The Many Faces of Microrayons

Building series 602 axonometric
Image: Līga Ramata

“While Soviet-era housing may seem to some like a sea of gray concrete panel blocks, one identical to the other, they do, in fact, have faces. Indeed, some of those faces are like siblings, some like cousins, some barely related, sharing distant ancestry only.”

This article continues my microrayon series for Neighborhood+. In this installment, I examine the various housing series in Latvia to understand their differences and highlight the evolution of living and building standards.