Jānis Ķīnasts

Head of Innovation Laboratory
E-mail: janis.kinasts [at] mk.gov.lv

Environmental planner, designer and educator with a BSc in Environmental Science and an MA in Arts and Design. In the last ten years, Jānis has worked in Latvia, Greece, Egypt, Tasmania, Hong Kong and Azerbaijan. In 2012, introduced the term “placemaking” in Latvia. Has consulted the largest municipalities in Latvia, largest real estate developers, various ministries and activist communities. The official ambassador of the New European Bauhaus.