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<p>The paper presents a summary of large-scale buildings of resort establishments of Soviet period in Jūrmala, by analysing their typology, physical parameters, scenarios of the development, architectural stylistic and the present state of physical condition and authentic substance. The research reveals that half of the large-scale resort buildings are already irreversibly lost and the rest of buildings are seriously endangered due to the tendency of extensive rebuilding.</p>
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The paper presents a summary of large-scale buildings of resort establishments of Soviet period in Jūrmala, by analysing their typology, physical parameters, scenarios of the development, architectural stylistic and the present state of physical condition and authentic substance. The research reveals that half of the large-scale resort buildings are already irreversibly lost and the rest of buildings are seriously endangered due to the tendency of extensive rebuilding.

Large-Scale Buildings of the Resort Establishments of the Soviet Period and their Present State in Jūrmala City, Latvia

Architecture and Urban Planning

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The paper presents a summary of large-scale buildings of resort establishments of Soviet period in Jūrmala, by analysing their typology, physical parameters,...

Large-Scale Buildings of the Resort Establishments of the Soviet Period and their Present State in Jūrmala City, Latvia

Published Online: Jun 20, 2021

Page range: 29 - 45

Received: Nov 05, 2020

Accepted: Jan 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2021-0003

Keywords
Jūrmala, resort architecture, Soviet architecture, post-war modernism, sanatoriums, guest houses, large-scale resort buildings

© 2021 Baiba Vērpe, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Large-Scale Buildings of the Resort Establishments of the Soviet Period and their Present State in Jūrmala City, Latvia

Published Online: Jun 20, 2021

Page range: 29 - 45

Received: Nov 05, 2020

Accepted: Jan 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2021-0003

KeywordsJūrmala, resort architecture, Soviet architecture, post-war modernism, sanatoriums, guest houses, large-scale resort buildings

© 2021 Baiba Vērpe, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Jūrmala, resort architecture, Soviet architecture, post-war modernism, sanatoriums, guest houses, large-scale resort buildings