Institute "Latgyprogorstoy" () - was a main institute of designing apartment houses in

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was ''Latvian state institute of designing state construction'' (). Founded in 1951, the institute took part in construction of the most modern

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neighbourhoods. Not artistic, with a big number of defects, these houses served the main purpose - to give

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a big number of cheap living space. Most of the Latgyprogorstroy's projects were standard and had a number consisting of three figures. Houses built under the projects of the institute has a big safety factor and still are the main living fund of Latvian cities. Beside the projects of apartment houses the institute designed the projects of

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networks. Latgyprogorstroy also took part in the construction of the city

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- the new living place for the victims of

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accident.Encyclopedia "Riga", Riga, 1989 The main office building of the Latgyprogorstoy was located in

at Gorky St. 38 (now Kr. Valdemara St.). The institute also had the branches in

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. The institute ceased its existence in 1990. On the base of the institute was founded

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Pilsētprojekts.

Staff

* Viktors Valgums * Modris Ģelzis * Normunds Pavārs * Zane Kalinka * Andris Kokins

References

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