Evolution and transformation processes of urban form: Urban tissues in Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract

This ongoing study aims at the articulation and documentation of a morphological codification of urban tissues in Greek cities. The aims of the paper are, firstly, to analyze the dynamic processes of production, evolution and transformation of urban form and, secondly, to investigate physical and lived urban fabrics. The paper proposes an integrated methodology of morphological analysis on macro-, intermediate and micro scale which is applied to two representative areas in the historic city of Thessaloniki. Several approaches from different morphological perspectives (historico-geographical, process-typological and relational-material) are employed in each level of analysis. The proposed method of inquiry could be used in urban analysis in two ways: for urban investigations of urban form and as a tool for preparing urban design projects and interventions.