An opportunity to learn about the latest ideas in Riga, see the most elegant projects implemented in Riga and meet colleagues from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Belgium, Poland and Japan. A place for new contacts and refreshing conversations.
October 1, Torņa iela 4, Riga
14:00 – 14:30 | Arrival and coffee
Registration, light snacks and coffee
14:30 – 15:00 | Riga's planned design competitions
Presentation on the nearest architecture and urban planning competitions – opportunities for Baltic professionals (Pēteris Ratas, Riga City Architect)
15:00 – 16:00 Presentation and discussion “Saviors of the city: rich families, mass concrete housing and homeless people?” (Helena Klintström, Sweden)
(How to attract suburban families back to the city center? What can Riga learn from Sweden, which transformed large-scale housing estates from the 60s and 70s? Rethinking the role of the homeless in the city – can we create spaces and housing for the homeless that create value for the entire city?)
16:00 – 18:00 | Bicycle tour
Route through the most important development areas of Riga (Skanstes Park, Andrejsala)
18:00 – 19:30 | Friendly match in beach volleyball
19:30 – 21:30 | Dinner & wine
Informal conversations at the table.
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Second day
All participants of the event are offered free invitations to the largest urban planning event in the Baltics “MadCity Baltic” 02/10 at 8:30 – 23:30.
https://www.madcity.lv/en/
Torņa iela 4, 1050 Riga, Latvia
