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 Image by Dr Matthew Hardy
INTBAU and the Architecture Faculty, Timisora University (AFTU) are very pleased to announce a second charrette on protection landscape for the commune of Bran, Transylvania, Romania. The teams aim to help the local authorities in updating the general plan of urbanism, which is meant to regulate the future development of the commune.
Bran is located the south of the Carpathians Mountains. Its beautiful landscape and the Bran Castle attract a significant number of tourists, both Romanian and foreign. The number of small businesses and B&Bs has increased considerably over the last years, but often the development was chaotic. A number of new developments didn't respect the typology of local architecture in terms of style, density and height.
Follow up Charrette
Architects from the UK, Norway and Romania along with academics and students of University of Timisoara, Faculty of Architecture started in 2005 to work on the landscape protection plan for Simon area and have completed preliminary studies on the future master plan of the Bran commune. In 2006, the work will be extended to similar protection plans for Balaban, Sohodol and complete the work on building typologies for the central area of all the villages and Bran centre, with guidelines for non protected intermediate zones.
Programme
6 August, Sunday
Participants arrive in Bran
Joint meeting INTBAU & Timisoara team
Joint team dinner
7 August, Monday
Breakfast at your accommodation
Scoping tour of Bran by core team (by minibus)
Presentations from local groups and experts
EVENING PUBLIC MEETING:
-Message from the Mayor Gheorghe Hermeneanu
-INTBAU in Romania - Aura Neag
-Presentation of protection plan report for Simon by INTBAU
-Integrated protection of Bran - Bran City Hall
-General presentation of the Balaban, Sohodol areas and the central area
-Ask public for comments + problems + suggestions
8 August, Tuesday
Presentation of transect and pattern book as a planning tool
Split the team into groups and assign tasks
Transect zones in Bran, Balaban amd Sohodol
Identify historic monuments and the surrounding areas
Identify attractions in Rural area
Built typologies in Bran countryside – finalize 2005 work
Urban and rural footpaths - finalise 2005 work
Team work in groups
9 August, Wednesday
Natural Heritage - ADEPT / Grasslands Trust
Group work in teams
Preliminary presentations in groups
-Initial concepts for the PUG plan
-Traffic concept
-Tourism concept
-Protection plan concept
10 August, Thursday
Group work in teams - exhibition production
11 August, Friday
Group work in teams - exhibition production
Finalise public presentation and draft report
12 August, Saturday
PUBLIC PRESENTATION + EXHIBITION
-Proposals for the PUG plan
-Proposals for traffic management
-Proposals for tourism development
-Proposals for protection plan
"The Sons and Friends of Bran" festival
13 August, Sunday Friday
Group discussion
Departure of participants
The aim for this charrette would be a final masterplan for the centre supported by the major stakeholders and the majority of the population of Bran. A suitable date for such a charrette would be august 2007 so that a complete PUG can be presented in autumn 2007.
The event is supported by Dan Dimancescu, the Honorary Consul of Romania in Boston, USA. The local authorities are also playing an active role in the forthcoming event and contributing greatly to its success.
Further details
Carmen Tanase
INTBAU Romania
Tel. +40 (0)740 030 555
E-mail carmenarh@yahoo.com
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