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From 19–21 March, Architektūros fondas is organising an international three-day symposium on circular design, featuring a conference and an accompanying art programme. By linking critical discourse in urbanism and architecture with artistic practices, the symposium 'What Goes Around Comes Around' approaches circular design not only as a strategy for the reuse of spaces and materials, but also as a way to rethink value, labour, energy and continuity over time.

On May 10–11, Open House Vilnius, organised by Architektūros fondas, returns for its 11th edition. Once again, the event will invite residents and visitors to explore architecture through free tours of unique buildings that are usually closed to the public. Over 50 sites will open their doors, and popular meetings with the city's creators—a hit from last year— will return. A new addition to the programme will be four guided stories about green urban spaces.

On September 13-14, UREHERIT will host a creative workshop “Holistic renovation of modernism housing in Ukraine”, focusing on post-war mass housing districts in Ukraine and across Europe.
This workshop, supported by Creative Europe and the Lithuanian Culture Institute, brings together professionals from Ukraine and the EU to dive deeper into the potential and future of modern housing built after World War II experts in the field of architectural heritage had their first meeting discussing key issues. Experts will address economic, social, and ecological challenges, working to develop recommendations for quality renovations in Ukraine.
During the workshop, a group of experts from Ukraine and EU countries will continue the work started a year ago on drafting recommendations for the holistic renovation of Soviet-era apartment blocks. The workshop will begin and end with public events, open to everyone.
Members of the “UREHERIT | Holistic Renovation of Soviet-Era Apartment Blocks” working group: Rūta Leitanaitė (UREHERIT project coordinator, Lithuania), Martynas Marozas (working group leader, Lithuania), Andrej Shcherbina (Ukraine/Belgium), Alona Subin-Kozhevnikova (Ukraine), Gintarė Kapočiūtė (Lithuania), Anna Kyrii (Ukraine), Johan De Wachter (Netherlands), Yevgen Zapotochnyi (Ukraine), Martynas Mankus (Lithuania), P. Tomasz Wilk (Switzerland), Mykhailo Shevchenko (Ukraine), Tanya Boyko (Ukraine), Svitlana Biriuk (Ukraine)
Public Events:
September 13, 10:00 – 12:30: Discussion on “The Architectural and Cultural Value of Soviet-Era Mass Housing Districts”
September 14, 18:00 – 19:00: Review of workshop results
Location: Lithuanian Union of Architects, Kalvarijų g. 1 (2nd floor), Vilnius
Language: English

The 10th edition of Open House Vilnius will be held on the weekend of May 18 and 19. During the festival, 70 objects will open their doors to the city's residents and visitors. The programme will feature a wide range of architectural guided tours, meetings with the city's creators, and artistic performances.