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2014 · Riga, Riga, Latvia

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Seed wave 63 image for the National Library of Latvia.

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National Library of Latvia

Riga, Riga, Latvia · Exact work coordinates

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Seed wave 63 image for the National Library of Latvia.

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Field	National Library of Latvia 2014 · Riga, Riga, Latvia	Dimitris Pikionis 1925-1968 · Athens, Attica, Greece
Type	work	bureau
Year / years	2014	1925-1968
Place	Riga, Riga, Latvia	Athens, Attica, Greece
Place context	Riga, Riga, Latvia	Representative site: Athens, Attica, Greece
Climate	6°C · 14.7h daylight · 11 km/h wind	15°C · 13.4h daylight · 3 km/h wind · via Landscaping of the Acropolis of Athens
Focus	Library	1 works in corpus
Architects	Gunnar Birkerts	Dimitris Pikionis
Linked context	Bureaus Gunnar Birkerts	Notable works Landscaping of the Acropolis of Athens
Typologies	library cultural building civic building	landscape public space pedestrian infrastructure
Materials	glass steel	stone paving salvaged fragments
Carbon signals	Steel and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Steel Glass	Paving, Salvaged Fragments, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Paving Salvaged Fragments Stone
Lower-carbon levers	Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons. Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.	Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely. Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
Accessibility	Publicly accessible	1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
Related books	No linked books yet.	No linked books yet.