«Reconstructing Ukraine: Heritage is home». The Third International Conference of the UREHERIT Project

UREHERIT together with Architects Association of Lithuania invites to third public conference

An international European cultural project “UREHERIT. Architects for heritage in Ukraine: recreating identity and memory” together with Architects Association of Lithuania (liet. Lietuvos Architektų Sąjunga ) launches a third conference on 11th April 2025 in Vilnius! This year’s theme: “Reconstructing Ukraine: Heritage is home”.

The 2024 – 2026 UREHERIT project is addressing heritage as a resource for sustainable cultural, social, environmental, and economic recovery, while solving challenges of preservation, re-definition and highlighting the national and local cultural identity and reflecting the memory in the rebuilding. Project participants will share their knowledge and experience, and will experiment with the aim to build competence on the heritage protection, regeneration of culturally meaningful plans and projects and empowering of local communities as a tool for building the new, democratic, and sustainable Ukraine. The project is initiating a platform for long-term cooperation between architects, urbanists, landscape architects from Ukraine and other European countries to protect and develop the natural and heritage as a resource for the recovery of Ukraine.The project is initiated by the Architects Association of Lithuania, as well as the consortium of 11 organizations from Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Romania, Italy, Germany, Estonian, Ukraine with the Architects’ Council of Europe as associated partner.

The third public UREHERIT conference, dedicated to Ukrainian architecture and cultural heritage, will take place on 11th of April at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius. During the event, project participants will present the progress of the UREHERIT initiative, including completed and ongoing research, developed methodologies, and past and upcoming professional and community-focused activities—such as workshops, seminars, training programs, and educational initiatives for Ukrainian architecture schools.

The conference will address key topics related to the preservation, recovery, and adaptation of cultural heritage, including:

• Assessment of urban and architectural heritage value
• Evaluating and protecting heritage damaged by war
• Community engagement and empowerment in heritage preservation and adaptation
• Holistic renovation of modernist housing
• Architectural competitions as a tool for meaningful and sustainable heritage recovery
• The role of technology in cultural heritage preservation

The event continues to foster dialogue, share expertise, and explore innovative approaches to rebuilding and preserving cultural heritage in Ukraine.

TIME: 10:00am EET (9:00am CET) 11th of April

PLACE: National Gallery of Art in Vilnius

Participation is free of charge. Registration is needed, please register by clicking here.

The conference will be held in a hybrid format – in person and live-streamed online. The streaming link will be provided later.

The event will be conducted in English and Ukrainian with simultaneous translation available (to/from both languages).

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