On July 28, a press conference of the Latvian Architecture of the Year Award was held, during which the Selection Jury announced the works – objects and processes – that will be judged for the highest award in Latvian architecture. From all the received applications for the Latvian Architecture Annual Award, 11 nominees nominated by the jury will compete. In the next stage, the evaluation of the works is handed over to the Final Jury, which will select the winners of the main prizes. The solemn ceremony and presentation of the Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021 will take place on August 27.
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Among all the applications received this year for the Latvian Architecture of the Year Award were objects of national significance, as well as skillfully designed private houses, unique processes and historical objects restored according to the era. The competition selection jury has nominated 11 nominees for further evaluation of the works. Reconstruction of the Song Festival Stage in Mežaparks, as well as Ogre Central Library, in the category Public buildings, in the category Commercial and industrial buildings – Reconstruction of an office building in Miera Street, in the category Individual residential buildings – Private house in Jūrmala
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Lindenholm will continue to compete for the main prize in the Apartment Buildings category – 1st stage of residential construction, in the category Restoration – Rūmene barn reconstruction – exhibition halls and apartments, and in the Processes – Exposition category “It is not for you! MAD Architectural Space.
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This year’s theme “Being Together” is echoed in the list of nominees: among the nominated works is one of the largest buildings in the history of Latvia – the Song Festival Stage in Mežaparks, where more than 40 thousand people can gather, and four individual residential houses for families. relatives and friends. The MAD Architectural Space, created by NRJA Architects, brought together the architectural community, while Lindenholm’s residential area offers green, car-free yards to meet neighbors. ” Evelīna Ozola, a representative of the selection jury of the Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021, comments on the selection of nominees.
The selection jury of the Latvian Architecture of the Year Award 2021 consists of architects and last year’s award recipients Andris Kronbergs, Ilze Liepiņa and Oskars Vāvere, architect and urbanist Evelīna Ozola, artist Ēriks Božis, writer and poet Inga Gaile, as well as director Uģis. In the next stage of the competition, the 11 nominated works will be evaluated and the decision on the main prizes will be made by the Final Jury.
Within the framework of the Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021, it will be possible to see an exhibition of nominees’ works, which will open on August 23. Just like last year, this year the exhibition will be displayed in the urban environment of Riga – in the advertising stands placed by JCDecaux. With this exhibition, we encourage those interested to spend a day going on a joint excursion through the urban environment of Riga, thus getting to know not only the works of the nominees, but also the city itself. On August 25, a discussion on modern architectural processes will take place, but already on August 27, professional lectures will take place and also the most anticipated event – the solemn ceremony of the Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021. Nominees and other interested people who will have an active Covid-19 certificate will be invited to participate in the ceremony, thus creating an atmosphere corresponding to the unifying theme of this year’s Architecture Annual Awards “TO BE TOGETHER”.
“The pursuit of environmental design, urban planning and architecture undoubtedly involves researching, understanding and embodying human and societal needs in plans, actions and, ultimately, buildings. Thus, the interpretation of the concept – the phrase “TO BE TOTAL” in the practice of architectural and environmental design, in the conditions of global overheating, pandemic and post-pandemic, in the opinion of the jury, is an important and evaluable factor when evaluating the architectural annual award. How and whether the work promotes or does not appreciate the important condition of being together, for example, how the layout, functionality and atmosphere of public buildings promote or do not support the meeting, cooperation and all kinds of creative expressions of building users. Or, what is the impact of publicly funded facilities on society as a whole – has it produced a visible “common public good” in terms of education, ethics and other similar parameters? ” Andris Kronbergs, a representative of the selection jury of the Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021, commented on the importance of the main topic.
All works submitted to the Latvian Architecture Annual Award are evaluated according to the same and equally important criteria: idea and concept, project unity or whether the work can be considered as a whole, compliance with the project task, context and scale, diligence and thoroughness, as well as social significance and emotional impact .
The Latvian Architecture Annual Award is an annual national architecture competition with the aim of identifying and popularizing the best performances of Latvian architecture and promoting the high-quality development of architecture. The annual award is the largest event of the year in Latvian architecture, recognized as a nationally significant event, and the award itself is the highest award in Latvian architecture. The Latvian Architecture of the Year Award is organized by the Latvian Union of Architects in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
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