Review article

The article deals with the development evolution and the current state of the quarter 2006 located in the center in connection with the increasing need of the city for public spaces. There has been carried out an analysis of the intra-quarter environment evolution over two centuries, which shows a gradual degradation of the former brilliant estate of an influential nobleman, due to the closed mode of operation and extremely negligible functional load. The unique characteristics of the adjacent Twelve Colleges building, which is now included in the quarter, are taken into account. The specificity of the public space formation on the intra-district territory is pointed out. It is assumed that the reconstruction of the quarter will require not only solving architectural and urban planning problems, but also overcoming organizational, legal and economic problems.