Architecture Department Lecture: Selected Stories of the 21st Century Architecture of Latvia <\/p>\n
Date:09\/04\/2018 Monday
\nTime, Place: 13:30, FFB-22 <\/p>\n
SPEAKER
\nArchitect, Ambassador J\u0101nis Dripe <\/p>\n
BIOGRAPHY
\nJ\u0101nis Dripe is the Architecture Programme director at RISEBA University and Expert on architecture and creative industries at the Ministry of Culture. He is a former City architect of Riga, Head of State Protocol, Ambassador of Latvia to the Kingdom of Sweden, Minister of Culture of Latvia, and President of Architects Association of Latvia. He wrote more than 350 articles on architecture and culture, and is author of the books “Architecture in Latvia 1991 \u2013 2012”, and “Gunnar Birkerts. National Library of Latvia. Riga”. <\/p>\n
ABSTRACT
\nDuring the last decade, Latvia managed to accomplish the construction of regional concert halls , a new National Library, to extend the National Art museum, and other buildings with national significance. The competition process and its consequent results have made a significant contribution to the national infrastructure and the architectural culture of Latvia. The lecture will be on cultural buildings in Latvia and spatial aspects of Riga’s urban development. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Architecture Department Lecture: Selected Stories of the 21st Century Architecture of Latvia Date:09\/04\/2018 Monday Time, Place: 13:30, FFB-22 SPEAKER Architect, Ambassador J\u0101nis Dripe BIOGRAPHY J\u0101nis Dripe is the Architecture Programme director at RISEBA University and Expert on architecture and creative industries at the Ministry of Culture. He is a former [\u2026] <\/p>\n