Urban Transformation of the City Quarters Through the Example of the City Quarter J14 Rasadnik Skopje

Nowadays, rural-urban migration is quite pronounced, and almost half of the world's population lives in cities. Urbanization on a global level, defined as an unstoppable rising phenomenon, opens up a series of opportunities and challenges for architects and city planners in transforming existing urban environments into more efficient and self-sustaining living spaces. The application of international design standards in correlation with the requirements and needs of the cities and their inhabitants as primary users of the space can greatly improve and advance the process of urban planning, by finding the best and highest quality solutions for citizens, land owners, and the wider social public. For this purpose, following the requirements of the Municipality of Kisela Voda in the city of Skopje, based on a previously announced International Competition for the development of a Conceptual urban architectural solution for the city quarter J14 - Rasadnik, municipality of Kisela Voda, Skopje, by a group of architects, including the author of the paper, an urban-architectural solution was prepared for this area, which is expected to be a relevant basis for the further preparation of urban and project documentation. In this paper, the city quarter J14-Rasadnik, municipality of Kisela Voda, will be analyzed in its current state, and proposed solutions will be given for rethinking the settlement following the principles of sustainability for a balanced economic, social, and ecological development of the settlement and beyond.