Deans' Summit and General Meeting part 1, 16-17.04.2026, Prague
BACK TO BASICS
Rethinking Curriculum through Making
Pictures from the Summit are here!
The sixth Deans' Summit will be hosted by the CVUT, Prague from 16-17 April 2026.
The theme of the Summit is BACK TO BASICS: Rethinking Curriculum through Making.
Architectural education is undergoing a significant transformation. Changing conditions in architectural practice, climate responsibility, technological development, and institutional frameworks are prompting schools of architecture to reconsider how curricula are structured, revised, and implemented over time. In this context, curriculum is understood not as a fixed framework, but as a dynamic structure capable of responding to evolving disciplinary, societal, and institutional demands.
The topics of this Dean’s Summit focus on curriculum as the central framework of architectural education. Discussions address the integration of theory, studio teaching, and hands-on learning, as well as the processes of curriculum transformation, adaptation, and institutional change. Design–build is approached as one of several pedagogical models that can contribute to curricular integration, material awareness, and learning through making, while also strengthening connections between education, practice, research, and innovation.
Organized around three thematic areas — design–build integration within the curriculum, transformation and adaptation of curricula, and material experimentation and innovation — the summit provides a platform for exchange. The aim is to share experiences, identify common challenges, and explore strategies for developing curricula that are coherent, adaptable, and aligned with contemporary professional, educational, and research contexts.
Invited keynote speaker is ERIK SOMMERFELD from the College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver (USA).
PROGRAM:
Thursday 16 April
Arrival and registration, 12.30 -15.00
- Workshop from the Research Academy 13.00 – 14.30
- Workshop from the Education Academy 13.00 – 14.30
Opening and welcome, 15.00
Eric Sommerfeld / Colorado Building Workshop, 15.30
Faculty Through Students’ Eyes, 16.45
Welcome reception and dinner, 19.00
Friday 17 April
Arrival and registration, 8.30
Design-build happening, 10.00
Lunch, 12.00
Session I – Vera Kaps (ETH Zürich), 13.00
Session II – Dalibor Hlavacek (FA CTU), 14.30
Round Table Disscussions, 15.30
Wrap-up and farewell apéritif 16.30
WEBSITE:
Find more information on the program, the venue, accommodation and the topic on the website: https://ds2026prague.fa.cvut.cz/
The web page for the EAAE General Meeting part 1 from 2026 is here
ADDRESS OF THE VENUE:
Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Architecture
Thákurova 9
166 34 Praha 6 - Dejvice
REGISTRATION:
Please register here before 01.04.2026.
The ROSTER for in person participation is attached
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