The need to preserve architectural heritage of historical and cultural value is getting more and more significant. At the same time
it is very important to develop environment dynamically to sustain life activities in general. The article deals with the
revitalization method with the purpose to preserve and restore historical landmarks, which assign a new function – to expand
areas and adjust historical buildings to modern requirements. The projects of historical buildings in the cities Nis (Serbia) and
Saint-Petersburg (Russia) were considered as examples herein. Revitalization was presented as a method of how to convert lifesustaining
environment in the context of preservation and promotion concerning cultural value of historical buildings.