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    The document discusses issues with architecture and building restoration in Romania. There is a lack of restoration of historic buildings, while new buildings are constructed without consideration of urban planning or context. Many communist-era apartment buildings are unsafe and in poor condition. Over 1.2 million new buildings have been built in the last 30 years, while restoration efforts are largely ignored. Neglected old buildings pose safety risks from potential collapse in earthquakes and are infested with pests. The government recently started a program to restore historic buildings in Bucharest but impact has been limited so far. Suggestions include enforcing urban planning, addressing unsafe housing, and supporting private restoration efforts through less red tape.

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    CULTURAL

    CHANGES-
    ARCHITECTURE
    AND BUILDING
    RESTORATION
    Matias Alexandru Panaitescu-Alegria
    THE PROBLEM
    WITH
    ARCHITECTURE
    IN ROMANIA

    The main issue is that beautiful old


    buildings are not being restored,
    nothing is done about the ugly and
    unsafe communist apartment buildings
    and instead new futuristic buildings are
    being raised with no context
    whatsoever so the city looks random,
    having no identity. 
    3

    HOW BIG
    IS THIS
    PROBLEM
    ?
    In the last 30 years, in
    Romania there have
    been built 1.2 M
    buildings, that being
    13,4% from the total of
    9.1 M. The estimate of
    b/y is 40.000, while
    the restoration of
    buildings is ignored for
    the most part.
    WHY IS IT A
    PROBLEM?
    Leaving aside the beauty aspect of the city there
    is a safety issue, as old buildings that have not
    been restored, or at least their foundation, have a
    very high chance of collapsing when there is an
    earthquake. Furthermore, most of them are
    infested with bugs and rats, also the pipelines
    and thermic systems are not working properly so
    the living condition is nowhere near being good. 
    WHAT IS BEING DONE?
    In 2021, the town hall of Bucharest
    started a program with the purpose to
    restore historic buildings in the capital.
    Although as of now the impact has not
    been major.
    Sadly a lot of the restoration projects
    come from regular people instead of the
    government, and for them it's a lot harder
    since it requires a lot of paperwork that
    has been made difficult to procure.
    MY SUGGESTIONS 
    • Firstly the government should not allow people to build any type of building in
    every zone. There should be a strictly implemented urbanism plan that needs to be
    followed so the city doesn't look as random and the buildings make sense.

    • Secondly more measures should be taken about the dangerous buildings that people


    live in so that everyone can have access to heat, water and safety. This can mean that
    either the government can fix them or provide the owners with the money to do so.

    • Thirdly there should be more laws involving restoration of old buildings such as
    after a certain amount of time after the house is finished the government or
    restoration companies have to do something about the building. Also the people that
    want to start restoration projects should be encourage so it's not such a hassle to get
    the papers, of course as long as they're qualified to lead the project.
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    blice-cat-si-private.html
    • https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/economie/harta-cate-locuinte-a
    u-fost-construite-in-romania-in-ultimii-30-de-ani-si-unde-s
    unt-cele-mai-multe-case-noi-1372984
    • https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/locuitorii-dintr-o-zona-de-ca
    se-din-bucuresti-s-au-trezit-cu-doua-blocuri-de-9-etaje-in-s
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