Kīpsala - an island with close proximity to the historical old town of Riga
Meso scale interventions
Meso scale interventions
The Big Reset on Neighbourhood Desing.
4th International Summer School Design in Urbanism.
System of water areas, over a long period being evolved by both human and natural forces, is one of the cornerstones of the distinct spatial structure of Riga, the capital of the Baltic state Latvia. River Daugava as the main water area with a direct access to sea affect the city development and its spatial structure. Daugava, being wide and not-easy-to-cross waterbody till the recent decades has been more dividing than connecting element of the city. The purpose of this summer school, was to examine different ways of using water areas to connect different areas of the city. Four case study areas with lecturers and students from all over Europe ensure the richness of ideas brought to the table. This fact was for us the main asset of this project.
Imane Boutanzit, Undīne Gemze, Jackie Herrera, Carlotta di Iesu, Madara Marcinkus, Johan Oosterlinck, Martin Oravec, Kai Saillart, Jackob Schmitt
Riga, 08/2017
Series of interventions starting slowly with easy steps. Instead of doing a typical masterplan, we tried to put together a plan of possible actions which can be progresivelly executed.
Connection to the waterfront is the main potential
Series of interventions
