Session -- More than a Market: How Public Markets can be Community Destinations that Serve Civic, Social and Physical Needs Kārlis Dambergs is the Senior Director of Kalnciema Quarter in Riga, Latvia.

1. KARLIS DAMBERGS
More than a Market: How
Public Markets can be
Community Destinations that
Serve Civic, Social and
Physical Needs
Senior Director
Kalnciema Quarter

2. “Don’t
spend
money
–
spend
quality
time”
/KALNCIEMA
QUARTER/
Riga,
Latvia

4. UNESCO
heritage
of
wooden
architecture

15. Market
–
a
tool
of
attraction
and
revival

16.
Before

17.
After

18. 150
tradesmen
4000
visitors/
market
100
000
visitors/
year
_________________________
Riga:
one
million
inhabitants

22. Quality
time
with
friends
and
family

23. Public
space
of
culture
and
entertainment

26. Personal
engagement/
creativity
versus
consumerism/
being
entertained

28. Wide
audiences
covered

30. Popular
meeting
point

32.
Communicating
values

34. Colorful
traders
with
high
quality
and
specially
selected
local
products

38. Thematic
events
in
each
market

42.
• How
a
private
space
can
contribute
society:
becoming
open
and
public
space;
• Raising
proOile
of
whole
neighborhood
by
becoming
one
of
the
city’s
creative
districts;
• Raising
awareness
and
communicating
values:
long
term
impact
on
society;
• Shortening
of
food
chains
and
carrying
out
quality
control
of
produce;
• Raising
awareness
of
the
value
of
local
products,
slow-­‐food
movement;
• Creating
a
network
of
dedicated
farmers,
producers,
artisans;
• Place
of
inspiration:
acting
as
a
hub
for
new
initiatives
and
innovative
products;
• Successfully
linking
local
food,
culture
and
community
life;
• Success
of
the
market
–
synergies
and
multi-­‐functionality;
• Powerful
tool
of
success:
social
media/
being
online.