Best practice - Developing qualitative urban space with the help of CI – Park of Architecture – Vilnius, Mr Mindaugas Pakalnis, chief architect of Municipal Enterprise Vilnius Pan, Council Member of the Lithuanian Union of Architects

1. Developing qualitative urban space with the help of CI – Park of Architecture Vilnius Mindaugas Pakalnis , Municipal enterprise “Vilniaus planas” chief architect

2. Hilly landscape. Fantastic views. Preserved greenery in the city centre. Still existing contact of old town and suburban area. Uniqueness of Vilnius city structure 19/03/10

3. “ Culture clusters” and creative U ž upis district 19/03/10

5. Užupis district 19/03/10 U župis

6. Creative U ž upis community: Republic of U ž upis 19/03/10

7. Creative U ž upis community: artists U župis art incubator 19/03/10

8. Creative U ž upis community: fashion “ ARMADA” (Is it a fashion?) – started as alternative underground fashion show, developed into international fashion event. 19/03/10

9. Tymo quarter U župis 19/03/10 Tymo quarter

10. Tymo quarter Started as simple dwelling houses project, made to a place of events, ecological and crafts market,… 19/03/10

11. Tymo quarter … and will be developed into medieval crafts heritage quarter in the future 19/03/10

12. Park of Architecture U župis Tymo quarter 19/03/10 Park of Architecture Park K ūdrų

26.  : existing urban surrounding, history of the site, existing local networks of creative people Our strengths and weaknesses  : Lack of: trust between partners political responsibility public finances Process of partner selection - done paying most attention to the site, but without pushing the investors to compete for the best result. 19/03/10

27. Existing buildings will be used as workshops and artist studios We will start from creativity again A new culture infrastructure will be created – spaces for already well known independent theatre. 19/03/10

28. SEE YOU IN VILNIUS www.vilnius.lt 19/03/10