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Landscape Architecture and Art LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND ART PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE VOLUME 2 NUMBER 2 ISSN 2255-8632 print Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 2, Number 2 ISSN 2255-8640 online PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND ART VOLUME 2 NUMBER 2 JELGAVA 2013 Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 2, Number 2 EDITOR IN CHIEF Aija Ziemeļniece, Dr. arch., Professor, Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia EDITORIAL BOARD Uģis Bratuškins, Dr. arch., Professor, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Maria Ignatieva, Dr. phil., Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden Karsten Jorgensen, Dr. scient., Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway Jānis Krastiņš, Dr. habil. arch., Professor, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Juhan Maiste, Dr. art., Professor, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Eglė Navickienė, Dr. arch., Assoc. Professor, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania Valeriy Nefedov, Dr. arch., Professor, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, St. Petersburg, Russia Thomas Oyen, Professor, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg, Germany Gintaras Stauskis, PhD arch., Assoc. Professor, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania Ivars Strautmanis, Dr. habil. arch., Professor, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Ojārs Spārītis, Dr. habil. art., Professor, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia Sandra Treija, Dr. arch., Assoc. Professor, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia Daiga Zigmunde, Dr. arch., Latvia Univeristy of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia SECRETARY AND LAYOUT DESIGNER Una Īle, Dr. arch., Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia ADDRESS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD Faculty of Rural Engineers Latvia University of Agriculture 19 Akademijas iela, Jelgava, Latvia, LV–3001 Fax: + 371 63021397 Phone: + 371 29185575 E–mail: [email protected] Read our scientific proceedings in: http://llufb.llu.lv/Raksti/Landscape_Architecture_Art/ © LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, 2013 2 Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 2, Number 2 INTRODUCTION PRIEKŠVĀRDS The proceedings of the Latvia University Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes (LLU) of Agriculture (LUA) ”Landscape Architecture zinātnisko rakstu izdevums „Ainavu Arhitektūra and Art” continues issuance of the periodical un Māksla” turpina aizsākto zinātnisko rakstu collection of scientific articles. The new edition periodiskā krājuma izdošanu. Jaunais izdevums summarizes research findings in architecture and art apkopo pētījumu atziņas arhitektūras un mākslas science made not only by the lecturers and doctoral zinātnē, ko ir devuši ne tikai LLU un Latvijas students of the LUA and the Art Academy of Latvia Mākslas akadēmijas mācībspēki un doktoranti, but also by experts of the State Inspection for bet arī Valsts Kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzības Heritage Protection and foreign scientists from inspekcijas speciālisti un ārvalstu zinātnieki no Belgium and Russia. Beļģijas un Krievijas. The publications cover a wide range of research Publikācijas ietver plašu pētījumu spektru, work related to the results of the research of kas saistīts ar arhitektūras pieminekļu restaurācijas restoration works of architectural monuments, darbu izpētes rezultātiem, zaļās struktūras un the compositional searches of the green structure and tēlniecības darbu kompozicionālajiem meklējumiem sculpture work in the building of the urban space. pilsēttelpas apbūvē. Pētījumi pieskaras The research relates to synthesis evaluation of the kultūrvēsturiskajai ainavtelpai, muiţu dārzu un cultural historical landscape space, manor gardens tēlniecības mākslas darbu sintēzes izvērtējumam, and sculpture works of art, review of the legislation, likumdošanas, vides estētiskās kvalitātes kritēriju un the aesthetic quality criteria of the environment and ekoloģijas jautājumu apskatam. ecological issues. Ţurnāla pirmās daļas publikācijas izriet The publications of the first part of the journal no pētījumiem kultūrainavas saglabāšanā, result from the research in maintaining the cultural tās transformācijā un attīstībā. Savukārt, otrās daļas landscape, its transformation and development. raksti skar mūsdienu ainavas veidošanās teorijas, In turn, the articles of the second part concern izvērtējot ne tikai Latvijas, bet arī citu valstu theories of formation of the modern landscape, zinātnieku pieredzi kultūrvides attīstībā. evaluating not only experience of the scientists from Pēdējo gadu ekonomiskās krīzes situācija Latvijā Latvia but also from other countries in the liek pašvaldībām izvērtēt daudz nopietnāk development of the cultural environment. finansējuma piesaisti. Īpaši tas ir attiecināms uz The recent year's economic crisis in Latvia pilsētvides attīstību, kur taupības reţīma ietvaros makes local governments assess attraction of more nereti rekonstrukcijas, restaurācijas vai renovācijas serious funding. In particular, it is relevant to the darbi tiek veikti fragmentāri atsevišķās development of the urban environment, būvniecības kārtās, tā vizuāli izmainot noteiktas where within the framework of the economic pilsētbūvnieciskās telpas uztveri. Tas ir attiecināms regime, reconstruction, restoration or renovation arī uz zaļās struktūras blīvuma un kompozicionālā works are often carried out on a case-by-case basis izvietojuma kontekstu urbānā vidē. in separate construction stages, so visually changing Krājuma arhitektūras un mākslas zinātnes perception of the specific urban construction space. pētniecisko rakstu apkopojums dod svarīgas atziņas It also applies to the context of the density and tālākai zinātniskajai darbībai, kas nepieciešams ne compositional placement of the green structure in tikai šīs nozares doktorantiem un maģistrantiem, the urban environment. bet arī pašvaldību vadošajiem speciālistiem, The summary of the architecture and the science lai izvērtētu svarīgu lēmumu pieņemšanu tālākā of the art collection of articles provides important teritorijas attīstībā. Pēdējos gados ir audzis jauno insights for further scientific activity which are arhitektūras un mākslas zinātnieku skaits, required not only by the doctoral students and kas norāda uz interesi par ainavtelpas vizuāli master students but also by the leading specialists estētiskās kvalitātes sakārtotības nepieciešamību. of local governments to evaluate the adoption of important decisions on the development of the area. In recent years, there has grown the number of new architecture and art researchers which points to the interest in the necessity of order in the visual aesthetic quality of the landscape space. Aija Ziemeļniece Editor in Chief 3 Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 2, Number 2 CONTENTS The traditional cultural landscape in the transition from the previous century to the 21st century Jānis Zilgalvis Auguliena Manor over the centuries ..................................................................................... 5 Madara Markova Latgale Upland Church landscape reading though spatial indicators .................................. 12 Kristīne Dreija Case Study: The Authenticity and Integrity Assessment of the Eleja and Remte Manor Parks ................................................................................... 21 Ojārs Spārītis Sculpture and environmental design in the cultural landscape of the European countries and Latvia .................................................................................. 30 Gundega Lināre The memorial ensembles of Latvia ..................................................................................... 41 Yuliya Yankovskaya Architectural Theory in Russia: Holding on the Past or Looking to the Future? ................ 50 The contemporary spatial constructions and environmental design Helēna Gūtmane, Jan Schreurs From interspace to interface: metaphoric nature of spaces in transition ............................. 59 Lilita Lazdāne Landscape Aesthetics of Watermills and Small-scale Hydroelectric Power Plants ............ 68 Yuliya Yankovskaya, Alexey Merenkov Green Architecture: theoretical interpretation and experimental design ............................. 77 Aija Ziemeļniece Tendencies of the elements of modern art and architecture in the historical centers of towns in Zemgale ...................................................................... 84 4 Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 2, Number 2 Auguliena Manor over the centuries Jānis Zilgalvis, Riga Technical University Abstract. Auguliena Manor (Roseneck) [3] which in German is also called Augul and in Latvian translated as Ozolmuiža or Auguļi [2] is located in the Beļava Parish of the District of Gulbene, approximately 15 km away from Gulbene on the bank of Lake Auguliena. The building of Auguliena Manor, along with other individual buildings, is included in the national list of protected cultural monuments. The Manor building consists of the manor house, two servants’ houses, a house for servants with a household building, the feedlot wing, a threshing barn and a few other buildings. The history of the Manor is associated with the family of von Transehe–Rosenecks. Over the years the building has changed a little but the planning structure has survived. Renovations
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