Kick-off seminar took place in Riga on July 8 – 10, 2020 and was organised by Riga City Development Department. During the seminar the exhibition „Preservation and maintenance of Vilnius Old Town 1994 – 2019“ made by Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency was opened in Riga Town Hall on July 9, 2020 and remained on display for a month.
Presentations:
Riga: maintenance, restoration and upgrade of the historic city centre in 1996-2020, Aigars Kušķis, Expert in management planning questions of Historic Centre of Riga UNESCO World Heritage, Board of Urban Development
Vilnius: maintenance, restoration and upgrade of the historic city centre in 1996-2020, Gediminas Rutkauskas, director of Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency
Tallinn: maintenance, restoration and upgrade of the historic city centre in 1996-2020, Boris Dubovik, Head of the Heritage Conservation Office
Actual approach of cultural heritage protection, preservation, maintenance and development, Inara Bula, Latvian National Cultural Heritage Board
New architecture in Historic Centre of Riga, Artis Zvirgzdiņš, editor in chief, architecture platform A4D
Research and designing process of Medieval Riga Castle. Renovation of old railway storage building and creating of culture and events’ space Hanzas perons, Reinis Liepiņš, architect, Sudraba arhitektūra Ltd
Quality restoration’s impact on urban environment. Masonry of St. Jacobs church and facades of some historic buildings, Arturs Lapiņš, architect AIG Ltd
Restoration Subsidies Program in Tallinn, Eero Kangor, Senior Specialist of Art Heritage, Tallinn Urban Planning Department, Heritage Conservation Office
Co-financing for the preservation of cultural monuments in Riga, Irina Miķelsone, Deputy head of Property Departament, Division for Arrangement of Buildings)
Special Riga case: City management and Citizens’ interests’ representation, rights and activities. Collaboration/engagement vs counteraction (presentations from representatives of citizens’ and informal associations: Pilsēta cilvēkiem (City for people), Rīgas centra attīstības biedrība (Riga centre development society), Urban Institute, Free Riga)
Walking tours in Historic Centre of Riga to see what is new (restoration projects and new architecture) lead by Aigars Kušķis, Expert in management planning questions of Historic Centre of Riga
