CHAIR OF ARCHITECTURE
AND URBAN DESIGN —
PROF. KEES CHRISTIAANSE

EVENTS

EXHIBITING PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE BALTIC STATES

BUILDING ON THE SOVIET PAST

Exhibition Opening 19 February, 18.30

Prof. Kees Christiaanse

HIL Foyer, ETH Zürich Hönggerberg

Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zürich

The exhibition displays works of the students who participated in the seminar week in fall 2017, »Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn. Post-Soviet Urban Planning and Developments in the Baltic States.« The students were asked to document their observations through photography, focusing on the urban and architectural legacies of the Soviet past, and their current transformation and developments. While we perceive »The Baltic States« as a single entity, they show remarkable differences in architecture, urban design, and planning approaches. Therefore, through this exhibition, we aim to make their distinctive characteristics evident in a poetic juxtaposition of photographs.

Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, Prof. Kees Christiaanse
Curated by Filippo Romano, Gyler Mydyti, and Joris Jehle
Contact: Joris Jehle 
Opening: Monday, February 19th, 18.00

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Photograph: Oliver Zbinden, 2017