Architecting Urban Transformation at Scale: Strategic Frameworks for Large-Scale Mixed-Use Redevelopment in High-Risk Metropolitan Areas

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@article{1709063,
      author = {Isil Yildiz},
      title = {Architecting Urban Transformation at Scale: Strategic Frameworks for Large-Scale Mixed-Use Redevelopment in High-Risk Metropolitan Areas},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {12},
      pages = {2236-2257},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709063.pdf},
      abstract = {Rapid urbanization, aging building stock, and increasing exposure to natural hazards are driving cities worldwide toward large-scale urban regeneration initiatives. In high-risk metropolitan environments, redevelopment is no longer solely a matter of replacing obsolete buildings; it has become a strategic process of enhancing urban resilience, sustainability, and long-term community value. This paper examines key planning and implementation frameworks for large-scale mixed-use redevelopment projects and explores how urban planning, architectural design, infrastructure coordination, and risk mitigation can be integrated into a unified transformation strategy. Building upon these principles, this study examines large-scale mixed-use redevelopment from the perspective of metropolitan systems rather than individual construction projects. It argues that contemporary urban transformation requires a planning methodology capable of integrating architectural leadership, infrastructure modernization, environmental sustainability, governance, and long-term economic development within a single strategic framework. The article develops a comprehensive conceptual model that explains how coordinated neighborhood-scale planning can improve urban resilience while simultaneously strengthening public space quality, infrastructure performance, social cohesion, and metropolitan competitiveness. Rather than presenting redevelopment as a sequence of isolated interventions, the study positions urban transformation as a continuous process of city-building in which physical, institutional, environmental, and socioeconomic systems evolve together to support sustainable metropolitan development.},
      keywords = {Urban Transformation, Mixed-Use Redevelopment, Metropolitan Planning, Urban Regeneration, Resilient Cities, Architectural Design, Urban Governance, Infrastructure Planning, Sustainable Development, High-Risk Metropolitan Areas.},
      month = {June},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I12-1709063}
  }