| Title |
Louis I. Kahn: The Institutional Discourse and Urban Regeneration |
| Authors |
한상우(Han, Sang-Woo) ; 백진(Baek, jin) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2021.37.4.153 |
| Keywords |
Urban Regeneration; Neighbourhood Regeneration; Neighbourhood Planning; Community; Institution; Life SOC; Civics |
| Abstract |
This study analyses two different pamphlets co-authored by Louis I. Kahn and Oscar Storonov in 1943 and 1944. Kahn and Storonov
interestingly suggest to the layman each strategy of urban regeneration through the process of neighbourhood planning rather than just slum
clearance, such as establishing governance and neighbourhood institutions for an old neighbourhood located within the city centre. Several
findings from the analysis are as follows. First, the neighbourhood and institution must have the local residents’ concern and participation to
achieve sustainability. Above all, governance is necessary to build a transparent communication process between subjects. Second, a group of
experts? architects, city planners, engineers, etc.? should not neglect their role and duty of grounding the foundation for the renewal and
renovation of the institution. The institution, built without any consideration, was inevitably disregarded by society. Finally, to achieve
sustainable urban resilience, a virtuous cycle of education needs to be established. Planning a neighbourhood and city is for the future
generation; therefore, children and adolescents need to prepare and be educated in the various roles and responsibilities that urban life
imposes by implementing ‘civics’ in the curriculum. |