1st year students (BD I) in the final jury presented their projects of architectural parasites for the house on the corner of Dzirnavu and Jeruzalemes streets. Along with the studio leader Manten Devriendt and tutors Linda Krūmiņa, Andy Rauchut, the projects were reviewed by the guest jury - architect Kelly A. Nelson (DK), architect and researcher Geo Reisinger (DE) and Architecture programme director Oskars Redbergs.
From SEP 5 - 6 RISEBA Faculty of Architecture and Design organizes a trip to the closest international architecture and urban-planning forum Tallinn Architecture Biennale, www.tab.ee. TAB 2013 is organized by the Estonian Centre of Architecture and takes place from Sep 4 till 30 offering exciting exhibition, performance and discussion program with the focus on socialist and modernist spaces and ideas.
Starting the 2013/2014 academic year new RISEBA FAD students were visiting the most significant architecture instutitions in Riga. They met with the experts of architecture to find out about the importance of architect profession. Students met with Mārtiņs Ķibilds, chairman of the board of Latvian Association of Architects, director of Latvian Architecture museum Ilze Martinsone and art historian Ināra Apena. First year students were also greeted by Riga City architect Gvido Princis.
On June 12, 2013 RISEBA FAD students and tutors visited the building of National Library of Latvia. Jānis Kreicburgs who is an instructor of the course of Building technologies at RISEBA introduced with building construction process, siteorganization, building technology and materials, the use of the building.
2nd YEAR STUDIO / CULTURAL HOUSE IN SAULKRASTI
On the 28th of May students of the second year of Riseba FAD presented their concepts and projects for the Cultural House in Saulkrasti at the Saulkrasti City Council. Together with the tutors of the studio, special jury was invited to review the projects - architects Bert Gellynck, Kelly Nelson and representative of City Council - Normunds Līcis.