
Rīga: The Latest Architecture and News
Cloud of Blue Mist Installation / Onlyonly Studio
Mežaparks Open-Air Stage / Mailitis Architects + J. Pogas Birojs

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Architects: J. Pogas Birojs, Mailitis Architects
- Area: 8933 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: iGuzzini, ADLER, AURESKOSKI, Foamglas, VALMIERA GLASS
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Professionals: LVCT, Buvinzenieru konstruktoru biros, Strandeck
House of the Flying Trees / Open AD
Ziemeli Holiday Home on the Baltic Sea Coast / Open AD

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Architects: Open AD
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Ruukki, Brikers, Flora, Kates Plates, LAT MET
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Professionals: JK Flooring, Galantus Gardens
Pharmacy on Dzirciema Street / Substance

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Architects: Substance
- Area: 222 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Alucobond
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Professionals: Gaismas Projektu Darbnīca
Riverbreeze Residence / DIDRIHSONS UN DIDRIHSONS

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Architects: DIDRIHSONS UN DIDRIHSONS
- Area: 14060 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Atlas Schindler, Laminam, Neobond, Reckli, Schuco, +1
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Professionals: AAEKK consulting, SIA, LatPro Ltd., SIA, Efiko, SIA, VPM Latvia, Alps ainavu darbnica, SIA, +2
ZUZEUM Multifunctional Art Center / Annvil
G(U)ARDEN Vertical Urban Garden / Annvil
House With Four Roofs / GAISS
Hanzas Perons Cultural Center / Reinis Liepins + Sudraba Arhitektūra

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Architects: Reinis Liepins, Sudraba Arhitektūra
- Area: 4426 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: RHEINZINK
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Professionals: Madara Lezdina, Girts Runis & Sudraba Arhitektūra
ZHA & Esplan Win Competition to Design the New Terminal for Rail Baltica
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Zaha Hadid Architects were selected along with Esplan from Estonia to design the new terminal of the Rail Baltic railway at Ülemiste, Tallinn. Their proposal for the starting point of the Rail Baltic line connecting Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius with the European high-speed rail network, has been awarded the first place in the design competition.
Mixed-Use Project in the Cultural City of Riga Receives Planning Approval

The Latvian city of Riga, the largest between the three Baltic states, is undergoing a cultural and urban renaissance. The city's pedestrian-only Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with several museums, cultural centers, and restaurants, attracting thousands of new visitors every year.
London-based architecture firm AI Studio have received planning approval for the development of a mixed-use tower in the Latvian capital, featuring retail stores, offices, restaurants, and public spaces.
Teamakers Guest House Competition Results Announced

Bee Breeders has announced the winners of the Teamakers Guest House competition, calling for design proposals for an eco-friendly, cost-effective accommodation to house visitors to the Ozolini teamakers retreat, situated in a forest 100 kilometers southeast of the Latvian capital of Riga.
Club Central Residence / Open AD + TECTUM

- Area: 2000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Andreu World, MIRAGE, B&B Italia, ARTE LE CORBUSIER, Antoni Arola, +1
AQUA LUNA / Open AD
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Selected in Competition for Redevelopment of Riga Historic Quarter

Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has been selected to design the redevelopment of Kimmel Quarter, a historic district in the heart of the Latvian capital of Riga, after an international competition. The 19th-century Kimmel Brewery complex, now mostly abandoned, will be transformed into a mixed-use center featuring a new office building, hotel, and an array of public facilities. Schmidt Hammer Lassen was one of eleven participants, with firms such as Henning Larsen and Zaha Hadid invited to the open competition.
The proposal for the 120,000-square-foot (11,500-square-meter) district manifests as a vibrant, public-orientated program, including a gym, child care center, café, food court, and spa. A series of courtyards and plazas are laced throughout the scheme, connecting old and new in a “timeless, classic appearance that is also uniquely contemporary.” The design took 2nd place in a competition in which no first place winner was selected, as the jury felt that no entry fully met the competition criteria. As the highest-placing entry, the competition organizers have committed to begin negotiations with Schmidt Hammer Lassen to refine the design.
The Architect as Educator: Remembering Gunnar Birkerts
Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-born architect and educator, passed away on August 15, 2017, at the age of 92. A passionate advocate of a creative process he called "organic synthesis," he leaves behind dozens of built works over three continents and influenced hundreds of architectural students and colleagues through his inquiry-based process and dynamic interactions. Eric Hill and John Gallagher, in their AIA Guide to Detroit, said of Birkerts’ architecture:
Each of his works seems to be approached as an opportunity to explore the essence of an architectural problem, resulting in a statement that often exceeds the immediate project.