Latvian Architecture Award laureates: architecture can bring people together and integrate

Laureates of the Latvian Architecture of the Year Award believe architecture can unite, integrate and create an impression of a particular environment, its values and its priorities. Gatis Didrihsons, who holds the title "Architect of the Year", is among those sharing this view.

Didrihsons illustrated his thought with a Latvian folk song about two hands and two feet that were frightened of work, while many hands and feet were not. "If we all invested at least a little..." he mused, pointing to shared participation as a value.

The headline of the LSM article suggests that this year's laureates managed both to look after fellow architects and to give a building a second life. The source excerpt available does not provide details of the specific awarded projects.