City, catch the time! Rediscovering socialist neighbourhoods in a new capitalist society: Case in Vilnius Lithuania

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The graduation project is called “City, catch the time! Rediscovering socialist neighbourhoods in a new capitalist society”. The study case is Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. Focus of the project is socialist housing estates, known as microdistricts. In the beginning of the year I have stated that those housing estates constructed until 1990s in all cities of the former USSR are declined, unattractive, and unsafe. However after analysis of the study case city Vilnius I have found that the city has more problems than the housing estates. There is a big threat of sprawl, and all developments go away from sustainability. While housing estates are popular among citizens, have public transportation, green space, room for development. Although still have a threat of decline and stigmatization. Considering threats of the city and advantages of housing estates I have developed vision for the city: instead of mono centric sprawling city it has to become a polycentric city with network of central

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