SPATIAL PROPAGANDA RESEARCH
Research tries to specify the spatial propaganda in everyday spaces: neighborhoods, streets, homes in Central and Eastern Europe. “We once learned and got used to the fact that there should be no love in a public environment.”- these are philosophical thoughts of G.T.Gylyte.
ATLAS OF POST-SOVIET ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMATIONS
The Atlas of post-soviet architecture transformations is a live collection of standart soviet architecture transformations, which appeared after the CEE countries' independence. Majority of standart soviet build every day buildings was and still are being renovated- insulated according energy efficiency priority without spatial humanistic transformation. The Atlas idea was born in the first week of the Russian-Ukrainian war, when Lithuanian architect and RTW founder G.T.Gylyte was thinking how we, architects, could help Ukraine when this war is over.
MEMORY RESEARCH
Memory research aims to understand the impact of typical spaces to our memory, well-being and habits. The memory research was conducted with adults of different ages who attended a soviet kindergarten in Lithuania, Ukraine, Romania.
MASSIVENESS OF SOVIET EDUCATION BUILDINGS. STATISTIC RESEARCH
The research maps typical kindergartens and schools constructed between 1950 and 1990 in the whole CEE region. It starts with the now occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, three capitals of the Baltic countries Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn expanding to the majority of capitals of CEE.
COMING: IMPACT ASSESMENT STUDY OF THE KINDERGARTEN PELĖDŽIUKAS TRANSFORMATION
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COMING: HANDBOOK FOR SOVIET-BUILD SCHOOLS
The Handbook for Ukrainian schools is needed especially for head of schools. After the “12 Principles for Transforming Soviet-Era Schools” campaign in UA, the problem is clear, but mundane HOW is missing. RtW will gather leading CEE practitioners architects to create a handbook on how to create community fostering schools with simple means in war damaged country.