Baltic Bioregional Workshop
Sharing a few pictures from the Baltic Bioregional Workshop, that was hosted at FAD, earlier this May!
Slice of Architecture: Design, Activism, Research
This May 15th, Pēteris Bajārs from @outofbox.lv will be at FAD presenting his Slice of Architecture with the theme: Design, Activism, Research: In the Footsteps of the Forgotten Talent of Ansis Kalniņš.
Call for Participants
Discover the future of AI and architectural design!
Join our ERASMUS+ Workshop in Valencia, Spain (Oct 13–17, 2025) and explore how AI can transform interior spaces.
Call for Participants
There are still spots available for our dear BA and MA students to apply and participate on the traditional trip to Civita!
Aizpute 2025
Aizpute 2025 workshop was a success, and our students gifted the town a new, handmade, public space!
International Architecture Student Competition in Lyon
We are once again proud of our trio of students, who got the experience of travelling to Lyon, France, representing Latvia in the global stage of the Saint-Gobain International Architecture Student Contest!
Preparatory Drawing Courses 2025
RISEBA offers drawing courses to help you enter the architecture bachelor’s program at FAD! Learn basic skills and composition principles with Mg.Art. Laura Potaša-Strode. Join us, courses start on April 2nd!
HydroCity: Wirral Waters - Book
FAD publishes a book about the HydroCity: Wirral Waters project, which took place in Birkenhead, UK. The teams engaged in zoning, masterplan creation, and pilot building design, shedding light on the "Blind spots in architecture," which was that year's academic theme.
Studio Spotlight - AW24 2nd Year
The group composed of Reinijs Acht, Beata Valdmane and Ingus Martinsons excelled in their 2024 AW 2nd Year Assignment, and delivered to the jury the outstanding project: "ZVIRGZDU KLINTS" A Mixed-Use Building as a Contemporary Sandstone Formation
Studio Spotlight - AW24 3rd Year
Our 3rd Year students have have delivered exceptional results, and now we pleased to be sharing the work from one of the groups. The Studio´s theme was participating on the Saint Gobain International Architecture Student Contest, Edition 2025, on Nord Isère, France. The group composed of Lauma Freimane, Emīlija Bumbule and Ralfs Ašaks named their proposal "Jardin."
Slice of Architecture: Architecture in the Anthropocene
We extend our invitation to anyone who wishes to attend this Slice of Architecture event, where Dr. Jérémy Cheval will be discussing the theme: “Architecture in the Anthropocene”
The event will take place in our H2O6 building, located in Durbes iela 4, on November 28th at 12:00.
2024 Latvian Architecture Prize
We are honoured to announce that at Riseba FAD together with Arhiteksti, Steven Myron Holl Foundation in collaboration with Civita Institute, received the 2024 year award in Architecture, for the process project "Astra Zariņa — a force of nature."
The process included our faculty members, masters and bachelors student´s work from the "Civita 2023" workshop, the 2nd International architectural conference "Rixarch 2024: Blind Spot" and the exhibition "Rome and the teacher, Astra Zariņa," which took place both in Riga and at the civita institute in Bagnoreggio, Italy.