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Līva Garkāje

Līva Garkāje

Mgr. arch.
Research Assistant,  PhD Student

Architecture Heritage, Post-war Modernism, Streetscape Quality 

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Short Bio:  

Līva Garkāje is Research assistant and PhD student in Riga Technical University Faculty of Architecture. Her thesis research topic is «Post-war Modern Movement (MOMO) architecture (1945-1990) in Latvian historical city streetscape». In 2016 she obtained M. Sc. Arch. degree, in 2014 Dipl. Arch degree and in 2012 B. Arch. degree from Riga Technical University.  

Since 2014 she is working as a Researcher and Architect in architecture research and restoration office «Konvents» Ltd. in Riga, Latvia, and since 2019 she is working as a Project Manager, Researcher and Architect in architecture and building construction office «AB Studio» Ltd. In Jurmala, Latvia.   

Her research interests include MoMo architecture heritage history, identification methods, preservation and revitalisation.  

In 2017 she became a member of Docomomo International Latvian Chapter, as well as received State Culture Capital Foundation (SCCF) grant for individually designed Soviet housing in Riga, Latvia mapping and research. In 2015 together with «Konvents» Ltd. she was awarded Latvian Cultural Heritage Award 2015 in category «Cultural Heritage Research».  

Research projects:   

  • «E-participation in urban planning in the Baltic States: experiences, impact, and potentials», Science Assistant, 2020. – present.  
  • «Individually designed Soviet housing in Riga, Latvia architecture research and production of a scientific article for 15th International DOCOMOMO Conference», Leading Researcher, 2017. – 2018.  

Publications: 

Garkāje, L. Soviet Serial Apartment Buildings in Riga Historical Centre Streetscape. 1945-1990. Architecture and Urban Planning / Arhitektūra un pilsētplānošana, 2019, Vol. 15, pp. 122-130. ISSN 1691-4333. e-ISSN 2255-8764. Available from: doi:10.2478/aup-2019-0017 

Garkāje, L. Mapping Individually Designed Soviet Housing between 1945-1990 in Riga, Latvia. In: Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change: 15th International DOCOMOMO Conference Proceedings, Slovenia, Ljubljana, 28-31 August, 2018. Ljubljana: Docomomo Slevenia, 2018, pp.664-666. ISBN 978-989-99645-3-2. 

Garkāje, L., Viļuma, A. Energy-Efficient Housing and Mikrodistrict Architecture. REA Vēstnesis, 2017, Nr.32, pp.4-13. 

Garkāje, L., Viļuma, A. Energy-Efficient Housing and Mikrodistrict Architecture. REA Vēstnesis, 2016, Nr.31, pp.9-16. 

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