute to arts. will influence the city dwellers, especially comfortable and attractive to stop popula- I also would like to mention a high the younger generation, our children, our tion outflow, first of all, of the young, from level of proficiency of the experts of the grandchildren and our great grandchildren, our area to the European part. international jury who were to fulfill a dif- in what conditions they will live, in what way That is why I think that the burning ficult task to choose the best projects of the current situation will affect their health. issues of the day are the issues of sustain- the current 13th session. The health and endurance of the young able development. On behalf of the gov- Certainly, it would be impossible to generation depends on many factors such ernment and of the governor of the Irkutsk hold such a large-scale event without a as water, air, food and environment where oblast, I would like to wish good luck to fundamental educational and scientific we live. the participants of the 13th session of the base and traditions that our technical uni- The land shortage for new construc- Winter University. versity has. And today, we represent one tion is not less important problem. We do of the leading universities that prepare realize that there is hardly any construction architects and urban planners in Siberia in the very territory of the city. and Far East. Few plots where housing development Winter University on our basis helps us is ongoing or planned are limited either by a lot to improve the level of our education forest lands or by the areas with specific and proficiency. conditions (for example, waterlog terri- 3 Andrei Tanaev Dmitry Razumov Head of the Office for International Affaires of Vice-mayor of Irkutsk the Irkutsk State Technical University Now, when the time has come to re- suburban areas. The associated concerns, Dear ladies and gentlemen, I am happy sume the regular 13th session, the first thing as a result, determined the urgency of the to congratulate all the participants and the that comes back to my memory is the great topic chosen. members of the international jury of the Baikal tension during the discussions, preceding An important difference of the 13th ses- Winter Urban Planning University on the suc- the beginning of the workshop. It was dif- sion is that it has become more applied; the cessful holding of the regular 13th session. ficult to find out the topic, the choice of the concepts worked out by the participants are At the beginning, let me note that the competition plots was accompanied by long directly called-for by the municipal authori- Winter Urban Planning University continues debates, as well. As a result, all the parties ties and business representatives. And the to fulfill its important role to design and taking part in the preparations, and these support that the Winter University had this develop Irkutsk conceptually. Urban planning are representatives of different branches of year is explained in many ways by the interest demands a great measure of feeling and the power, of large key enterprises of the region of the trustees in the more practical sense of maximum power of apprehension from those came to the common point. the session and in the more practical tasks who prepare and make decisions to foresee Actually, under the conditions of formed in terms of the topic. and to choose. population outflow from the Siberian and Over six months since the beginning The Winter University give young urban Far Eastern regions,