REGENERATION - The Andrejsala 'master plan'

  • 2007-08-22
  • By Talis Saule Archdeacon
RIGA - Andrejsala, a large areanorthwest of Riga's OldTown, has been throughsome turbulent times since thecollapse of the U.S.S.R. As theneighborhood's old factories,power plants and harbors startedto shut down, the vacancy ratethere skyrocketed. Eventually,with so much free space and alocation right next to the ArtNouveau part of town, the areabecame a magnet for members ofthe artist community. They soonmoved in and set up the numerousart galleries, bars and workshopsthat currently inhabit theold warehouses scatteredthroughout the region.With ...
 
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