Revitalization of Historic Buildings as an Approach to Preserve Cultural and Historical Heritage

Abstract

The need to preserve architectural heritage of historical and cultural value is getting more and more significant. At the same time it is very important to develop environment dynamically to sustain life activities in general. The article deals with the revitalization method with the purpose to preserve and restore historical landmarks, which assign a new function – to expand areas and adjust historical buildings to modern requirements. The projects of historical buildings in the cities Nis (Serbia) and Saint-Petersburg (Russia) were considered as examples herein. Revitalization was presented as a method of how to convert life-sustaining environment in the context of preservation and promotion concerning cultural value of historical buildings.