FAD Master's programme graduate Ruta Rinkule receives award for the best architecture graduation project in the annual BAUA Awards 2019 show held on Nov 9 in Riga. BAUA Awards is an exhibition and competition of the best projects of young Baltic architects happening already for the seventh time with the aim to present, compare and award the best graduation works of architecture students from the Baltic States.
The graduation works were evaluated by the jury, consisting of licensed architects who are not involved in teaching architecture at any of the participating schools in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania – the Union of International Architects Secretary General Serban Tiganas and representatives from each Baltic state – architects Ilze Mekša, Igns Ogints ("DO Architects") and Narva city chief architect Ivan Sergejev.
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From Nov 14, 16.00 until Dec 31 H2O 6 Quarter will host paintings exhibition by architect, FAD tutor and guest lecturer Rudolfs Dainis Šmits. The exhibition titled "horizon" manifests transitions and beginnings.
The paintings exhibition will be on display on the ground floor foyer of 4 Durbes Street.
Rudolfs Dainis Smits, Dipl. Arch., is RISEBA guest lecturer and globally experienced architect, currently leading his own practice RDSA Studio based in Riga. He studied architecture, art history, and painting at the University of Illinois, Chicago and theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. St. Louis, U.S.A.
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Students of architecture, urban design, and related disciplines were invited to RISEBA Summer School on the Ephemeral Architecture and Urban Design “FestivaL’and 2.0” also in 2019. The summer school was organized as a cooperation between RISEBA Faculty of Architecture and Design and Valmiera Summer Theatre festival (VVTF) from July 25 to Aug 2 in Valmiera city, Latvia.
Concept of 2019 – Playful and living city. Social diversity and inclusivity are fundamental aspects of any thriving city. Architecture and urban design play key roles in nurturing these characteristics. Majority of urban spaces, however, are built on somewhat pragmatic principles and outdated understanding of social structures and therefore often fail to efficiently address the needs of today’s cities and their inhabitants.
The Playful city sets out to seek new directions for shaping future social spaces, focusing on children within the city and ways in which different age groups could mutually benefit from the interaction. The playful city would be an environment that encourages any person to engage in playful behavior. The Playful city allows anyone to freely find their own meanings and uses for the setting, and take an active part in forming the social space of the city.
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WELCOME TO RISEBA! The new academic year for architecture students at FAD will commence on September 2.
1st-year architecture students are invited to meet at the Architecture and Media Centre H2O 6 (Durbes Street 4, 3rd floor) on 2 September, 11.30 (UPDATED TIME!) for introduction with the head of the faculty Jānis Dripe and faculty staff. Later architecture students will be joining other students and following the remaining program – official address by RISEBA Rector, introduction to the University, culture, standards, teaching staff, and students from other programmes. The program of the introduction week is HERE.
Please note – in the evening of September 6, the Student Council is throwing a party in some cozy place in Riga to celebrate the New Academic Year! Follow the information, come and join!
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