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- Title
Renovation of Wooden Buildings in Riga.
- Authors
Viļuma, Antra
- Abstract
The wooden architecture of the 19th century is mentioned in the UNESCO World Heritage description of Riga among the criteria that makes the Capital city of Outstanding Universal Value. So far, 3 500 wooden buildings in the city have survived. This paper summarizes information on the renovation of four wooden buildings. The aim of this paper is to give a closer overview on the impact of ownership, funding source and location in the city of the building on the process of renovation and architectural change. The internationally approved renovation principles in the renovation of wooden buildings in Riga are not often taken into account.
- Subjects
RIGA (Latvia); WOODEN building design &; construction; BUILDING repair; WORLD Heritage Sites; UNESCO; HOME ownership
- Publication
Architecture & Urban Planning, 2018, Vol 14, Issue 1, p14
- ISSN
1691-4333
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/aup-2018-0002