RIGA HOUSING ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS1900-2013 LINDA LEITĀNE-ŠMĪDBERGA
WHAT IS A COMPETITION
ALTERNATIVE IDEAS INNOVATIVE AESTHETIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS REPRESENTATIVE FORM FORM OF UTILITARIAN NEEDS / MARKET DEMAND POLITICAL GUIDANCE INSTRUMENTS CONTRIBUTION TO CRITICAL ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
REASONS FOR ORGANIZING
THE DESIRE OF INVESTORS TO OBTAIN VARIOUS VIEWS AND IDEAS ABOUT THE QUESTION THEY ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE
LEGISLATION / REGULATION REQUIREMENTS
ORGANIZERS
PRIVATELY ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS ARCHITECTS / DESIGN INSTITUTES STATE MUNICIPALITY
TYPOLOGY
OPEN CLOSED / INVITED PARTICIPANTS CLOSED / ORGANIZED WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF DESIGNING AUTHORITIES OPEN+ INVITED
SKETCH – IDEA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
1 STAGE 2 STAGES SEVERAL STAGES
PROGRAMME
TASK QUALIFICATION DESIGN MATERIALS TIME LIMIT AWARDS JUDGMENT CRITERIA
JURY
ARCHITECTS CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES CITY AUTHORITIES / CONSTRUCTION BOARD REPRESENTATIVES ARCHITECT UNION REPRESENTATIVES EXPERTS
1859-2013 <900
< 950 1859-2013
FUNCTIONAL TYPOLOGY
HOUSING
RIGA
LATVIA
HISTORICAL CENTRE RIGA
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL
LOCAL
< 230 1900-2013
RIGA
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
HOUSING TYPOLOGY
TYPE PROJECTS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE RENT APARTMENTS CITY BLOCKS URBAN PLANNING
TYPE PROJECTS
THE COMPETITION’S VALUE LIES IN THE “INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE” OF THE “‘POTENTIAL ARCHITECTURE” IT CREATES. Lipstadt, H. Experimenting with The Experimental Tradition, 1989-2009. On Competitions and Architecture Research. Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. Vol 21, No 2/3, 2009, p. 15