The aim of the study is to identify and assess the aesthetic quality of culture houses constructed during the Soviet period in the countryside of Latvia and determine their significance for the architectural heritage of Latvia. This article analyses two distinctly different periods in cultural development of rural areas and construction of culture houses. The first period covers the time span from 1955 till 1975, when standard designs of culture houses were used in architecture. The second period refers to the time between 1975 and 1990, when public opinion drastically changed and a search for national identity renewed. It was the time when the number of individual designs considerably increased.
Pirmā un ilgi vienīgā arhitektūras skola Latvijā izveidota 1869. gadā Rīgas Politehnikumā – Baltijā pirmajā augstākajā tehniskajā mācību iestādē. Arhitektūras skolai laika gaitā mainījušies gan nosaukumi, gan piederība, gan atrašanās vieta, taču tā ir pēctecīgi saglabājusies un darbojas joprojām. Tā ir tagadējā Arhitektūras fakultāte Rīgas Tehniskajā universitātē (RTU). Arhitektūras skola ir ne tikai profesionālās kvalifikācijas iegūšanas vieta, bet arī arhitektūras vispārējās attīstības pamats. Kvalitatīva izglītība nav iespējama bez teorētiskās un zinātniskās bāzes, nodrošinot atbilstošu arhitektūras praktisko īstenojumu cilvēka veidotajā apkārtējā vidē. Šādā skatījumā arī kārtots Latvijas arhitektūras izglītības vēstures apskats secīgi katrā no vēsturiskajiem periodiem.
The article analyzes the works of Liepāja’s architect Ludwig William Melville, who was previously unknown but in fact is really remarkable and sets his place in the legacy of Liepāja Art Nouveau architecture. Several historical documents have been used in the study and L. Melville as a potential architect of many buildings has been identified through a broad formally-stylistic comparative analysis.
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