24/08/2026
This summer was a busy one ☀
"The seventh FestivaL’and international summer school on temporary architecture and spatial design took place in Valmiera, organised by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture (LMDA) at the Art Academy of Latvia in collaboration with Valmieras Gaujas Krasta Secondary School–Development Centre and the Faculty of Architecture and Design at RISEBA University. In just under a week, the summer school participants built an accessible outdoor classroom, constructed from timber, which will enable pupils at Gaujas Krasta Secondary School to hold lessons and other activities in the fresh air." FOLD
FestivaL’and is an intensive, practice-orientated summer creative camp dedicated to the synergy between art, design, architecture, craftsmanship, and timber construction — an urban laboratory for temporary spatial interventions in public outdoor spaces. Participants take part in both theoretical...