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R E A D I N G S O C I O - S P A T I A L I N T E R P L A Y P A R T 24. Historical development ofrelational architectural patternsINTRODUCTIONThe three study areas are situated in an urban landscape in which the mainarchitectural layout distinguishes characteristic concentric growth belts. Inthe following diachronic investigation I will analyze interrelated patternswithin and between the architectural systems of each growth belt – asexplained in the previous chapter.The analyses are based on historical primary sources 253 as well as a numberof secondary sources (diverse aspects of the historical development of theurban landscape of Oslo have been studied more or less in detail byothers). 254The purpose of the analyses presented in this chapter is however primarily toprovide a background for understanding how patterns in recent architecturaltransformations, which is to be investigated in the next chapter (chapter 5),relate to these historical architectural patterns – as well as a background forunderstanding how patterns in individual urban practices, to be investigatedin chapter 6, relates to both.253 historical city maps, architectural drawings of different types of buildings in the study areas (gathered fromthe archives of Oslo municipality, Plan- og bygningsetaten); historical photos (Oslo Byarkiv); historicalregisters of businesses and enterprises; original plan documents.254 Kjelstadlie/Myhre/Benum, Aslaksby, Østerberg and others.135