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Submission: June 11, 2019
Registration: April 26, 2019
Language: English
Location: Vidzeme, Latvia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Project Competition

 

Spanning over 917 km2, the Gauja National Park in Vidzeme is the largest national park in Latvia, a country known for its low population density and vast areas of natural forests. The park takes its name from the Gauja River Valley and was one of Latvia’s first national parks, established in 1973, but with a history of tourism supposedly dating back to the 19th century. Continue reading →

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Submission: November 08, 2018
Registration:  October 12, 2018
Language: English
Location: Kemeri National Park, Latvia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

The Kemeri National Park is the third-largest national park in Latvia, and covers over 380 km². The park is home to countless species of birds and wildlife, with a varied landscape that makes it a popular visitor attraction. Just 10% of the park is occupied by lakes, rivers and sulphur springs, while over half of it is forest.

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great kemeri visitor center

Submission: May 31, 2018
Registration: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Location: Kemeri Park, Latvia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

Third-largest national park in one of Europe’s greenest country, Kemeri is a stunning and eclectic mix of forests, lakes, swamps and ancient raised bogs. Situated just a 1-hour train ride from Latvia’s capital, Riga, the park is home to a wide range of fauna including rare birds like the black stork, as well as moose, deer, elk, foxes, wolves, and wild cattle and horses. These were all reintroduced into this unique ecosystem with some help from the World Wildlife Fund.

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observation tower architecture contest

Submission: May 22, 2018
Registration: April 18, 2018
Language: English
Location: Pape Nature Park, Latvia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

The Pape Nature Park in the south west region of Latvia is a birdwatching paradise, and home to some of the region’s most unique and majestic species found in the wild. In addition to being a home for some 50,000 migratory birds each year, the Pape Nature Park is now renowned for its reintroduction of several large herbivore species into the wild. Most notably was the reintroduction of wild horses, who had been driven from the area by human agriculture and settlements.

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Submission: October 25, 2017
Registration: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Location: Latvia’s Pape Nature Park, Latvia
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

Bee Breeders, in collaboration with “PASAULES DABAS FONDS” THE WWF ASSOCIATE PARTNER IN LATVIA, are calling for submissions for the Pape Bird Observation Tower architecture competition. The first in a series of competitions based in Latvia’s Pape Nature Park,the Pape Bird Observation Tower is looking for iconic designs for a replacement for the park’s previous observation tower that burned down when it was struck by lightning. Continue reading →

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pape bird observation tower architecture competition

Submission: February 15, 2017
Registration: January 25, 2017
Language: English
Location: Kurzeme, Latvia
Prizes: 1st Prize: US $11,000, 2nd Prize: US $6,000, 3rd Prize: US $2,000
Type: Open

 

The Blue Clay Country Spa architecture competition, in partnership with SRED Global real estate developers, is tasking participants with presenting designs for a countryside guest house that would specialise in providing health treatments using this unique and naturally occurring organic product. Blue clay has long been used in restorative treatments, and provides health and beauty benefits in its naturally occurring form. Continue reading →

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Submission: November 07, 2016
Registration: November 07, 2016
Language: English
Location: Riga, Latvia
Prizes: Total prize fund of the Competition is 150 000 EUR
Type: Open

 

A Sketch Design for a complex spatial development of the Riga Central multi-modal public transport hub in Riga and construction of the Rail Baltica Railway Bridge over the River Daugava. The Sketch Design should include functional and architectural solutions for rebuilding and expansion of the Riga passanger station, architectural and design solutions of levelling of the existing railway embankment and construction of a new overpass, structural design of the Rail Baltica Bridge over the River Daugava, master plan solutions for the entire development of the Competition area. Continue reading →

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