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Bran Protection Landscape Charrette Romania 7 - 13 August 2006 Bran Landscape Protection Charrette 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 Woodward
    -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 information

    For more information about the Bran Charrette, please contact INTBAU.

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