Projects - Institute of Architecture and Construction | KTU https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/ KTU Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:51:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Islands of Freedom: The Architectural Legacy of Lithuanian Displaced Persons in North America (LaSal) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/islands-of-freedom-the-architectural-legacy-of-lithuanian-displaced-persons-in-north-america-lasal/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:53 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/islands-of-freedom-the-architectural-legacy-of-lithuanian-displaced-persons-in-north-america-lasal/ The project examines the work of architects who were World War II refugees, known as DPs (displaced people), in North America. Their works, created in exile, reveal the diversity of Lithuanian modernist architectural language, the resilience strategies of the diasporic community, and efforts to preserve cultural identity. The project analyzes trajectories of professional migration, architectural […]

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]]> The Meta-Universe of 20th-Century Lithuanian Diaspora Architectural Culture (LtDI Metavisata) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/the-meta-universe-of-20th-century-lithuanian-diaspora-architectural-culture-ltdi-metavisata/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:52 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/the-meta-universe-of-20th-century-lithuanian-diaspora-architectural-culture-ltdi-metavisata/ The project is dedicated to researching and disseminating the architectural legacy of Lithuanian World War II refugees, known as “dipukai” (displaced people), in Chicago. Despite their historical and artistic significance, these architectural works in the USA are neither listed as Lithuanian cultural heritage nor often acknowledged as an integral part of it. The project will […]

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]]> Formation of urban structure of Lithuanian residential areas, taking into account forecasts of climate change of the country https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/formation-of-urban-structure-of-lithuanian-residential-areas-taking-into-account-forecasts-of-climate-change-of-the-country/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:51 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/formation-of-urban-structure-of-lithuanian-residential-areas-taking-into-account-forecasts-of-climate-change-of-the-country/ One of the main problems of the world, as well as of Lithuania, is global warming, its change, which poses a number of different types of ecological threats: floods, heat waves, storms, fires, epidemics, etc. All this affects the health and safety of people, the quality of the living environment, affects the microclimate of public […]

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]]> Reconstruction of Lithuanian cities and towns in 1918-1925. https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/reconstruction-of-lithuanian-cities-and-towns-in-1918-1925/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:50 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/reconstruction-of-lithuanian-cities-and-towns-in-1918-1925/ After the restoration an independent State of Lithuania in 1918 February 16, the network of institutions which implemented the functions of rebuilding Lithuanian cities and towns was formed, the legal framework inherited from the Russian Empire was changed, and specialists responsible for the rebuilding process were mobilized. In this way, the foundation for the modernization […]

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]]> Adaptive Facades Network https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/adaptive-facades-network/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:49 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/adaptive-facades-network/ Adaptive facades are an important tool for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings in order to achieve the goals set out in the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Currently, fa?ade systems are being developed, the functionality of which can be changed in relation to time and environmental conditions: facades can become conductive to solar thermal radiation […]

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]]> Building Integration of Solar Thermal Systems https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/building-integration-of-solar-thermal-systems/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:47 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/building-integration-of-solar-thermal-systems/ Energy use in buildings represents 40% of the total primary energy used in the EU and therefore developing effective energy alternatives is imperative. Solar thermal systems (STS) will have a main role to play as they contribute directly to the heating and cooling of buildings and the provision of domestic hot water. STS are typically […]

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]]> European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/european-energy-poverty-agenda-co-creation-and-knowledge-innovation/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:46 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/european-energy-poverty-agenda-co-creation-and-knowledge-innovation/ The core aim of this Action is to radically transform the extent and depth of scientific knowledge about energy poverty in Europe. It will generate a step change in how energy poverty is theorised, detected and addressed. It is aimed at developing and strengthening an international community of researchers and practitioners focused on combating energy poverty – a […]

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]]> Architect Jonas Mulokas (1907-1983): searching for an identity in a global world (MULOKAS) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/architect-jonas-mulokas-1907-1983-searching-for-an-identity-in-a-global-world-mulokas/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:45 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/architect-jonas-mulokas-1907-1983-searching-for-an-identity-in-a-global-world-mulokas/ The project is dedicated to the historical study of the work of Lithuanian expatriate architect Jonas Mulokas (1907-1983). The architect’s career began in interwar Lithuania, after graduating from Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. After fleeing the Soviet occupation, Mulokas continued his activity in a refugee camp in Augsburg and later moved to the USA. Designing […]

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]]> The Protection of Identity of Spatial Structure of Lithuania Towns, Townships and Country (Lietuvos erdvinio savitumo išsaugojimas) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/the-protection-of-identity-of-spatial-structure-of-lithuania-towns-townships-and-country-lietuvos-erdvinio-savitumo-issaugojimas/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:44 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/the-protection-of-identity-of-spatial-structure-of-lithuania-towns-townships-and-country-lietuvos-erdvinio-savitumo-issaugojimas/ The post The Protection of Identity of Spatial Structure of Lithuania Towns, Townships and Country (Lietuvos erdvinio savitumo išsaugojimas) appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Raising competence in scientific internship on the topic of research of durability of polymeric building materials and articles https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/raising-competence-in-scientific-internship-on-the-topic-of-research-of-durability-of-polymeric-building-materials-and-articles/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:43 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/raising-competence-in-scientific-internship-on-the-topic-of-research-of-durability-of-polymeric-building-materials-and-articles/ The post Raising competence in scientific internship on the topic of research of durability of polymeric building materials and articles appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Heritage as a Conflict: the Shift Between Modernist and After-Modernist Concepts of Heritage in Lithuania (Heritage as a Conflict) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/heritage-as-a-conflict-the-shift-between-modernist-and-after-modernist-concepts-of-heritage-in-lithuania-heritage-as-a-conflict/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:42 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/heritage-as-a-conflict-the-shift-between-modernist-and-after-modernist-concepts-of-heritage-in-lithuania-heritage-as-a-conflict/ Heritage protection is one of the most important and however at the same time controversial parts of culture. The impact of inheritance process, which is based on humanitarian values (historical, artistic, memorial, etc. value) on the daily economic and social processes, inevitably predetermines political, economic and cultural conflicts. Expectations based on variety of social partner’s […]

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]]> Smart Rehabilitation 3.0. Innovating professional skills for existing building sector (RehabiMed) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/smart-rehabilitation-3-0-innovating-professional-skills-for-existing-building-sector-rehabimed/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:41 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/smart-rehabilitation-3-0-innovating-professional-skills-for-existing-building-sector-rehabimed/ The post Smart Rehabilitation 3.0. Innovating professional skills for existing building sector (RehabiMed) appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Competence development through advanced building materials research and development activities https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/competence-development-through-advanced-building-materials-research-and-development-activities/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:40 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/competence-development-through-advanced-building-materials-research-and-development-activities/ The post Competence development through advanced building materials research and development activities appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Digitization and Dissemination of Lithuanian Heritage in Territory of Poland and Belarus https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/digitization-and-dissemination-of-lithuanian-heritage-in-territory-of-poland-and-belarus/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:39 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/digitization-and-dissemination-of-lithuanian-heritage-in-territory-of-poland-and-belarus/ The post Digitization and Dissemination of Lithuanian Heritage in Territory of Poland and Belarus appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Knowledge sharing on NZEB buildings in the Nordic-Baltic region https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/knowledge-sharing-on-nzeb-buildings-in-the-nordic-baltic-region/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:38 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/knowledge-sharing-on-nzeb-buildings-in-the-nordic-baltic-region/ The purpose of the collaboration with Aalborg University, Tallin University of Technology, Kaunas University of Technology and Riga Technical University is for to collect, compile and analyse data on Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in the Nordic and Baltic regions and disseminate results.

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]]> Investigation Exploitation Properties of Innovative Architecture Textile https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/investigation-exploitation-properties-of-innovative-architecture-textile/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:37 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/investigation-exploitation-properties-of-innovative-architecture-textile/ Project aims to improve scientific qualification of students and scientists through practical scientific activity. The students implement scientific activities during summer practices in order to obtain abilities and improve scientific capacity.

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]]> Cycle of Studies “Historical Development of Villages from Lithuania”, Volume Two (MLkaimai) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/cycle-of-studies-historical-development-of-villages-from-lithuania-volume-two-mlkaimai/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:36 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/cycle-of-studies-historical-development-of-villages-from-lithuania-volume-two-mlkaimai/ The post Cycle of Studies “Historical Development of Villages from Lithuania”, Volume Two (MLkaimai) appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Military Research Laboratory Management Plan https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/military-research-laboratory-management-plan/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:35 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/military-research-laboratory-management-plan/ Military Research Laboratory was designed by Lithuanian architect Vytautas Landsbergis and engineer Anatolijus Rozenbliumas in 1935. At present, the building belongs to the Faculty of Chemistry of KTU and has been listed as a cultural heritage of Lithuania. An international team of specialists will carry out the building’s historical, polychrome, constructional and other research and […]

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]]> Photo Fixation and Dissemination of Architectural Heritage of Lithuania Minor https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/photo-fixation-and-dissemination-of-architectural-heritage-of-lithuania-minor/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:34 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/photo-fixation-and-dissemination-of-architectural-heritage-of-lithuania-minor/ The post Photo Fixation and Dissemination of Architectural Heritage of Lithuania Minor appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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]]> Digital Archive of History and Heritage of Lithuanian Architecture (SLAIPA) https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/digital-archive-of-history-and-heritage-of-lithuanian-architecture-slaipa/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:53:33 +0000 https://asien.ktu.edu/projects/digital-archive-of-history-and-heritage-of-lithuanian-architecture-slaipa/ The post Digital Archive of History and Heritage of Lithuanian Architecture (SLAIPA) appeared first on Institute of Architecture and Construction.

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