Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Architecture: Heritage, Traditions and Innovations (AHTI 2022)

This article discusses the development, implementation and evolution of the project of zoning of urban areas, as well as natural landscapes of the historical architectural reservation of Kumayri – the historical core of Gyumri city in Armenia – through which the mandatory requirements for their purpose and functional use (functional zoning), landscape organization (landscape zoning), building (construction zoning) and heritage preservation (historical sites zoning) are determined today all over the world. The issues of regulation of construction implementation processes are considered. It is stated that the zoning project, which is based on the procedural provisions of state and local town-planning legislation, by-laws, regulations and legal acts, has always been one of the key factors in organizing the development of urban areas both around the world and in Armenia. It is shown that zoning is the main effective means of detailing and implementing the main directions of land use and territorial and spatial development of settlements outlined in the master plans, in the meantime paying attention to the historic heritage protection, rehabilitation and/or adaptive reuse with future management.