Riga is a city with a rich history, culture, and heritage. The city, however, is continuing its evolution as it charts out its goals with the RIGA 2030 vision announced by City Hall, it is important to study how to further enhance the historic city centre Vecrīga (Old Riga) by connecting it to the waterfront of the city. Over the years since WWII, Vecrīga has seen a number of improvements made to the old quarter of the city, including the pedestrianization of parts of the old city, as well as renovations, refurbishments and stylistic limitations placed upon buildings in this area. These changes over time have contributed to Vecrīga becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. As the city now embarks on further transformation, Old Riga and the 11th of November Embankment are areas in which further development is planned to occur. This is an opportunity to further connect Vecrīga to the 11th of November Embankment promenade. This paper explores the obstacles and opportunities that are found within this area of the city, in order to identify a set of strategies that seek to better connect Vecrīga to the 11th of November Embankment promenade. This is done by evaluating a similar river side condition in Copenhagen in terms of it being a city centre and cultural zone featuring a river side waterfront cut off by a street or road. The strategies applied in Copenhagen are explored, however, not all of these strategies may be applicable to Riga. Drawing upon lessons learned with the Copenhagen case study, a set of site-specific strategies will be studied as a potential means to enhance the 11th of November Embankment in Riga.
Riga è una città che vanta un ricco patrimonio artistico, storico e culturale. La città, tuttavia, continua la sua evoluzione mentre delinea i suoi obiettivi con la visione di RIGA 2030 annunciata dalla municipalità. E’dunque importante studiare come migliorare ulteriormente il centro storico di Vecrīga (Città Vecchia di Riga) collegandolo al lungofiume. A partire dalla seconda guerra mondiale, Vecrīga ha ricevuto diversi interventi di miglioramento del quartiere antico, come il rifacimento della rete pedonale, rifornimenti e limitazioni stilistiche poste sugli edifici in questa zona. Questi cambiamenti nel tempo hanno contribuito a far diventare Vecrīga patrimonio mondiale dell’UNESCO nel 1997. Mentre la città inizia ora ulteriori trasformazioni, la Vecchia Riga e l’11 novembre Embankment sono aree in cui è previsto un ulteriore sviluppo. Questa è un’opportunità per collegare ulteriormente Vecrīga al lungofiume dell’11 novembre Embankment. Questo documento esplora gli ostacoli e le opportunità che si trovano all’interno di questa zona della città al fine di identificare una serie di strategie che cercano di collegare meglio Vecrīga al lungofiume dell’11 novembre. L’intento viene fatto valutando una simile condizione a Copenaghen, in termini di centro città e zona culturale caratterizzata da un lungomare tagliato da una strada. Vengono esplorate le strategie applicate a Copenaghen, tuttavia non tutte queste soluzioni possono essere applicabili a Riga. Segue allo studio di Copenaghen, una serie di linee guida strategiche che verrano studiate come potenziali mezzi per migliorare la via 11 Novembre Embankment di Riga.
An accessible waterfront. Enhancing the waterfront usage of 11th November embankment in Riga
SKUJINA, KRISTA
2018/2019
Abstract
Riga is a city with a rich history, culture, and heritage. The city, however, is continuing its evolution as it charts out its goals with the RIGA 2030 vision announced by City Hall, it is important to study how to further enhance the historic city centre Vecrīga (Old Riga) by connecting it to the waterfront of the city. Over the years since WWII, Vecrīga has seen a number of improvements made to the old quarter of the city, including the pedestrianization of parts of the old city, as well as renovations, refurbishments and stylistic limitations placed upon buildings in this area. These changes over time have contributed to Vecrīga becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. As the city now embarks on further transformation, Old Riga and the 11th of November Embankment are areas in which further development is planned to occur. This is an opportunity to further connect Vecrīga to the 11th of November Embankment promenade. This paper explores the obstacles and opportunities that are found within this area of the city, in order to identify a set of strategies that seek to better connect Vecrīga to the 11th of November Embankment promenade. This is done by evaluating a similar river side condition in Copenhagen in terms of it being a city centre and cultural zone featuring a river side waterfront cut off by a street or road. The strategies applied in Copenhagen are explored, however, not all of these strategies may be applicable to Riga. Drawing upon lessons learned with the Copenhagen case study, a set of site-specific strategies will be studied as a potential means to enhance the 11th of November Embankment in Riga.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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