19.05.2011-15.07.2011
Exhibition of Works by Architect Imre Makovecz (Hungary)

Imre Makovecz, an emblematic figure of Hungarian architecture, was born in 1935 in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest; as an architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward. He is a seminal figure of Hungarian organic architecture. His architecture has philosophical foundations; he considers Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy the cornerstone of his work. The way he organizes space, rely on the forms of the human body, a vision that has won him many a follower in Hungary and internationally. His work is a follow-up to the formal innovation of such Hungarian architects as Ödön Lechner and Károly Kós. In its attempts to refer to and build on Hungarian national archetypes Makovecz was continuing the work and ideas of the architects of Hungarian Art Nouveau and National Romanticism. His work began as a critique of communist ideology and the brutal uniformity of system building but, after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989, it became a comment on the nature of globalisation and corporate culture.

04.02.2011.-12.05.2011.
“Rationality and the Art of Architecture”

They say that Finnish architecture, like the Finns themselves, is rational. Its restrained character may be explained by the austere northern climate and the Modernist tradition, which has played a defining role in the Finnish architectural school since the early days of Functionalism. But the art of architecture would not be art if it did not step outside the bounds of rationality and, in the present case, of Modernism. In Finnish architecture these “sorties” may seem extremely cautious. To these, which is accustomed to expressive gesture in architecture, they may even be scarcely noticeable. And yet, each of the architectural firms shown here possesses its own recognizable style and interprets the Modernist tradition in its own way, overstepping the boundaries of that tradition in particular places.

The architects’ offices selected for the exhibition – Helin & Co, Avanto and JKMM – represent three generations of Finnish architects. Their projects illustrate the way that Finnish architecture wavers between orthodox functionalism, a quest for inspiration in folk tradition, and reflections on the specific character of modernity and the place of the Finnish architectural school in the 21st century.
Organizers of the exhibition: Project Baltia magazine, curators: Yelizaveta Zhuravleva, Vladimir Frolov.

26.01.2011.–27.03.2011.
„Modris Gelzis.Latvian Architect. The 20th Century” in Riga Art Space

In 2009 Modris Gelzis (1929–2009) – one of the most outstanding Latvian architects of the 2nd half of the 20th century – donated all his creative work archive: sketches, photos, notes, models, etc. – to the Latvian Museum of Architecture. During his lifetime the archive was accurately formed and arranged by the architect himself, and it was of private nature, closed even for his relatives and colleagues. Today this inestimable heritage is accessible, and it holds lots of unknown material for public interest, researchers and specialists in the field.
The exhibition tells about numerous significant and well known buildings designed by Modris Gelzis: Dzintari Concert Hall (1959), Valmiera Theatre (1961–2004), Concert Hall of the Great Guild (1964), the Aeroflot office building (1984–1991).
The display is structured around the architect's summer house in Pabaži, which stands in the centre of the exhibition (model of the house in scale 1:1). It was the first modernism building created in the former Soviet Latvia. The architect considered it as a manifestation of his professional principles. The exhibition also gives an opportunity for general public to form an idea about the interiors which have not survived till this day, e.g. the interior of the Art book shop „Makslasgramata” (1958), which can be seen as the first contemporary interior of the 2nd half of the 20th century. The exhibition comprises also projects of the Artists’ House in Old Riga (1971–1976), the Latvian SSR State Library (1977) etc., which unfortunately, remained only as projects without being carried out in life.
Currators :Janis Lejnieks, Ilze Martinsone, designer: Kristaps Gelzis.

22.12.2010.-28,01.2011.
„Paparcake Architecture”

Education project “Skolnieks. Pētnieks. Pilsētnieks” (SPP) is the first exhibition of the kids work “Papercake Architecture” marking the end of the first year of the project. “Papercakes” is a home to Christmas characters: gray pea, poor pie, the bell that jingles pinecone, sparklers, angel hair, gift bag or poem. „Papercakes” were made by the invited students-kids in an organized workshop from Valdorfschool, Ulbroka music and art schools, private schools „Patnis” and Riga French Lyceum, in the Museum two days before the exhibition opening on December 22. In the Day of the Star, January 6, „papercakes” were made together with young architects and their kids as well as kids and grandchildren of colleagues and employees of the State Heritage Protection Inspection. Every little visitor was invited to add new „papercake” to the exhibition.
SPP is education project initiated by the Young Architects Association (JAA), launched in 2009, to educate children and young people in the art of the built environment.

11.10.2010. – 10.12.2010.
 „Architecture of Schools in Flanders”

How architects work on school projects and which school buildings have been realized in Flanders lately? The 15 Flemish architects’ offices vision of school projects as a unique possibility to create their own ideal world, which is showcased in the exhibition sketches, photos, drawings, texts and videos.
Curators: Liene Jākobsone, Manten Devriendt, SAMPLING Architects.
Architects’ offices, represented in the exhibition: ALT-architectuur, Architecten Tom Thys and Adinda Van Geystelen + Bureau Bouwtechniek, AWG, B.AS Dirk Jaspaert and Kathleen Mertens, Bogdan Van Broeck, BULK, EVR, Hootsmans, Huiswerk Architecten, Jan de Vylder, Kathy Van Hulle, Rauw, Guy Châtel, Stéphane Beel, Wim Cuyvers (Amor Fati).

08.09.2010.-01.10.2010.
Students' Exhibition „Save!” from the Restoration Department of the Art Academy of Latvia
 
The students’ exhibition is dedicated to the problems of culture heritage protection. Materials of the exhibition, comprising texts and photos, are supplemented with drawings, discussing protection problems in a humorous way.
Curator of the exhibition – Inga Meldere.

05.07.2010. – 05.09.2010.
„Paul Max Berchi period in Liepaja architecture”

Paul Max Berchi (1840-1911) was the beginner of XIX century modernism in Liepaja. During the very course of studies in Germany and later, in Saint-Petersburg he tried to develop his own style and express his free-lancer’s judgement on controversial, rapid and variable end of XIX century. From 1871 until 1902 P.M. Berchi served as a head architect in Liepaja and designed many considerable public buildings – churches, factories, country seats in the city and around, as well as reconstructed buildings and facades.
Wide collection of P.M. Berchi projects, sketches, construction cost calculations, diaries and building art samples was preserved in Liepaja Museum and allowed researchers to judge about Berchi and his sons’ – architects Max and Gvido – work volume and enthusiasm in searching for new architecture forms. The heritage of Berchi family came to museum in 1939, when repatriating widow of Max Berchi – Clara Berchi sold it to the museum.
Exposition curator – Janis Gintners, Liepaja Museum Deputy Head.

14.05.2010.-22.06.2010.
"What is sustainable building?”

Exibition "What is sustainable building? organization Zaļās mājas (Green Homes) comments the most frequenty asked questions" is organized in a context of a bigger project aiming at development of a sustainable building evaluation and certification system for Latvia - a set of clear, objective and internationally recognized criteria. The Latvian system will be based on BREEAM (British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, developed by British Research Establishment, BRE). The exibition provides answers to questions, which have been of public interest the most frequenty.

09.04.2010.-12.05.2010.
Beauty. Benefit. Solidity. Architect F.O. Schechtel. 150th anniversary

Creative work of prominent architect Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel (1859-1926) – is the recognized acme of Russian epoch of Art Nouveau. He is remembered as the architect of magnificent structures – Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, Moscow Art Theatre, mansions of Z. Morozova, S. Ryabushinsky, P. Smirnov, etc. As a real representative of his time, F.O. Schechtel was notable for his wide range of interests:  designing of crowning celebrations and city festivals, work in theatre and magazines, teaching and public activities. However, architecture became the meaning of his life.
Theatre also played a very important role in the life of Schechtel – the passion that was conceived in the very youth and hadn’t faded since. Schechtel had friendly relations with famous theatre figures K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. F.O. Schechtel was the person who created world-famous image of seagull – the emblem of Moscow Art Theatre.
Many archive documents are presented at the exposition; among them are sketches, created by Schechtel, drawings, façade projects as well as photos that give us the opportunity to take a closer look at different phases of architect’s creative work.
The exhibition was prepared by Moscow Main Archive Department

12.11.2009.-29.01.2010.
„Makss Servinskis, architect, the author of Riga’s 700th Anniversary exhibition –
turns 150”

              The family of Makss Servinskis (1859-1909) – who is one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau tradition in Riga, former Head of Craft School of Riga, author of Riga’s
700th anniversary exhibition project (1901) – his family, which the son of Makss Servinskis – prolific architects Vladimirs Servinskis (1894-1975) belongs to, rooted itself in Latvia and remained faithful to it. In 1900 Makss Servinskis received his first award at Riga’s 700th anniversary exhibition competition for architectonic solution, developed layout and pavilions projects. That exhibition was the first event to allow Riga to become the metropolis of Art Nouveau. Makss Servinskis belonged to those artists of XIX-XX centuries, who implemented their talents all-round, the work of a teacher allowed him to be aware of new style tendencies and progressive technologies. Things he designed reflect rapid and free transition from eclectism to new Art Nouveau forms in architecture and art. Currator of the exhibition - Eizens Upmanis.

01.10.2009.-30.10.2009.
Observeur du design

The Observeur du design is an annual french design prize which identifies outstanding creations from our daily environment brought about by an exceptionally innovative company/designer partnership to which it attributes a label. The most remarkable are awarded with an Observeur Star. The Observeur is endorsed as "international competition" by ICSID (International council of societies of industrial design), an institution that is reference in terms of design. Each edition begin with a 3 months exhibition at the Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie science museum in Paris, followed by a programme of exhibitions and events in France and abroad.

17.06.2009.-17.09.2009.
„Dream Factories?”

After World War II, two different models of society developed in the Nordic and Baltic countries: the Nordic welfare states under Social Democratic governments and the Baltc socialist republics under Soviet occupation. Industrial production was the economic foundation for the welfare states as well as the socialist states. In spite ideological and national differences, the countries on both sides of the Baltic Sea went through radical industralization and modernization processes in the high-industrial postwar era. The way the rationally organized, efficient factory functioned became a modern ideal that influenced not just industry, but also the social sphere and the everyday life of people  in both the East and the West. This exhibition takes you on a journey to seven different production areas.

26.02.2009 -05.06.2009
Exhibition „20 before 40 II”

The project “20 before 40” is an exposition of new architects’ works with two conditions: all the participants are younger than 40 and all the exposition works are implemented. Two years have passed since the previous exhibition in Latvian Museum of Architecture. Have „fertile years” helped in growth of „fertile” architecture? At “20 before 40 II” there are objects which have been put into commission after January 1st, 2007, the exhibition is democratic, there are no jury or prizes. Architects’ offices participate in exhibition: Depo projects; Jaunromāns un Ābele; MADE arhitekti; Sintija Vaivade_arhitekte;  Palast Architekts; MARK; Valeinis un Stepe; NRJA;  Substance; Uģis Šēnbergs, arhitekts; 8.A.M.; Modus Mood;  Arteks; Kubs;  Sudraba arhitektūra; Lejnieku projektēšanas birojs.

16.01.2009.-20.02.2009.
„Jūrmala Sports Architecture”
 
Recently municipality of Jūrmala town has been realized several sports and leisure objects of high value. Objective of the exhibition is mark out this enterprise, activate emergency of qualitative public architecture in every district of municipalities. Exhibition is structured of photos, which present sports ground of Majori primary school (Substance), Stadium stands in Sloka (8 A.M. and Substance), wood park in Dzintari (Substance) and gym in primary school Taurenītis (Lejnieku projektēšanas birojs, 8 A.M., Infinitum).
Exhibition is one of events, made by Architecture Promotion Foundation owing to project Process.

16.10.2008.-16.12.2008.
„Eksports@home”

Riga Technical University (RTU) students of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, who have spent part of their study time at several European universities, thanks to the Erasmus Program, are dealing about their study work abroad. Acquired objects brought back home, unpacked and displayed at this exhibition. The display contains not only qualification works of their study time, but also associative images about their places of residence abroad and the results of creative experimentations at their leisure. The exhibition tells about the course of learning process and the atmosphere of the study time in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, France, Great Britain, Austria, Holland, Portugal and Spain. The display includes also “direct video reports” about life abroad from the viewpoint of the students who at the moment are studying there.
Participants:
Arnita Ārmane, Laura Laudere, Didzis Jaunzems, Liene Jākobsone, Jevgēņija Ivanova, Ints Menģelis, Laura Pelše, Matīss Šteinerts, Elēna Melzoba, Kārlis Melzobs, Dina Sotņikova, Ilva Cimermane, Dace Aumele, Madara Eisaka, Elīna Jakovele, Dace Gurecka, Dagnija Smilga, Santa Matule, Agate Kalnpure, Niklāvs Paegle, Toms Kokins, Brigita Bīviņa

29.08.2008.-10.10.2008.
“Leningrad modernism. A view from the 21st century”

At first time the exhibition was shown in St Petersburg’s Architect house in 2006. Curator Vladimir Frolov wished to enchain society to buildings, constructed in period of “absence of architecture”, and long time associated with worse side of soviet regime: alienation of global context and cultural stagnancy. 20 photographers, well known masters (Juri Molodokovec, Andrei Chezin, etc) and new talents (Alexander Grondskij, Marina Jacobson, etc) were invited to look at dwindling Khrushchev – Brezhnev era buildings nature critically, interestedly and unprejudiced.

17.07.2008.-12.09.2008
Paulis Raimonds DERMANIS. Architecture. Graphics.

Architect Paulis Dermanis was born in 1932 and left Latvia at the end of the WWII and ended up in USA, where in 1955 he graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle and in 1959 received MA degree from MIT.
In exhibition many of his architectural projects, like buildings of military bases, federal and local government and schools are shown. Equally, his paintings and drafts from various painting workshops are reflected in this exhibition.

08.05.2008.-27.06.2008.
Exhibition “Riga devoid of the traffic jams!?”

This is a vision, made by Latvian architects’ office “NAMS”, which offers a possibility to upgrade public transport in Riga and the way out of a traffic jam problem. “NAMS” proposes to use this potential which Riga already has – build up traffic circle around the central part of the city by using existing railway track. Today this rail circle is almost accomplished. Some missing sections could be created during reconstruction of embankment. New stations would be located more often than existent railway stations. Those would be located in significant places of the city or in the crossing places of tramway and main transport arteries. Exhibition is made using audiovisual installations, animation, 2D graphics and video.

11.03.2008.-30.04.2008.
„Estonian Embassy in Riga. Architectural Competitions: 1938 and 2008”

Exhibition has two parts: In Information centre of State Inspection for Heritage Protection (20 L. Pils Street) are exhibit 10 projects of the Architectural Competition for Estonian embassy building in 1938, preserved in the State Archive of Estonia. In Exhibition hall of Latvian Museum of Architecture are exhibit 11 projects of the Architectural Competition for Estonian embassy building, which finished in 2008.

25.012008.-25.02.2008.
Photo exhibition of Irina Tīre „Music of Liepaja’s forgings”

In works of photographer Irina Tīre there are musicians of Liepaja symphonic orchestra, portrayed with their own instruments on Liepaja architectural heritage background. Annotations for exhibition are prepared by specialist of heritage protection Gunārs Silakaktiņš.

13.11.2007.-23.01.2008.
Exhibition of Ildiko Beate Takacha’s (Hungary) drawings „Cat welcomes Budapest guests. Budapest in drawings.”

For surviving it is necessary to keep the sense of humor and ability to look at the world with the eyes of a child. Graphic artist and illustrator Ildiko Beata Takacha lives in Budapest and she thinks that this city has its own daily fairies.

3.10.2007.-22.10.2007.
Exhibition of Estonian design ABCDesign

Centre of the innovations of design of Estonian Art Academy has developed a traveling exhibition of Estonian design history and contemporary processes, which included in program of The Year of Estonian Design (2006-2007. With the show in Latvian Museum of Architecture this exhibition began its international journey. Exhibition in Latvia was shown within the framework of the project “Design. Future.”.

13.09.2007.-28.09.2008.
Exhibition of students of Latvian Art academy „Minimum/Maximum”

Minimum/Maximum is project to which new designers of Latvian Art academy have take part in two significant international Design shows: International furniture show in Stockholm, school and independent designer’s section Greenhouse and International furniture exhibition in Milan, design school and exposition of new designers Salone Satellite.

17.05.2007.-07.09.2007.
„Raimonds Slaidiņš (USA). Illustrator of Architecture”

Raimonds Slaidiņš has grown as illustrator of architecture working in different architectural companies, until he founded his own company Architectural Illustration.
In his client list there was government of USA (Antiaircraft rocketry defense), state municipalities (Centre of Omaha city), and government of Saudi Arabia etc.

23.04.2007.-06.05.2007.
„Kwey brothers „In Three Brothers”. Dormitorium”

Twin brothers, animator’s Kwey (Holland) film retrospections and film layouts. Creative work of artists belongs to uncommercial expressions of cinema art. Exhibition has been made in collaboration with International cinema centre, within the framework of Fantasy Film festival.

Exhibition is open January 26 - March 30.

Your Riga At My Home
From collections of  architect P.Blūms (Latvia) and J.C.Cole (USA).
Riga in maps, engravings, lithography’s, wood-etchings, photographs, textile and articles from16 till 20 century.
Opening 26th of January at 4 p.m.

October 27th – December 21th, 2006
Opening October 27, p.m. 17.00

Latvian Architect’s Association and Latvian Museum of Architecture
Exhibition 20 before 40

           20 villas, detached houses, weekend dwellings, single family homes, apartment buildings, offices, shopping malls, sports clubs and leisure centres in the capital Riga and surroundings, as well as in small towns and the countryside, are the features of the Latvian landscape for which the young Latvian architects took responsibility at the beginning of our century.

In the exhibition take part:
Edmunds Rimkus (31). Janis Sauka (29). Biroji: “8am”- Eduards Beernaerts (35), Juris Lasis (37). „AB3D”- Juris Mitenbergs (34), Evija Eisaka (25). „Arteks” - Girts Kilevics (35), Vilnis Slars (34). „Depo projekts” - Uldis Zanders (38), Inga Bruzgule (37), Antra Saknite (34), Mikus Grende (). ”f.l.tadao & luksevics” - Uldis Luksevics (37), Martins Osans (31). ”Jaunromans & Abele” -  Martins Jaunromans (29), Mara Abele (29). „Lejnieku projektesanas birojs”- Mikus Lejnieks (30), Velga Orlova (37).  „MG arhitekti“ - Guntis Grabovskis (36),  Aigars Mazlazdins (29).     “Modus Mood” - Janis Alksnis (35), Nora Saulespurena (28), Andris Rubenis (25). „Palasta arhitekti” - Juris Berzins (35), Lolita Onckule (40), Normunds Zitmanis (30). „Projektesanas grupa F.L.Tadao“ - Ivars Lapins (36), Ivars Kalvans (30). “Sudraba arhitekti” - Reinis Liepins (36), Ilze Liepina (35), Renate Pablaka (29), Ainars Plankajs (41). Normunds Kagainis  (24). “Valeinis & Stepe”- Girts Valeinis (38), Karlis Stepe (41), Matiss Cebers (30), Andrejs Dauksis (30), Janis Prusaks (30).

May 30th – July 30th, 2006.
CONCERT HALL IN RIGA
International competition designs

CoopHimmelb(l)au (Austria), Klaus Kada + Gerhard Wittfeld (Germany), Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Architekten (Germany), Henning Larsens Tegnestue A/S (Denmark), Snøhetta (Norway), Sīlis, Zābers& Kļava (Latvia), „„Z4” / ”Standardsituation” / ”B+G Ingenieure”” (Latvia), Venta Didrihsona arhitektūras Studija (Latvia), Arhitektonika (Latvia), Arhis (Latvia) and Sarma & Norde (Latvia).

The Winning design by Sīlis, Zābers& Kļava (Latvia)