LATVIA ARCHITECTURE AT CONVERGENCE

EXHIBITION
LATVIA ARCHITECTURE AT CONVERGENCE

The exhibition provides a glimpse of the multiple aspects that shaped the architecture of Latvia, and particularly Riga, and created its unique character. Located in Northern Europe at the gateway to the Baltic Sea, Latvia has been placed at the geographical, political, commercial and social crossroads for more than a thousand years. More subtle layers of ‘convergence’ are related to the existence of parallel cultural streams creating unusual harmony between deep-rooted traditions of the ancient Baltic tribes living in the area, heritage brought in by foreign cultures, and contemporary Latvia’s self-identity.

THE KEY CONCEPTS pinpoint a certain aspect of CONVERGING CULTURAL STREAMS that eventually shape up the essence of spatial aesthetics in Latvia. Rather than offering rational and logical explanations, the exhibition traces intuitive and perceptual suggestions.


Date: January 25th (Fri), 2019 - February 13th (Wed), 2019
closed: every sunday, national holiday
Hours: 8:00-22:00 (1/25 14:00-22:00)
Venue: 1F,55Building,Waseda University Nishi-Waseda Campus
3-4-1 Okubo Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo 169-8555
※Free and open to the public, no registration required



Organizer: Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Japan
Waseda University Comprehensive Research Organization
In association with “a+u” (Architecture and Urbanism) magazine
special 2016 December Issue No. 555 “Feature: Latvia – Architecture Unfolding”
Exhibition Concept: llze Paklone (Studio Wasabi) | Dace Penke
Supported by Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Osaka
Contact: Laboratory of Architectural History, Waseda University

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