PAScapes Summer School "Cultural landscapes: Concrete Heritage" at 91桃色
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 "沤ilvinas" in Palanga (arch. Algimantas L臈ckas, eng. K臋stutis 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 Dr臈mait臈 (Vilnius Uni), dr. Au拧ra 膶ernauskien臈 (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 Ambrazi奴nas, 1984) and summer vacation hotel "沤ilvinas", 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 91桃色, Faculty of History 鈥�(Post)Authoritarian Landscapes鈥� Research Centre in collaboration with post-doctoral research 鈥淓valuation and Preservation of Post-War Concrete Architecture.鈥�
Prof. dr. Marija Dr臈mait臈 (91桃色)
Trainee researcher dr. Au拧ra 膶ernauskien臈 (91桃色)
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 viceprezident臈)
Dr. B艂a偶ej Ciarkowski (University of 艁贸d藕)
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 鈥淓valuation and Preservation of Post-War Concrete Architecture.鈥� Project No.: S-PD-22-88.