Fifth Deans’ Summit, and General Meeting part 1,10.-11.04.2025
INTERCONNECTION: together we can make a change
Architecture transforms the world by collaborating with diverse fields. The effective design of a livable environment relies on integrating various domains of science and knowledge. In today's society, interdisciplinary collaboration can ignite significant advancements even among seemingly unrelated disciplines. This exchange of methodologies is vital in addressing challenges like climate change and geopolitical tensions, where integrating various scientific fields is essential for developing sustainable, resilient solutions that preserve nature, support cultural identity, protect personal freedoms, and enhance urban security.
We highly invite you to participate in discussions about how our architectural research and educational approaches align with future trends in the profession. Contributions from various academic disciplines will significantly enhance this conversation – renowned speakers from outside architecture will deliver inspiring and thought-provoking talks.
This is an annual event of the EAAE, providing an opportunity to meet and discuss issues concerning the current state of architectural education and research, as well as contemporary conditions of the profession. The summit is open to deans and heads of schools of architecture who are members of the EAAE. The financial part of the EAAE General Meeting also takes place during the second day of the Summit.
Venue address
Vilnius (Old Town), Lithuania
Faculty of Architecture, VILNIUS TECH
Traku Street 1
Registration
Please register here for the Deans' Summit and/or the General Meeting part 1
Find the Roster attached.
Program
Thursday, April 10
1 PM Vilnius – the Capital of the Glacier Edge, JONAS ŠEČKUS, Doctor of Science in Geology, Lithuania (those who arrive earlier are invited to participate in a three-hour hiking lecture on the prehistoric geological formation of present-day Vilnius landscape; separate registration is needed)
5:30 PM Opening / Sign-in
6:15 PM Welcome
6:30 PM Common Goals with Different Strokes: Observations from within SOM's Interdisciplinary Practice, AARON MAZEIKA, Structural Engineer, Principal at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, United States and Melbourne, Australia
7:30 PM Dinner at the Faculty
Friday, April 11
9:00 AM Vilnius – the Green Capital, RAMUNĖ BANIULIENĖ, Landscape Architect, Advisor of the Minister of Environment, Lithuania
9:45 AM Visual Art as Critical Spatial Practice, AUDRIUS NOVICKAS, Interdisciplinary Artist, PhD, Professor of Arts at the VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania
10:30 AM Discussions
11:15 AM Coffee break
11:45 AM General Meeting EAAE part 1 (in person and online)
12:30 PM Lunch break
2:00 PM. Water, Architecture and Urban Environment: Beyond H2O, ALMANTAS LIUDAS SAMALAVIČIUS, PhD, Professor of Architectural Theory and Criticism at the VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania
2:45 PM War Crime Landscape, MAKSIMAS MILTA, Country Director at the Reckoning Project, Ukraine
3:30 PM Discussions
4:15 PM Coffee break
4:45 PM Wrap-up discussion
General Meeting part 1
All information on the General Meeting can be found here
Meet the Keynotes
AARON MAZEIKA, structural engineer, principal at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, United States and Melbourne, Australia https://www.som.com/person/aaron-mazeika/
RAMUNĖ BANIULIENĖ, landscape architect, former advisor of the Vilnius city chief architect https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramunebaniuliene/?originalSubdomain=lt
AUDRIUS NOVICKAS, Interdisciplinary Artist, PhD, Professor of Arts at the VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania https://www.letmekoo.lt/en/artists/novickas-audrius/
ALMANTAS LIUDAS SAMALAVIČIUS, PhD, Professor of Architectural History, Theory, Criticism and Aesthetics at the VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Almantas-Samalavicius/research
MAKSIMAS MILTA, Ukraine Country Director at the Reckoning Project, Ukraine https://www.linkedin.com/in/maksimasmilta/?originalSubdomain=ua
Sponsored by GO Vilnius and Schüco
Hotel recommendations
- Artis Centrum Hotels, Totorių str. 23, Vilnius, website: https://artis.centrumhotels.com/?lang=en
- Neringa Hotel, Gedimino ave. 23, Vilnius, website: https://neringavilnius.com/hotel/
- Comfort Hotel LT, Kauno str. 14, Vilnius, website: https://comforthotel.lt/
- Conti Hotel, Raugyklos str. 7, Vilnius, website: https://conti.lt/index.php/en/home/
- Corner Hotel, T. Sevenkos str. 16, Vilnius, website: https://www.cornerhotel.lt/en/
- Grata by Centrum Hotels, Vytenio str. 9, Vilnius, website: https://www.gratahotel.com/en/
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Roster 07/04/2025
Adriano Dessì, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura, University of Cagliari
Agata Gawlak, Poznan University of Technology
Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Wróbel, Cracow University of Technology
Alda Alagic, Fontys Academy of the Arts
Armen Shatvoryan, National University of Architecture & Construction of Armenia
Aysem Berrin Cakmakli, Middle East Technical University
Barbara Świt-Jankowska, Faculty of Architecture, Poznan University of Technology
Bilge İmamoğlu, Türk Eğitim Derneği TED University, Architecture
Branislav Puškár, Faculty of architecture and design, Slovak Univesity of Technology in Bratislava
Claus Peder Pedersen, Aarhus School of Architecture
Dag Boutsen, Faculty of Architecture KU Leuven
Dalia Dijokiene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Architecture
Dalibor Hlaváček, Faculty of Architecture Czech Technical University in Prague
David Goodman, IE School of Architecture and Design
Emma Nilsson, Bergen School of Architecture
Fabrizio I. Apollonio, Department of Architecture - University of Bologna
Félix Solaguren-Beascoa de Corral, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
Flaka Xërxa Beqiri, Faculty of Architecture, University of Prishtina
Gabriella Medvegy, University of Pécs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
H. Meltem Gürel, Yaşar University
Ivo Vanhamme, KU Leuven / Architectural Engineering, Departement Architectuur
Jenni Reuter, Aalto University
Jesper Magnusson , Lund School of Architecure, Lund University
Jill Ferrier, Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Strasbourg
Jörg Schröder, Leibniz University Hannover, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape
Karol Gorner, Faculty of architecture and design, Slovak Univesity of Technology in Bratislava
Karolina A. Krosnicka, Gdańsk University of Technology Faculty of Architecture
Kateřina Rottová, Faculty of Architecture Czech Technical University in Prague
Katrin Holmqvist Sten, Umeå School of Architecture
Krzysztof Koszewski, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
Luigi Pintacuda, University of Hertfordshire
Madeleine Maaskant, Amsterdam University f the Arts / Academy of Architecture
Magdalena Kozien-Wozniak, Cracow University of Technology
Manuel Blanco Lage
Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa, Lisbon School of Architecture - Universidade de Lisboa
Mara Liepa-Zemesa, Riga Technical University the Institute of Architecture and Design
Marcelle Rabinowicz, Faculté d'Architecture La Cambre Horta de l'ULB
Marco Bovati, School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering
Marleena Yli-Äyhö, Tampere University
Massimo Santanicchia, Iceland University of the Arts
Matthew Jones, UWE Bristol
Merritt Bucholz, School of Architecture and Product Design, University of Limerick
Michał Kwasek, Gdańsk University of Technology
Nada Rozmanec Maticic, Faculty of Design , an independent higher institution
Pavel Rihak, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava Faculty of Civil Engineering (Department of Architecture)
Philippe Cieren, Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Strasbourg
Pnina Avidar, Fontys Naster of Architecture an Urbanism
Radek Toman, Brno University of Technology
Resmiye Alpar Atun, Eastern Mediterranean University
Roberto Cavallo, Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology
Sally Stewart, Mackintosh School of Architecture, The Glasgow School of Art
Şebnem Yücel, MEF University
Sille Pihlak, Estonian Academy of Arts
Siniša Justić, Faculty of Architecture, University of zagreb
Tadeja Zupančič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture
Violeta Nushi, Faculty of Architecture at University of Prishtina
Vladimir Vinea, ”Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism
Yves Schoonjans, fac of Architecture, KU Leuven, Belgium
Zuzana Peskova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering
