{"id":1011,"date":"2026-01-21T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:45:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"my-accordion\" class=\"my-accordion my-accordion-1011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"my-accordion__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout Us\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion__row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item active-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 14, 2026, restoration works officially begin at the Kaunas Central Post Office building &#8211; the Cultural Infrastructure Centre marks the start of the project \u201cModernisation and activation of the Kaunas Central Post Office\u201d with an event and installs a symbolic time capsule in the wall. It is announced that the restoration works will continue until July 2027, and that the National Institute of Architecture will move into the building sometime later.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pastas-2026.01.14-DariusMatonis-WebSize-22-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Institute of Architecture establishes itself in Kaunas in temporary premises at K\u0119stu\u010dio St. 19: an office and a reading room are set up there, with the reading room functioning as an open space for meetings and events. On April 24, the reading room hosts the send-off event for the Lithuanian National Pavilion heading to the Venice Architecture Biennale \u2013 the NAI\u2019s first public event and a symbolic official start of the institution\u2019s activities. In the same year, the restoration project for the post office building is prepared and procurement begins for the building\u2019s reconstruction works.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_015-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On June 4, 2024, art historian and exhibition curator K\u0119stutis Kuizinas wins the Ministry of Culture\u2019s competition to lead the National Institute of Architecture &#8211; the founder and long-time director of the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius. In the summer, the team begins to take shape, with deputy director Vilt\u0117 Migonyt\u0117-Petrulien\u0117 joining. The institute\u2019s strategic directions are developed, and in the autumn the public is presented with plans for the building\u2019s renovation and its future functions. At the same time, the Cultural Infrastructure Centre carries out the preparatory phase of the EU-funded project \u201cModernisation and activation of the Kaunas Central Post Office.\u201d     <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vilte-migonyte-petruliene-66f2b3283bb66-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In September 2023, Kaunas\u2019s modernist architecture, including the Central Post Office building, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as \u201cModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919\u20131939.\u201d On December 20 of the same year, the Government led by I. \u0160imonyt\u0117, by Resolution No. 1004, decides to establish the National Institute of Architecture in Kaunas and allocates the former Kaunas Central Post Office building for its activities. This gives the building\u2019s new use a clear direction and a solid legal basis.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/379375285_586494203497970_1910810302307285801_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, on December 14, 2022 the Government adopts a decision to take the Kaunas Central Post Office building for public needs. The building is transferred to the Cultural Infrastructure Centre to manage under a right of trust, so that stabilisation, conservation, and repair works can be carried out and public access ensured. Both in society and at the political level, the idea of the National Institute of Architecture continues to be developed, along with its future functions and operating principles.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19.10.09_Pasto-diena-Paste-fM.Patasius-4-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19.10.09_Pasto-diena-Paste-fM.Patasius-4-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19.10.09_Pasto-diena-Paste-fM.Patasius-4-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19.10.09_Pasto-diena-Paste-fM.Patasius-4-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2021<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, a feasibility study is launched on how to activate and repurpose the Kaunas Central Post Office. During the preparation of the study, public discussions and creative sessions are organized, and the process is coordinated by architect Dr Inga Urbonait\u0117-Vadoklien\u0117. At the same time, the Cultural Infrastructure Centre assesses the building\u2019s condition and calculates the funding needed for stabilization and conservation works. The study presents three alternatives and is completed by September. Architects, institutions, and the community are involved in the process.    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_5035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discussions about the building\u2019s future shift to the national level: after unsuccessful attempts to sell it and ongoing condition issues, it is publicly stated that the building needs a clear state strategy. A working group formed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications discusses possible scenarios and endorses the idea of establishing an architecture center-museum in the building. At the same time, the \u201cPa\u0161tininkai\u201d group continues its advocacy, and in the public sphere the view strengthens that the site must be preserved and adapted for public needs.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KVK_8511-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     width=\"54\" height=\"54\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     alt=\"arrow-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After AB \u201cLietuvos pa\u0161tas\u201d moves out of the historic Kaunas Central Post Office building and announces plans to sell it, members of the architectural community and cultural field activists form the civic movement \u201cPa\u0161tininkai\u201d (\u201cPostmen\u201d). The group sets the goal of preserving the building designed in 1932 by Feliksas Vizbaras and opening it to the public &#8211; as a center for architecture, design, and urban culture. In the autumn, the first visions for repurposing the building are presented and a consistent, long-term public campaign begins.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kauno-centrinis-pasas-5c4f07e2495e5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"my-accordion__lines\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big.png 1200w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"toggle-item\" class=\"toggle-item toggle-item-1011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btnToggle \">\n\t\t\t\tInitiative group \u201ePa\u0161tininkai\u201c \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\" alt=\"open-toggle\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text border-bottom-show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPa\u0161tininkai\u201d (en. &#8220;Postmen&#8221;) is an initiative group of active Kaunas residents which, in 2019, as discussions about the future of the Kaunas Central Post Office began, took on not only protest rhetoric but also very concrete work: it brought together more than 20 professionals from different fields, organized creative workshops, applied design-thinking methodology, and developed several realistic scenarios for activating and repurposing the building. Their core idea was an architectural institution &#8211; ranging from an architecture museum and exhibition spaces to the \u201cPost:Vizbaras\u201d cluster with the idea of a National Museum of Architecture and Design.<\/p>\n<p>Later, when \u201cLietuvos pa\u0161tas\u201d announced plans to sell the building at auction, \u201cPa\u0161tininkai\u201d publicly pressured city and state institutions to take responsibility more quickly, proposed possible activities, and helped shift public perception of the building as a cultural and architectural platform rather than merely a commercial property. This direction today aligns with the official decision: the Kaunas Central Post Office is being adapted for the National Institute of Architecture to operate as a contemporary cultural center of national and international significance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa\u0161tininkai\u201d: K\u0119stas Vaik\u0161noras, Linas Tuleikis, K\u0119stutis Zaleckis, Ingrida Veli\u016bt\u0117, Jolita Kan\u010dien\u0117, Dainius Lanauskas, Andrijana Filinait\u0117, Andrius Ropolas, Vaidas Petrulis, Audrys Karalius, Jurgita \u0160iug\u017edinien\u0117, Gediminas Banaitis-Skrandis, \u017dilvinas Rink\u0161elis, and others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"toggle-item\" class=\"toggle-item toggle-item-1011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btnToggle \">\n\t\t\t\tHistory of the building\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\" alt=\"open-toggle\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most important elements of the future National Institute of Architecture\u2019s exhibition is the institution\u2019s home itself. The Institute has been entrusted with a major responsibility: to give purpose and life through its activities to one of the most significant examples in the history of modern Lithuanian architecture &#8211; the historic Kaunas Central Post Office building. A building that once, through its architecture, represented Lithuania and the Temporary Capital and their modernization will become a place where Lithuanian architecture is presented and fostered.<\/p>\n<p>To look at the origins of the building, we should go back to the third decade of the last century: the rapidly growing needs of the country\u2019s main city required new post office premises. Until then, the functions of various departments had been scattered across several different locations, and the existing facilities were poorly suited to the ever-increasing correspondence needs of the Temporary Capital. In 1929, as preparations approached for the commemoration of the anniversary of Vytautas the Great\u2019s death, a final decision was made to build new premises that would serve both as the home of Kaunas Central Post Office and of the national Post Administration itself.<\/p>\n<p>The first design was prepared in 1929 by Kleopas Gaigalis, an engineer at the Post Administration, but soon engineer Feliksas Vizbaras was invited to design the building. The architect created a structure that blended organically into the existing development along the city\u2019s central street, combining modernist architecture with explorations of the so-called \u201cnational style.\u201d In the architect\u2019s own words, the design aimed to meet \u201cthe requirements of modern construction today: more space and light, a clear division of premises, and avoiding unnecessary so-called architectural embellishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s restrained decoration primarily reflects interpretations of folk art: the window surrounds were designed with inspiration from traditional wood carving; the vestibule and hall floor tiles were laid out using motifs from tablecloth patterns; and the molded ornamentation in the operations hall was inspired by patterns found on a folk necktie. The operations hall was also decorated with a frieze featuring a painted anthology of postage stamps from the first decade of independence (artist Petras Kalpokas), three paintings by Kazys \u0160imonis, and stained-glass windows depicting the coats of arms of Vilnius, Grodno, and Klaip\u0117da.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Post Office building consists of sections for public services, administration, and mail sorting. The configuration of the public part of the building &#8211; where an \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 vestibule leads into three separate spaces intended for different functions &#8211; was inspired, according to F. Vizbaras, by the traditional Lithuanian home and by what he described as \u201cthe Lithuanian\u2019s customary desire to have a clear situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along the central axis was the main operations hall. To the left of the vestibule was the financial services department, where postal and telegraph money transfers and insured letters were accepted and paid out. On the right were the telegraph cashier, telephone booths, and a railway ticket office. In the Laisv\u0117s Avenue wing, the second to sixth floors housed the post office and the Post Administration\u2019s offices and various departments.<\/p>\n<p>Parcels were accepted and handed out in the northern wing, accessed deeper into the plot from E. O\u017ee\u0161kien\u0117 Street. Although the architect justified this decision as a way to relieve the city\u2019s central street of \u201cdrivers and carts loaded with boxes and sacks, and the rather poorly dressed red-capped porters,\u201d the separation of parcel services from the building\u2019s other public functions was criticized in the press.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to parcel services, the rear wing housed the postal dispatch unit as well as the departments for ordinary and registered correspondence and periodicals. There was also a spacious customs room there &#8211; before the construction of the building, customs procedures had been carried out separately.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of the Central Post Office building was completed toward the end of 1931. By the end of that year, the city\u2019s main post office had already moved in, and at the very beginning of 1932 the Post Administration of the Ministry of Transport and Communications followed. The ceremonial opening began on the morning of January 8 that year, with the building being blessed by Fr. Juozas Tumas-Vai\u017egantas. In keeping with the spirit of the time, it was strongly emphasized that the building\u2019s creation relied almost entirely on Lithuanian materials, as well as Lithuanian design, technological, and construction capacities. It became one of the most modern and luxuriously fitted public buildings in Lithuania, and a symbolic moment when modernist architecture was accepted as suitable for public representation at the highest level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"our-team\" class=\"our-team our-team-1011\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"our-team__title \">\n\t\t\t\tTeam\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"team-slider-arrows border-bottom-show\">\n\n        <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"list-strategy\" class=\"list-strategy list-strategy-1011\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"list-strategy__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tObjectives\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"my-list-items  \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrengthen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchitecture as an art form and its expression &#8211; opening up spaces for exhibitions, events, and innovative ideas that shape the future face of architecture.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLithuania and the world through architecture, sharing Lithuanian architectural art internationally and introducing global trends locally.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNurture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchitectural heritage by collecting, researching, and contextualising architectural history, with a particular focus on Kaunas interwar modernism, through museum collections and research, and by integrating heritage into the contemporary built environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCelebrate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchitectural art by organising presentations, awards, and other events at both local and international levels.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEncourage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe development of architectural policy and heritage-conservation ideas, promoting the creation of a sustainable, high-quality built environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPart of Europe\u2019s architectural discourse by participating in the New European Bauhaus and other major international initiatives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpread\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnowledge by initiating and publishing architecture-related publications, organising educational activities, and ensuring access to key architectural resources for different groups in society.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space my-list-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreative mobility by running architecture residencies, encouraging exchanges among architects and creative professionals, and creating conditions for collaboration and experimentation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"list-strategy__lines\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big.png 1200w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lines-big-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"toggle-item\" class=\"toggle-item toggle-item-1011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<button 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Bridges for Architectural Art and Innovation<\/p>\n<p>To foster the development of architectural art by creating opportunities for contemporary exhibitions, events, and innovative ideas &#8211; strengthening Lithuania\u2019s ties with the world, showcasing the country\u2019s architecture on the international stage, and inspiring today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s creators.<\/p>\n<h6>This strategic direction aims to foster the development of architectural art by opening up opportunities for exhibitions and events that place contemporary architecture in a global context. The main goal is to strengthen Lithuania\u2019s ties with the world, showcase the country\u2019s architecture on the international stage, and inspire creators across both present and future generations. Through international formats such as exhibitions, conferences, and creative workshops &#8211; which not only present innovative architectural projects but also encourage intercultural exchange and collaboration &#8211; architects and other creators will share ideas, discuss global trends in architecture, and develop joint projects.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u259e\u259e\u259a\u259e\u259d \u259a\u2590<\/h6>\n<p>2. Heritage as a Cultural Reference System and a Source for Contemporary Creation<\/p>\n<p>To foster architectural heritage, especially Kaunas modernism, by integrating this unique cultural layer into the contemporary environment and shaping Lithuania\u2019s image as a sustainable and socially responsible country.<\/p>\n<h6>This direction focuses on architectural heritage, with particular attention to Kaunas modernist architecture. The goal is not only to preserve this unique cultural layer, but also to give it new life &#8211; strengthening Lithuania\u2019s image as a sustainable and socially responsible country. Here, heritage is not just a historical artefact, but a source of creative energy &#8211; something to draw inspiration from and to develop contemporary projects that also foreground historical value.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u259e\u259e\u259a\u259e\u259d \u259a\u2590<\/h6>\n<p>3. A Platform for Creative Mobility and Knowledge Sharing<\/p>\n<p>To cultivate creative collaboration and experimentation, setting new precedents for knowledge sharing, education, and inspiration &#8211; strengthening the architectural community and ensuring access to valuable creative resources for all.<\/p>\n<h6>This direction is dedicated to creative collaboration, the exchange of ideas, and supporting creative initiatives, ensuring that the architectural community has opportunities to share knowledge, learn, and inspire others. Such collaboration, encouraged both locally and internationally, will give creators opportunities to grow &#8211; while enriching and strengthening the architectural community. The outcomes will be accessible to all groups in society through educational programmes, creative workshops, and seminars.<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"toggle-item\" class=\"toggle-item toggle-item-1011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btnToggle \">\n\t\t\t\tThe council\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/themes\/itbrolis\/images\/arrow-big.svg\" alt=\"open-toggle\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\">\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text border-bottom-show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-text__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Institute of Architecture Council is a 12-member advisory body, appointed for a three-year term by order of the NAI Director. The Council reviews the organisation\u2019s strategic directions and provides recommendations to the Institute and the Ministry of Culture, assesses performance results, and proposes improvements. The Council includes cultural and environmental policy-makers, delegates from professional organisations, academics, representatives of the NGO sector, and the NAI Director.<\/p>\n<p>Council composition:<\/p>\n<p>Reda Aleli\u016bnait\u0117 \u2013 Adviser in the Professional Arts and Internationalisation Policy Group; delegated by the Ministry of Culture.<\/p>\n<p>Asta Rokickien\u0117 \u2013 Head of the Architecture and Construction Policy Group at the Ministry of the Environment.<\/p>\n<p>Gintaras Bal\u010dytis \u2013 architect, Chair of the Lithuanian Architects\u2019 Association.<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Rekevi\u010dius \u2013 architect, member of the Council of the Lithuanian Chamber of Architects; head of the \u201cAketuri architektai\u201d studio.<\/p>\n<p>Vainius Pilkauskas \u2013 landscape architect, Chair of the Lithuanian Association of Landscape Architects.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Lolita Jablonskien\u0117 \u2013 art historian, exhibition curator, Associate Professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Liutauras Nekro\u0161ius \u2013 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Vilnius Tech.<\/p>\n<p>Dr J\u016brat\u0117 Kami\u010daityt\u0117 \u2013 Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU).<\/p>\n<p>Dr Marija Dr\u0117mait\u0117 \u2013 architectural historian, Professor at Vilnius University, exhibition curator.<\/p>\n<p>Dr J\u016brat\u0117 Tutlyt\u0117 \u2013 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Vytautas Magnus University (VDU), author of architectural research.<\/p>\n<p>Simona Didvalyt\u0117 \u2013 Director of the non-profit organisation \u201cArchitekt\u016bros fondas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>K\u0119stutis Kuizinas \u2013 art historian, exhibition curator, Director of the NAI.<\/p>\n<h6>More information &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Del-NAI-Tarybos-sudarybos-ir-Tarybos-darbo-reglamento-patvirtinimo.pdf\">read here<\/a>.<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-footer.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1011","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2001,"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions\/2001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}