Liepāja Future Districts Challenge on November 3 2026.

Announcements — 3. November 2026 · 08:30 – 17:00

Dear DCC members.

Invitation to:

Liepāja Future Districts Challenge on November 3 2026.

Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia kindly invite DCC’s members to attend the final event of the Liepāja Future Districts Challenge on November 3 where students will be presenting their development concepts for selected areas of the city.
The event is part of the annual Nordic Days programme.

If you would like to participate, please complete the registration form here: https://ej.uz/vqxs

Programme:

November 3
Liepāja Future Districts Challenge Final event

08:30-09:00 Registration and welcome
Venue: Lielais Dzintars (Great Amber), Radio iela 8, Liepāja, LV-3401 , Chamber Hall

09:00-09:30 Opening Keynotes
• Nina Hvid Enevoldsen, Director of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia
• Gunārs Ansiņš, Mayor of Liepaja City
• Tina Saaby, CEO of Dansk Byplanlabaratorium (former City Architect of Copenhagen)

09:30-12:30 Student pitch sessions (10 minutes for each pitch, 15 teams)
Approximately 60 students in architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture from four Latvian universities work in mixed teams on concept level solutions for four transforming districts in Liepāja.

12:30-13:30 Lunch and mingling with venue guests: Nordic embassies, Liepaja City Council officials, representatives of the chambers of commerce, Business club members, Master students of architecture – participants of the Future District Challenge.

15:15-15:25 Drive to the next location.

15:25-17:00 Guided visit construction sites of private housing being developed in Liepāja
(participants: jury, Nordic ambassadors, guests).

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