This is the 4th edition in the series "Materials for the History of Latvian Art" published by "Neputns" in collaboration with the Institute of Art History of the Latvian Academy of Art.
The collection comprises 13 articles on different processes and phenomena in the architecture and art of Riga. The authors have focused on the construction history of particular buildings, including general analysis of the style, as well as searched into the destinies and heritage of particular personalities. Especial attention is paid to the problems of construction and environmental development of the capital of Latvia.