It is with great pride and satisfaction that we would like to share the great news - the talented master program students of our Faculty of Architecture and Design, Sergejs Kopils and Andrejs Kopils, together with our faculty teacher Harijas Alsins, have won second place (promotion award) in the Riga city competition for a bridge over the Zunda Channel!
RIXARCH returns in April 2024: Steven Holl and Ole Wiig, exceptional architects of our time; Jana Jākobsone, the city architect of Kuldīga, now a UNESCO Heritage site; and CIVITA Institute's president Nancy Josephson come to Riga as guests; an intriguing exhibition on Astra Zariņa, one of Latvia's under-appreciated yet brilliant female architects, travels to the National Library from the USA; and RISEBA University hosts engaging discussions on blind spots in architecture.
Riga, Latvia, September 27, 2023 - RISEBA University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Architecture and Design, is thrilled to announce the upcoming II International Architectural Design Conference, RIXARCH 2024. The conference will be held in Riga, Latvia, from 12th to 13th of April, 2024. The main theme of this conference is "Blind Spot," exploring both the optical and metaphorical dimensions of this intriguing concept.
Izstāde “Roma un skolotāja, Astra Zariņa” iepazīstina ar ievērojamās latviešu arhitektes un pedagoģes Astras Zariņas intelektuālo mantojumu Itālijā.
On March 14, 2024, the RISEBA University faculty of Architecture and Design, in collaboration with the ARHITEKSTI Foundation, unveiled the exhibition “Roma and the Teacher, Astra Zariņa” at the Latvian National Library. This exhibition celebrates the intellectual legacy of the renowned Latvian architect and pedagogue, Astra Zariņa, in Italy. It explores Zariņa’s long-standing research object - Rome, its public space, and the social significance of its roof landscape on the city’s daily life and culture.