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ABSTRACT
In the post-Soviet period, a political decision was taken to relocate Vilnius’ old center to the Neris River’s right bank, thus completing the tortuous and complicated process of urban transformation that began during the 1970s modernization. This article examines the development and evolution of the unsuccessful transformation of the former Vilnius suburb of Šnipiškės into a new representative center of the capital. The authors attempt to clarify how the future problematic identity of the new center has been influenced by the neglect and disregard of the historical spatial development of this part of the city and the genius loci of the heritage of wooden architecture. The new center has not yet acquired a new cultural identity, has not become an attractive place for the city’s residents, and therefore, cannot be considered a successfully created official ‘face’ of the city.
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Almantas Samalavičius
Almantas Samalavičius is an architectural historian, theorist, aesthetician and urban researcher. He has earned his PhD in Architectural History and Theory and is a professor at the Department of Architectural Fundamentals, Theory and Art, School of Architecture, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania. He is the author of twelve scholarly monographs and collections of essays including Ideas and Structures: Essays in Architectural History (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2011). He is the editor of many collections of essays and academic articles and anthologies, including Site, Symbol and Cultural Landscape (2022) and Rethinking Architecture and the Built Environment (2017). He has served as visiting professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, Kyungoog National University, South Korea, and Diponegoro University, Indonesia. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Architecture and Urbanism.
Arnoldas Gabrėnas
Arnoldas Gabrėnas is an architect. He earned his doctoral degree in the History and Theory of Architecture from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Currently, he serves as an associate professor in the Department of Architecture. In addition to his private architectural design practice, he is the managing editor of the Journal of Architecture and Urbanism. He is an author of over a dozen of research articles published in Lithuania and in international academic journals. His research interests are focused on wooden architectural legacy and its application in contemporary architectural design.
Agnė Gabrėnienė
Agnė Gabrėnienė is an architect. She received her M.A. in Architectural History and Theory of Architecture from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and works as an architect at ARARTE Architectural Studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. She has also taught at Vilnius College of Design and, together with colleagues, has won several awards in national and international architectural competitions. Agnė is a PhD student at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University since 2022.