<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents the contemporary spatial transformations of valuable architectural-garden systems and urban parks shaped in the area of Warsaw Escarpment in the district Mokotów in Warsaw: residential complex Królikarnia and Park Arkadia, residential complex Mokotów and Dreszer Park. Contemporary spatial composition of the complexes refers to carefully composed landscape of original projects, which emphasized the most valuable characteristics of the place, but also indicate many spatial transformations of study areas as well as the areas located in the immediate vicinity. These transformations are both positive and negative. Among the positive changes it is necessary to mention contemporary attempts of shaping and use of public spaces in parks and complexes, together with the processes of revalorization of different elements.</p></abstract>

The article presents the contemporary spatial transformations of valuable architectural-garden systems and urban parks shaped in the area of Warsaw Escarpment in the district Mokotów in Warsaw: residential complex Królikarnia and Park Arkadia, residential complex Mokotów and Dreszer Park. Contemporary spatial composition of the complexes refers to carefully composed landscape of original projects, which emphasized the most valuable characteristics of the place, but also indicate many spatial transformations of study areas as well as the areas located in the immediate vicinity. These transformations are both positive and negative. Among the positive changes it is necessary to mention contemporary attempts of shaping and use of public spaces in parks and complexes, together with the processes of revalorization of different elements.

Contemporary spatial composition of historic architectural-garden systems and urban parks in the area of warsaw escarpment in the district mokotów in warsaw

Chair of Urban Design and Rural Landscape, Faculty of Architecture

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The article presents the contemporary spatial transformations of valuable architectural-garden systems and urban parks shaped in the area of Warsaw Escarpment...

Contemporary spatial composition of historic architectural-garden systems and urban parks in the area of warsaw escarpment in the district mokotów in warsaw

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 23 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.167.7275

Keywords
composition, urban park, public space, Warsaw Escarpment

© 2017 Katarzyna Pluta, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Contemporary spatial composition of historic architectural-garden systems and urban parks in the area of warsaw escarpment in the district mokotów in warsaw

Published Online: May 29, 2020

Page range: 23 - 34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.167.7275

Keywordscomposition, urban park, public space, Warsaw Escarpment

© 2017 Katarzyna Pluta, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
composition, urban park, public space, Warsaw Escarpment