{"id":1574,"date":"2026-01-21T14:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/activities\/reading-room\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:55:42","slug":"reading-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nai.lt\/en\/activities\/reading-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section id=\"hero-block-1574-1\" class=\"hero-block hero-block-1574\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"hero-block__row\" style=\"background-color: #D3DBE4\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hero-block__title \">\n                    <h1>Reading Room <\/h1>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"hero-block__block border-bottom-show\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hero-block__column\">\n                        <div class=\"hero-block__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NAI Reading Room is a free, open space where you can browse a rich collection of architecture and related publications. It offers a continuously growing selection of books and periodicals, plus a place for work, meetings, lectures, and discussions.  <\/p>\n<p>The collection includes architecture books and journals, exhibition catalogues, architects\u2019 monographs, theory and criticism, and etc. Holdings are regularly expanded with international and Lithuanian editions, as well as by recommendations from students and professionals. <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hero-block__column\">\n                        <div class=\"hero-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7916\" height=\"5277\" src=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022.jpg 7916w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nai.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AA_2025-04-24_022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7916px) 100vw, 7916px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"my-list\" class=\"my-list my-list-1574\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"my-list__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"my-list-items   border-bottom-show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Reading Room is open and free of charge.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReaders do not need to register in advance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublications are intended for on-site reading.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlease search for the required book in the electronic catalog.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlease leave publications on the table or return them to staff.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFree wireless internet access is available in the Reading Room.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"my-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__space\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"my-list-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShould you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-list__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-list__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-list__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NAI also hosts public program events here, which aim to foster an intellectual, responsible, and critical tone in architecture. Priority is given to dialogue between Lithuanian and foreign architects and thinkers, encouraging evaluation and reflection on the current situation; it presents practices based on intellectually argued methodologies.<\/p>\n<p>In the NAI Reading Room, we have already discussed with US-Lithuanian architect Kazys Varnelis, Pippo Ciorra, architecture curator at MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Italy, Dr. Oxana Gourinovitch, researcher at RWTH Aachen University, the authors of the Lithuanian National Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, various Lithuanian architects, and others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-list__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-list__image\">\n\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\/Kazys-Varnelis-2025.07.31-WebSize-26-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" 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