Architecture students from the Vilnius Faculty of the Vilnius Academy of Arts participated in the Lithuanian Pavilion symposium “Archi / Tree / Tecture” held during the Venice Architecture Biennale.
The symposium took place from September 22nd – 28th, 2025, and brought together students from various Lithuanian and European universities that are part of the "Transform4Europe" alliance, as well as participants from more than 16 other European institutions - a total of over 80 students. The event was based on an interdisciplinary approach, encouraging the exchange of ideas and collaboration across different fields. The symposium program also included lectures by invited speakers, creative workshops, and discussions focused on addressing the challenges of the climate crisis. Presentations were also delivered by researchers from VDA’s New European Bauhaus (NEB) Research Center.
VDA students from the Architecture department of Vilnius Faculty presented a series of video projects titled “Trees on Man-Made Land”, developed during the creative workshops. These workshops were inspired by themes explored in the Architecture Doctoral Program. The workshops and symposium were curated by Assoc. Prof. Romualdas Kučinskas and doctoral student Ieva Butkutė.
During the workshops, students visited the AB “Lifosa” factory with a public lecture by Dr. Audronė Žukauskaitė, and participated in the discussion “How to Land on Earth in the Anthropocene?”. The workshops and four video projects were presented in Venice:
- “Atlieka” (Leftower) – Remigijus Krygeris, Vilius Jagminas, Viltė Žaliaduonytė, Simas Novikas;
- “SAPE” – Elena Jankūnaitė, Simona Petrauskaitė;
- “Wetland” – Diana Tumėnaitė, Giedrė Jurkuvėnaitė, Vėjas Stalgys;
- “Wasted Space” – Greta Suslavičiūtė, Svetlana Zobnina, Gabija Jonušaitė, Gediminas Poškus, Karolis Kleinas.
The workshops involved mixed student teams from various courses. Participants had the opportunity to share experiences, collaborate with one another, and engage in the Vilnius Faculty’s ongoing architectural artistic research, which explores topics related to climate change.
