Gazprom versus the Skyline: Spatial Displacement and Social Contention in St. Petersburg

作者: MEGAN DIXON

DOI: 10.1111/J.1468-2427.2009.00871.X

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摘要: On 1 December 2006, the Governor of St. Petersburg, Russia, announced winning entry in a design competition to skyscraper headquarters for Gazprom-Neft corporation. The chosen site lies directly across Neva River from popular historical tourist site, Smolny Cathedral, and building's high modernist style steel glass promises departure Petersburg's style. However, proposed height 396 meters poses greatest threat local notions architectural planning tradition, which favors low horizontal skyline. Widespread loyalty that tradition focused attention on project's contradiction existing Height Regulation, galvanized protest activity several disparate groups throughout 2007 2008. Evidence gathered examination media coverage, participant observation interviews among groups, as well city planners architects, suggests against project connects struggle codify Regulation. Drawing moral authority built environment, develop thorough knowledge drafted legislation attempt shame officials who disregard codes. Residents thereby enact their ‘right city’, new possibilities Russian polity identity. Resume Le 1er decembre la gouverneur de Saint-Petersbourg annoncait le gagnant du concours qui portait sur creation d’un gratte-ciel abritant siege societe russe Gazprom Neft. Il s’elevera rive Neva, en face touristique historique tres frequente, cathedrale Smolny, et l’ultra-modernisme bâtiment d’acier verre promet une rupture avec ville. Neanmoins, c’est hauteur prevue tour, metres, defie directement les principes traditionnels locaux architecture urbanisme, lesquels privilegient un profil urbain faible hauteur. Un attachement generalisea cette focalise l’attention projet contrevient reglementation existante hauteur, galvanisant oppositions plusieurs groupes disparates Les indices collectes analysant couverture mediatique, observant protagonistes interrogeant protestataires, ainsi que des urbanistes architectes, suggerent l’opposition au est clairement liee lutte visant codifier Reglementation bâtiments. S’appuyant l’autorite morale l’environnement construit, protestataires mettent point connaissance parfaite tentent faire honte aux intervenants officiels passent outre codes vigueur. residents oeuvre leur ‘droit ville’, ouvrant nouvelles possibilites pour l’identite l’action publique russe.

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