For the first time the same architecture show opens in AA and RIBA simultaneously
A Public Preview of an architecture exhibition ‘The Baltic Material Assemblies’ is opening on the 28th February.
To mark the centenary of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence, the ‘Baltic Material Assemblies’ presents architecture of the Baltic States, exploring the material, infrastructural and cultural connections that have persevered despite the political borders and conflict lines that have been laid throughout the region. The exhibition is presented at the Architectural Association (AA) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
An overwhelming majority of the energy networks, mining operations and urban layouts that were instruments of the soviet industrialisation of the Baltic States remain functional today. The reconfiguration or dismantling of this vast space demands a new relationship between society and its environment. Electricity grids, fossil fuel pipelines, nuclear assemblies, geological sections, minerals, landform buildings, insulation materials, and landscape photographs are assembled in this exhibition and outline the background to the new architectural commitments of the Baltic States.
The exhibition is curated by Jurga Daubaraitė and Jonas Žukauskas.
Contributions by: David Grandorge and Jonathan Lovekin, Eglė Rindzevičiūtė, Jonas Žukauskas, Litgrid, Elering AS, Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas, Klaipėdos Nafta, Geology Service under the Ministry Environment of Republic of Lithuania, Agata Marzecova, Maroš Krivý, Emilija Škarnulytė, PMscreen, Kārlis Bērziņš, Niklāvs Paegle, Dagnija Smilga, Laila Zariņa, Selim Halulu and Stavros Papavasiliou, Jüri Okas, Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid, Raine Karp and Riina Altmäe, Johan Tali and Karli Luik (molumba), Oleksiy Radynsky, Ines Weizman, Hardijs Lediņš.
Exhibition opens: Wednesday 28 February: 6pm at AA, 7pm reception at RIBA. The exhibition will be open until 25th of March.
Locations: Architectural Association (AA), Gallery and Bar, 36 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Practice Space, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD
