IV. INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONFERENCE
APRIL 1, 2026
Aisteres Hall - Aisteres iela 2, Riga
5.2 Credit Points (accredited by the Latvian Association of Architects)
PRE-CONFERENCE DATES
URBAN-AID WORKSHOP
MARCH 31, 2026
ORGANIZERS:
GENERAL SPONSOR:
Why attend RIXARCH?
Housing is more than buildings — it is the foundation of how we live, connect, and belong.
As cities evolve, the challenges of affordability, sustainability, and financing are becoming increasingly urgent.
RIXARCH LIV_IN brings together architects, policymakers, researchers, and industry experts to explore the future of living and housing.
By attending, you will:
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Gain insights into the future of housing and urban living
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Hear international perspectives from leading experts across Europe
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Explore real-world strategies for affordable and sustainable housing
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Engage in discussions connecting architecture, finance, and society
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Network with professionals, researchers, and students in the field
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Join us to be part of the conversation shaping how and where we live.
From Living to Liv_IN
LIV-IN stands as 2026´s theme, it asks how we live-in cities today—and how we might live-in them better tomorrow. The hyphen signals a shift from static “housing” to processes of inhabitation embedded in infrastructures, economies, technologies, and cultures.
We open LIV-IN through two lenses:
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LIV — life, livability, living infrastructures, living innovations.
Cities as metabolic systems: energy, materials, climate adaptation, ecosystems, and social vitality.
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IN — in-place, in-common, in-between, inclusive, intergenerational, interoperable, intelligent.
The preposition emphasizes embeddedness: living in data and platforms (smart/AI), in finance and policy, in commons and cooperatives, in everyday domestic rituals, in public–private thresholds.
By bridging home-house–housing within an urban–architectural continuum, RIXARCH 2026 invites scholarship and practice that connect the scale of the room and the household to the block, district, and region—testing how design, development, policy, and technology co-produce the conditions of dwelling.
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When does a house become a home—and how do design, tenure, and policy enable (or erode) that transition?
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How do housing products (turnkey rental, co-living, micro-units) reshape social contracts and urban form?
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How might responsible design address affordability, climate risk, and inclusivity, without sacrificing dignity and aesthetics?
The Venue
Aisteres Hall, Aisteres iela 2, Riga, Latvia
Conference Info
Calendar
REGISTRATION (FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS) DEADLINE
JANUARY 30, 2026
SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION
MARCH 20, 2026
GDPR Notice
The public event will be photographed and filmed. Photo and video materials will be processed and used for publicity purposes. By being at the event site, you acknowledge that you have been informed and have no objection to being photographed, filmed and included in the audio and / or visual materials of the event review, which will be published in RISEBA and other informational channels.
The processing of information containing all personal data in the event will be used with the basic principles of personal data processing and confidentiality requirements specified in RISEBA internal documents.
Publication
In collaboration with ADAMarts Journal by RISEBA University (ISSN 2256-0890), all accepted full papers will be brought together in a special dossier (expected at the end of the year) carried out by the ADAMarts Editorial Board.
Registration for Academic Presenters
Upon receiving your acceptance, you must complete your registration process to confirm your participation.
- Registration includes full access to all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch, and closing reception, plus conference materials and a e-certificate.
- The certificate will state that you have attended the event and made your presentation. It will contain a wet-ink signature, mention all authors of the paper, and be given to you at the end of the day.
- A registration has to be made for each presentation.
- A single registration covers the in-person participation of one author. If other authors of your manuscript would like to attend the event in person, an additional CONFERENCE PACKAGE registration has to be made.
- You cannot be the first author of three or more papers.
- There are no poster or video-presentation options, but if, for unforeseen reasons, you cannot attend the event, you can still join your session online, and you will be sent an e-certificate.
- For professional courtesy and to increase the quality and variety of the academic discussions, we kindly ask you to spend the whole day in the venue. Presenters are expected to present their work in the designated sessions and we will not be able to make changes based on non-academic reasons. Please make sure that your travel itinerary and personal schedule fit the conference program.
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTERS
250 Euros
CONFERENCE PACKAGE FOR PROFESSIONALS
65 Euros
This product offer is for professionals who need to receive a certificate with Latvian Architects Association approval and for co-authors who will personally attend the conference. You will get conference materials, be able to participate in the lunch, receptions, and social activities, and receive a LATVIJAS ARHITEKTU SAVIENĪBAS CERTIFICATE FOR CREDITS proving your participation.
You can pay by wire transfer via the invoice provided during registration.
RISEBA STUDENT ADMISSION (Listener)
The conference is free for students from RISEBA and institutions with special agreements, but you must register to attend using a code during registration.
Contact Us
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Address: 4 Durbes Street, Riga, LV-1007
Phone: + 371 29 349 122
www.architecture.riseba.lv