A+U 555 Latvia

Description

This special issue is devoted to new architecture in Latvia, with a focus on 25 works completed since 2000. It also introduces the historical architecture that provides context for these contemporary works, many of which respectfully coexist with the historical architecture and city. A diverse and multi-layered physical and cultural setting has emerged since Latvia gained independence, and the nation’s architects have risen to the challenge. Featured are works in Central Riga by Fine Young Urbanists, Zaiga Gaile, SZK and Partners, and more, plus projects in Riga’s Old Town by Sudraba Arhitektūra and Jaunromāns un Ābele, as well as architecture in non-urban environments.

CONTENTS

• Report:2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
• Feature: Latvia – Architecture Unfolding
• Essay:The speckled capital of a monocentric country ,Vents Vinbergs
• Latvian Landscapes
• Central Riga
• Processoffice and Andrius Skiezgelas Architecture
• Renovation and Extension of Latvian National Museum of Art
• SZK and Partners Extension of the Latvian Academy of Art
• Fine Young Urbanists Mierigi!
• Fine Young Urbanists Alekša Square
• Zaiga Gaile Office Renovation of the Bergs Bazaar
• Sudraba Arhitektura Staircase Renovation Art Deco
• Sudraba Arhitektura House in the Courtyard
• Arhis Office and Retail Premises Building in Riga, Baznicas Str. 20/22
• Zaiga Gaile Office New Riga Theatre Reconstruction Project
• Historical Buildings in Central Riga
• Old Town of Riga
• Sudraba Arhitektura, Arhitektes Lienes Griezites studija
• Renovation of 17th Century Warehouse Building in Riga
• Sudraba Arhitektura
• “Dome Hotel & SPA”, Conversion of 17th Century Apartment Building
• Jaunromans un Abele Residential Building on Skarnu Str. 11, Riga
• Sudraba Arhitektura, MARK arhitekti
• Renovation Project of the Castellum of Riga Castle
• Historical Buildings in Old Town of Riga
• Essay: Background of Architecture in Riga, Latvia  / Janis Lejnieks
• NRJA Unwritten – Exposition of Latvia
• Left Bank of the Daugava River
• SZK and Partners Riga Concert Hall
• Gunnar Birkerts Latvian National Library
• Zaiga Gaile Office
• Gypsum Factory Renovation
• Žanis Lipke Memorial
• The Collection of Wooden Houses in Kipsala
• Interview 1:Architectural context in Latvia and Riga
• Non-urban Environments
• NRJA
• 8 BLACKS
• 2 SISTERS
• House of Ruins
• Zaiga Gaile Office Vacation Home on Easter Island
• MADE arhitekti Saldus Music and Art School
• Didzis Jaunzems, Jaunromans un bele View Terrace and Pavilion
• Mailitis A.I.I.M. + Architect J. Poga Office National Open Air Stage
• Interview 2:Coexistence of old and new values in architecture

184 pages, ills colour & bw / 22 x 29 cm / English, Japanese