PAScapes Summer School "Cultural landscapes: Concrete Heritage" at Vilnius University

On 23-27 September, (Post)Authoritarian Landscapes Research Centre (PAScapes) organised an international summer school "Cultural landscapes: Concrete heritage" for PhD students interested in concrete heritage.

During the intensive programme, participants delved into the situation of one of the most important materials of the 20th century - concrete - and its heritage, assessment and the possibility of its preservation in Lithuania and abroad, focusing on two case studies - Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports (arch. Eduardas Chlomauskas, Zigmantas Liandsbergis, Jonas Kriukelis, eng. Henrikas Karvelis, 1964) and summer vacation hotel "Žilvinas" in Palanga (arch. Algimantas Lėckas, eng. Kęstutis Augustinas, 1969).

An international team of heritage experts, architects, and historians worked with PhD students on concrete heritage issues: assoc. Prof. Dr. Kyle Normandin (Columbia University), assoc. Prof. Dr. Marija Drėmaitė (Vilnius Uni), dr. Aušra Černauskienė (Vilnius Uni).

In the course of four days, three important objects of Lithuanian concrete heritage were visited - Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Kaunas IX Fort Memorial Museum (arch. Gediminas Baravykas, Vytautas Vielius, 1984) and its monument (sculp. Alfonsas Ambraziūnas, 1984) and summer vacation hotel "Žilvinas", six lectures on concrete heritage took place, meetings with various decision-makers were organised while workshops and discussions helped to formulate guidelines on how to renovate and adapt the studied objects while preserving their uniqueness and values.

Organisers

Organised by Vilnius University, Faculty of History “(Post)Authoritarian Landscapes” Research Centre in collaboration with post-doctoral research “Evaluation and Preservation of Post-War Concrete Architecture.”

Prof. dr. Marija Drėmaitė (Vilnius University)

Trainee researcher dr. Aušra Černauskienė (Vilnius University)

Speakers

Assoc. prof. dr. Kyle Normandin (Columbia University)
Assoc. prof. dr. Wido Quist (TU Delft; DOCOMOMO International generalinis sekretorius)
Dr. Stefania Landi (Pisa University; ICOMOS ISC20C viceprezidentė)
Dr. Błażej Ciarkowski (University of Łódź)

Summer School is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania under the University Excellence Initiatives Programmeof the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania. Project No.: S-A-UEI-23-12 & A postdoc project “Evaluation and Preservation of Post-War Concrete Architecture.” Project No.: S-PD-22-88.