TY - JOUR
T1 - Andrejsala is not an Island - Joined-up approaches to the layered city
AU - Brown, R
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Andrejsala is, of course, not an island; true, this
port and industrial area of Riga, and most
recently the locus of a massive mixed-use
regeneration proposal of housing, offices,
retail, leisure and cultural facilities, was once
the site of a shifting sandbar in the Daugava
River. Since at least the late 1800s it has
however been connected to the mainland,
forming part of the river‟s eastern bank.
In many other respects however Andrejsala is
an island. Economically, it is one of a number
of industrialised spaces which have historically
fragmented the city‟s physical fabric.
Simultaneously, projected on to it have been
the objectives and ideologies of the various
political powers that have ruled over the city;
these projections have been conveyed through
not only the ownership of the site and activities
that have been prioritised or restricted, but
equally through the area‟s perceived
accessibility. This disparateness has been
accentuated by the presence of a broad width
of busy roadway and railroad tracks, which
together have acted to distance Andrejsala
despite its proximity to the city centre
AB - Andrejsala is, of course, not an island; true, this
port and industrial area of Riga, and most
recently the locus of a massive mixed-use
regeneration proposal of housing, offices,
retail, leisure and cultural facilities, was once
the site of a shifting sandbar in the Daugava
River. Since at least the late 1800s it has
however been connected to the mainland,
forming part of the river‟s eastern bank.
In many other respects however Andrejsala is
an island. Economically, it is one of a number
of industrialised spaces which have historically
fragmented the city‟s physical fabric.
Simultaneously, projected on to it have been
the objectives and ideologies of the various
political powers that have ruled over the city;
these projections have been conveyed through
not only the ownership of the site and activities
that have been prioritised or restricted, but
equally through the area‟s perceived
accessibility. This disparateness has been
accentuated by the presence of a broad width
of busy roadway and railroad tracks, which
together have acted to distance Andrejsala
despite its proximity to the city centre
UR - https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/context/ada-research/article/1267/viewcontent/Andrejsala_20not_20an_20island_20__20final.pdf
M3 - Article
JO - Architecture and Planning - The Scientific Journal of
JF - Architecture and Planning - The Scientific Journal of
ER -