Architecture & Cities 2025 | 2nd Edition
| Study location | Latvia, Riga |
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| Academic field | Architecture and town planning (ISCED 0731) |
| Type | Erasmus+ BIP, short-term |
| Nominal duration | Virtual part - September 8 - 19, 2025; In person (Riga): September 21 - 27, 2025 (5 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Entry qualification | Type of Participants: Staff and Students |
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| Language requirements | English |
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| Other requirements | Participants are supposed to cover their expenses with the Erasmus+ grant provided by the home institution. Please contact the International Office of your home university to get more information on funding. Students need to be nominated by their home university to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Non EU applicants can’t be admitted to this programme. |
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Overview
Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)
Architecture & Cities 2025 | 2nd Edition
The BIP ‘‘Architecture & Cities 2025 | 2nd Edition’‘ is an innovative and experimental art initiative from RTU IAD aimed at providing students and academic staff with hands-on experience in creative expression through architectural projections. The core idea of the project is to allow participants to explore the interplay between digital art and urban spaces by projecting their artwork onto the facades of buildings.
As part of this initiative, students and academic stuff will gain valuable insights into digital projection techniques, urban art installations, and the transformation of cityscapes through visual storytelling. The culmination of the project will be an opportunity for participants to showcase their art work at the prestigious International Art Festival, Scientists’ Night 2025 in Riga. This event serves as a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration between RTU IAD, Brno TU, Dublin TU and envolving students from Europe and merging architecture, digital media, and artistic innovation to engage with a broad audience involving local communities.
The BIP is organized in collaboration with partners:
• Brno Technological University
• Dublin Technological University
• Poznan University of Technology. the faculty of Architecture
Programme Description:
Aim: 1) to give students and academic staff experience in an experimental IT project; 2) to get impressions of projecting their artwork on the facades of buildings; 3) to participate with their project in the International Art Festival Scientists’ Night 2025 in Riga.
Goals of the Project:
• Provide students and academic staff with practical experience in digital and experimental Art.
• Develop technical skills in architectural projection and urban-scale visual storytelling.
• Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between Architecture, digital media, and the Arts.
• Foster creative expression through the transformation of public spaces.
• Offer participants the opportunity to exhibit their work at the International Art Festival.
• Enhance engagement with the public by integrating artistic interventions into the cityscape.
• Training in innovative practices that value cultural heritage and integrate the sustainability as an organizing principle pedagogical and socio-political proposals.
• Practice of both English and Latvian and finally intercultural dialogue and cooperation.
Key Dates:
• September 8-19, 2025 – Virtual part
• September 21-27, 2025 — Onsite session at Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025
Participants are supposed to cover their expenses with the Erasmus+ grant provided by the home institution. Please contact the International Office of your home university to get more information on funding. Students need to be nominated by their home university to participate in the BIP programme.
Contact for nominations: Head of International Mobility Unit Evita Miščuka (e-mail: evita.miscuka@rtu.lv).
Project Leader: Andra Ulme, e-mail: andra.ulme@rtu.lv
Programme structure
MODULE 1 (Online): Opening Ceremony, Monday, September 8, 2025 (15:00 – 18:00)
Chair: Māra Liepa-Zemeša and Uģis Bratuškins
• Opening of the BIP
MODULE 2 (Online): User Centred Design in the Cities, Friday, September 12, 2025 (15:00 – 18:00)
Chair: Aija Freimane
MODULE 3 (Online): Urban Development, Monday, September 15, 2025 (15:00 – 18:00)
Chair: Māra Liepa-Zemeša
LAB (Online): Laboratory of Knowledge ADI, Friday, September 19, 2025 (15:00 – 18:00)
Onsite modules:
Arrival of participants. Sunday, September 21, 2025
MODULE 4 (Onsite): Opening the Project, Monday, September 22, 2025
Morning: 9:00–12:30:
Chair: Māra Liepa-Zemeša and Uģis Bratuškins
• Jānis Krastiņš: Lecture on the History of Riga City Architecture
• Uģis Bratuškins: Lecture on Riga City Hall Reconstruction
Afternoon 14:30–18:00:
• Tour of the island of Kipsala
• Social Dinner at 19:00
MODULE 5 (Onsite): The Colours’ Code in the City, Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Morning 9:00–12:30:
Chair: Karin Pisarikova
• Aija Freimane: Design Methods for Local Community
• Dina Baumane: Colour Psychological Aspects
• Elīna Elere: Workshop in Color Prints
Afternoon 14:30–18:00:
• LAB: Project Work (groups with tutors Elīna Elere, Dina Baumane, Uģis Bērziņš)
MODULE 6 (Onsite), Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Morning 9:00–12:30:
Chair: Uģis Bratuškins
• Sandra Levāne: Arts as a Creator of the Aesthetic Quality of a Place
Afternoon 14:30–18:00:
• LAB: Project Work (groups with tutors Jura Poga and Uldis Balodis)
Thursday, September 25, 2025
• Trip to Ventspils City
Friday, September 26, 2025
Morning 9:00–12:30:
• LAB: Project Work (Preparation for exposition – spot-room or outside, groups with tutors)
Afternoon 14:30–18:00:
• Final Presentations for public. Scientific Night and exposition for public space on the RTU IAD facades Ķīpsalas street 6, Riga. Focused group works with local communities, scientists and artists
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Chair: Māra Liepa-Zemeša
• Closing Ceremony / Certificates
• Self-made excursion
A Social Dinner will be held on Monday, September 22 19:00, RTU IAD