News A Post-Nuclear Town Searching For A New Identity. Long-read by Job Zomerplaag
Once vibrant and modern, built to house the workers of one of the most powerful nuclear power plants in the former USSR, the Lithuanian town of Visaginas has found itself in the midst of an existential crisis. In August 2019, 4CITIES Master’s student Job Zomerplaag (Cohort 11) traveled to the North-Eastern edge of the European Union to participate in a 10-day summer school on the topic of post-nuclear urbanism. Reflecting on his experiences in Lithuania, Job shares his observations and insights from a town that is undergoing a process of reinventing its purpose and identity.