Palanga’s Modern Architecture on the Way to Heritage

Architecture and Urban Planning 2018
Liutauras Nekrošius, Edita Riaubiene

This paper discusses particular aspects of the development of cultural identity through diverse, multi-layered architectural heritage and argues that by combining architectural expertise with community engagement the inclusive modernist heritage collection can be created. The research is based on the case of Palanga resort. The paper focuses on the issue of creating a list of cultural heritage of Palanga town as a coherent and continuous architectural collection and discusses the approaches to be used in engaging communities into the process of heritage making. Considering the post-colonial society and its multiple relationship with the built environment of that time in Lithuania, the changed needs and requirements, and today’s high commercial interest, it is essential to find effective ways for the protection and further development of heritage of the recent past.

Keywords
Community engagement, heritage list, late modernism architecture, modern heritage, Palanga’s architecture
DOI
10.2478/aup-2018-0015

Nekrošius, L., Riaubiene, E. Palanga’s Modern Architecture on the Way to Heritage. Architecture and Urban Planning, 2018, Vol.14, pp.111-18. e-ISSN 2255-8764. Available from: doi:10.2478/aup-2018-0015

Publication language
English (en)