Latvian Architecture : Buildings
Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in Latvia, Eastern Europe built environment.
post updated 8 November 2026
Recent Riga architectural designs on e-architect:
18 September 2024
Carnikava Forest House, Latvia property
Architects: INT2architecture
photo : INT2architecture
This small private house, located in a scenic area about 30 km from Riga, sits near the Gulf of Riga at the edge of a lush forest. The house and garage are positioned separately on the site, following the footprints of pre-existing foundations.
13 May 2024
Ropax Terminal Riga, Latvia building
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
render : Negativ
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Latvia Architecture
The Editors select major contemporaryLatvian Architecture. e-architect cover completed buildings, new building designs.
We feature new Baltic architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Latvia. The focus is on contemporary Latvian buildings.
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Latvian Building Designs
Latvia Architecture Design News, chronological:
6 Sep 2022
Exposition Lab City, Science center VIZIUM, Ventspils, northwestern Latvia
Concept and design: DJA
photos by Baiba Berzina, Eriks Bozis
Exposition Lab City, Science center VIZIUM
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3 Aug 2021
House of the Flying Trees
Architects: Open AD architecture bureau
photo : Klavs Loris
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30 Oct 2019
City Oasis, Riga
Architects: Arplan
image : Renderings, Yellow Stuudio
City Oasis, Riga
6 Oct 2019
Hanzas Spire Tower in Riga
Architects: AI Studio and DoStudio
image : Photoreal3D
Hanzas Spire Tower in Riga
6 May 2019
Abas Malas, Riga
Design: Didzis Jaunzems Architecture
photography : Uldis Lapiņš
Both Sides in Arena Riga
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Latvian Architecture Archive
Latvia Architecture Designs Archive 2006 – 2018, arranged chronologically:
22 Mar 2018
Kimmel Quarter Buildings
Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
image from architecture office
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30 Jul 2017
Pavilion of Nature Concert Hall 2017 in Latvia, Dviete and Burtnieki floodplains
Design: Didzis Jaunzems Arhitektūra
photography : Maris Lapins, Eriks Bozis, Marika Latsone
5 Jan 2017
Thermal Bath in Liepāja
Design: Steven Christensen Architecture
image from architect practice
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19 Sep 2016
The Dune House
Architects: ARCHISPEKTRAS
photograph : Juozas Kamenskas
The house is situated in the dunes of the Baltic Sea. A sharp linear thatched structure is elegantly intersecting and engaging with curvy lines of it‘s surroundings.
11 Jul 2016
Nature Concert Hall in Latvia
Design: Didzis Jaunzems Arhitektūra
photograph : Uldis Lapins
Nature Concert Hall 2016 is designed as an art installation made from 10 000 paper bats. Levitating cloud with gradient density over the musicians serves also as a screen for video and light projections.
16 Jun 2016
Museum of Contemporary Art in Latvia
Design: Adjaye Associates + AB3D
image © MRC/Adjaye Associates (UK) and AB3D
The Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation (LMoCAF) announced today (16.06.16) that the competition jury has selected Adjaye Associates – working with the Latvian team AB3D – as the winner of the invited international competition to design a new contemporary art museum for the centre of Riga.
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2 Jul 2015
Galinciems Library in Ventspils
Design: GAISS, architects
image from architects studio
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1 Aug 2013
Holiday Home Lapinas, Kaltene
Design: Architect Brigita Bula
photo : Maris Lapins
Holiday Home Lapinas
The holiday home Lapinas in Kaltene village is a conversion of an old fisherman’s court where the old stone building was enclosed in a new glass structure to make an open living area. Remains of the old wooden hut were demolished to make space for a new extension containing three bedrooms and two bathrooms overlooking the sea.
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13 Aug 2012
Žanis Lipke Memorial Museum
Design: ZAIGAS GAILES BIROJS
photograph : Ansis Starks
Žanis Lipke Memorial Museum
During the occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany (1941–1945) more than 60 000 Jews were murdered in concentration camps. Despite some odious figures of Latvian antisemites, other Latvians stood against the Nazi antisemitic policies and tried to save local Jews from execution.
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Latvian Architecture Contest News
14 Nov 2011
Hotel `Liesma´ International Architectural Competition, Jurmala
1st Prize – Trindade Joao
images from organiser
Latvian Architecture Contest
Open international design ideas competition to find the best design solution for a music-themed upscale hotel in Jūrmala, Latvia. The city is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea and well known for its musical heritage.
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Modern Latvia Buildings
Major Modern Latvian Buildings, alphabetical:
airBaltic Terminal Design Competition, Riga
airBaltic New Terminal Riga image from Narud Stokke Wiig
AirBaltic Terminal Riga – Latvia Design Contest – entry
Zerafa Architecture Studio
AirBaltic Terminal Riga
Latvia Architecture Competition – Yacht Club
Henning Larsens Tegnestue
Latvian Architecture Competition – entry, Jurmala, central Latvia
Gareth Hoskins Architects
Latvia Building – Architecture Competition
Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, Riga, central Latvia
Rem Koolhaas / OMA
image from architect
Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Occupation, Riga
Gunnar Birkerts
image : M Karklins from RIAS
Riga Urban Centre
Fletcher Priest
image from architect
Riga Masterplan : Design Competition win
Villa Pinia, Jurmala
Ark-house Architects
photo : Jari Jetsonen
Villa Pinia
More contemporary Latvian Buildings online soon.
Location: Latvia, Baltic Coast, Eastern Europe.
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Building Developments in countries close to Latvia
A country close by, to the west:
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Some architectural offices with work in this Baltic country:
Rem Koolhaas, OMA
Latvian architect : Gunnar Birkerts
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Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Comments / photos for the New Latvia Architecture Designs page welcome.