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The life and work twists and turns of architect Aleksandrs Kaminskis
2012-05-07
In 1888 in Moscow, during the time of construction, collapsed the wall of traders association apartment block - the building, after a project by Aleksandrs Kaminskis, was built on Kuznecka bridge street. People were killed in the accident and in the case the architect was found as the perpetrator, who spent several months in the imprisonment," thus Ilze Martinsone, the manager of the Latvain Architecture museum, begins her story about Aleksandrs Kaminskis in the website "Arterittory". Publications may be read here. In the photo: Tretjakov's Arcade, author: M.Fedina.
The 100'th edition of the magazine LATVIAN ARCHITECTURE!
2012-04-17
On the April 19'th, 2012 is being released the 100'th edition of the magazine LATVIAN ARCHITECTURE from it's beginning in 1938. The architecture messenger of the Independent Latvia ceased its activity, when the break of the soviet regime began. Its renewal starting from the year 1995 gives an objective view about the ongoing, reserving a proportionate place to reviews of new buildings and their interiors, the analysis of cultural heritage and predictions for the future. In Latvia, urban planners, landscape architects and designers to not have a wide opportunity to reach to the society, and the magazine "Latvian Architecture" gives the floor to all the players in the field of environmental quality.
The April, 2012 edition of the magazine CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER has been released
2012-04-17
In the April edition of the magazine "Construction Engineer" read: Attention! Designing of wind generators and other construction urgencies; wastewater treatment, renovation of balconies, a retrospect to the XXIV congress of the Latvian Association of Construction Engineers on May 2012. The magazine is available in the LAA library. The working hours of library are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:00 - 18:00.
Energy efficiency, its problems and solutions, and what is stronger than corruption? Look for the answers in the magazine Latvian Construction nr.2. 2012.
2012-03-24
"Our generation have witnessed the birth and evolution of mobile phones. Solutions, that not a long time ago were almost in the fiction genre, today has become routine. Won't something similar happen to energy efficiency," reasonably questions Juris Grīnvaldis, one of the guest editors of the magazine "Latvian Conctruction" (2012.Nr.2.). There are many answers, everyone has his own point of view. About the energy efficiency, the inclusion of sustainable and environmental availability components in various projects also are telling architects J.Dripe, A.Sīlis, M.Lejnieks. The magazine is available at points of sale, mailboxes, if subscribed, as well as in the LAA library, whose opening hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:00 - 18:00.
The collection of articles Ecogeotown, prepared by (the editor): Alberto Clementi
2012-03-24
Re-introduction with the question of contemporary sustainability. Publications mark the theme of urban planning and its possible development in the direction of "Sustainable urban planning", where we should aim at, to accept challenges, which are set up for the development of sustainable urban planning. Available in the LAA library, whose working hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:00 - 18:00.
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Gada skate 2011
2012-05-18
2012-05-16
ROCAD international conference
2012-05-11
2012-05-07
Looking back to the course of the LAA 19'th congress
The course of the congress, speakers' said in a protocol, results of the voting, the new structure of the Council, Audit and Ethics commission can be downloaded here.
2012-05-03
Ausma Skujiņa's exhibition THE RENEWAL OF THE VECPIEBALGA CHURCH in the House of Architects
Starting from the April 26 in the Cafe facilities of the House of Architects Ausma Skujiņa's exhibition "The renewal of the Vecpiebalga church" will be opened to visitors.
2012-03-09
9th AHRA Conference \"Architecture and the Paradox of Dissidence\"
Conference hosted by the Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Design, London Metropolitan University, 15-17th November 2012. More here.
2012-03-09
LAA Table of books
Information about the editions available at the LAA Table of books and prices in thewww.latarh.lv section Architecture information center, subsection "Table of books", here.
2012-02-11
ROCAD international conference
2012-01-03
LAA library
The library is opened on tuesdays and thursdays from 14-18:00 in the House of Architects, in Torņa street 11.
2012-01-03
The development of the architects’ data base
There are now created the preconditions for the LAS web page’s section ARCHITECTS IN LATVIA filling with the information provided there.That section is intended as a database of information about individual architects and architectural firms practicing in Latvian, as well as architects, whose scope is not a practical design, but work scientific, educational or administrative job. More in the speech.
2012-01-02
LAA chronicles of events
Summarized in a chronological order in the section About us / LAA chronicles of events.
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