Architecture in the Baltic States

Marco Falsetti is Architect and holds a PhD (University of Rome ‘Sapienza’, 2016). Currently a Lecturer in Geopolitics of Architectural Design on the Master's degree course in Medical Intelligence (Humanitas University Consortium), until 2022 he taught Architectural Design and Principles of Urban Planning at the University of Rome ‘Sapienza’. His work tackles a range of scales and seeks to bridge the gap between urban phenomena and geopolitical dynamics, tracing the cross-disciplinary tendencies that have shaped the formal codes of the modern since the post-war era. His research has received recognition from important institutions in the field of art and architecture such as Accademia San Luca, MAXXI, Milan Triennale, and Venice Biennale. He has been nominated multiple times for the Italian Scientific Prize, placing second in the Architecture category in 2021 for his work on Kenzo Tange, and in 2024 for his work on Louis I. Kahn. He edited the Italian edition of Louis Kahn’s writings (2023) and authored the books Rome and the Legacy of Louis I. Kahn’ (2018 with E. Barizza), Kenzo Tange. Gli anni della rivoluzione formale 1940/1970 (2021 with G. Ciotoli), and Gaetano Rapisardi (2022 with C. Barucci). In 2023, he has been Guest Professor at Texas A&M University, and in 2024 Visiting Researcher at UPenn and Harvard GSD.

• List of contributorsList of figuresAcknowledgementsIntroduction: A Baltic Atlas - Interwoven Perspectives on the Northeastern Borders of Europe Marco Falsetti1 Architectural Landscapes of Lithuanian Modernity in the 20th CenturyMarija Drėmaitė2 Preserving and Creating Urban Heritage in 20th Century LithuaniaViltė Janušauskaitė3 Vilnius. Trends and Developments in Contemporary Lithuanian ArchitectureMarco Falsetti4 Riga, Three Hundred Years of Urban Planning Paolo Cornaglia5 The Rise of the Modern Movement in LatviaJānis Krastiņš6 Contemporary Architecture of LatviaJānis Krastiņš7 A Land Rich or Poor in Outstanding Monuments? Heritage Protection between Russian Imperialism, Baltic German Patriotism and Estonian Nationalism (until 1930s)Kristina Jõekalda8 Greater Tallinn. Urban Development of Estonian Capital, 1910-1940Karin Hallas-Murula9 The Cultural Reinvention of Monuments and Memorials in EstoniaFederico Bellentani10 Complexity and Contradiction in Estonian ArchitectureToivo Tammik 11 Architectural Giants in Baltic Spa Towns. Druskinkai, Jurmala, and PärnuCristina Pallini, Yuliia Batkova, Laine Nameda LazdaIndex