The European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) is a platform for exchange of ideas and knowledge for European students of architecture. This is achieved primarily by the EASA-Summer Assembly and also by the SESAM (Small European Students of Architecture Meeting), and the INCM
(Intermediate National Contact Meeting). This exchange should continue throughout the year and could be achieved by ong
oing communications between the events. EASA is not an established organisation but a non-political and nonprofit network aimed at bringing people together. The essence of the EASA, since it’s beginning in Liverpool in 1981, is maintained by the ‘EASA spirit’ - easy to feel but difficult to describe. Here architecture students can discuss their ideas, work together and exchange their experiences concerning architecture, education or life in general. By holding assemblies in different countries we have the chance to discover their cultural, historical, and environmental background. By exploring new dimensions of communication, reflection and presentation we can achieve a new perspective of dealing with the architectural profession. EASA represents a holistic agenda of equal rights towards; gender, race, sexuality or perceptive minority. The inclusion and presentation of this ideal ought to be made apparent through the diversity of participants, workshops and lectures. The aim of the EASA is for those who participate to have an extraordinary experience. Each EASA Summer Assembly has a theme. It is the starting
point for our common adventure. An adventure that gathers different cultures and ideas of architecture. It has to be strong, powerful and generating the project. EASA was established in 1981, when students of architecture from Liverpool invited their fellow students from Europe to come and help them solve problems in their city. About 300 students gathered to work on the theme ‘starting up the EASA experience’. Since then there have been assemblies in different countries with 400 to 500 participants each year:
1981 LIVERPOOL, England, Starting up the EASA Experience
1982 DELFT, Netherlands, Architecture of an Uncertain Future
1983 LISBOA, Portugal, Social Spaces
1984 AARHUS, Denmark, Turning point in Architecture
1985 ATHENS, Greece, Interpretation and Action in the City
1986 TORINO, Italy, Architecturi Latenti
1987 HELSINKI, Finland, Architecture and Nature
1988 BERLIN, Germany, The Dimension Between
1989 MARSEILLE, France, Heritage et Creativé
1990 KARLSKRONA, Sweden, Exploration http://www.edwardjenner.net/easa-Karlskrona.html
1991 KOLOMNA, USSR, Regeneration
1992 ÜRGÜP, Turkiye, Vision 2000 Environment
1993 SANDWICK, Scotland, The Isle
1994 LIÈGE, Belgium, Consommer l’Inconsumable
1995 ZAMOSC, Poland, Beyond the Borders
1996 CLERMONT L’HERAULT, France, Dream Builders!
1997 THE TRAIN, Scandinavia, Advancing Architecture – http://freigeist.info/easa_1997
1998 VALETTA, Malta, Living on the Edge
1999 KAVALA, Greece, Osmosis – http://www.ntua.gr/easagr/kavala.html
2000 ANTWERP/ROTTERDAM, Belgium/Netherlands, Dis-Similarities http://members.lycos.nl/easa/
2001 GÖKÇEADA, Turkiye, No Theme – http://go.to/easa2001
2002 VIS, Croatia, Senses
2003 FRILAND, Denmark, Sustainable Living – http://www.easa003.tk/
2004 ROUBAIX, France, Metropolitain-Micropolitain
2005 BERGUEN, Switzerland, Trans, Transit, Transition – http://www.easa005.ch/
2006 BUDAPEST, Hungary, common:place – http://www.easa006.hu/
2007 ELEFSINA, Greece, City Index
2008 LETTERFRACK, Ireland, Adaptation
2009 DARFO BOARIO TERME, Italy, SupermARCHet
2010 MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Identity
2011 CADIZ, Spain, deCOASTruction
2012 HELSINKI, Finland, Wastelands – www.wastelands.fi
2013 ŽUŽEMBERK, Slovenia, Reaction – www.easa013.si
2014 VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria, Symbiosis
To come:
2015 Valetta, Malta, Links
2016 Lithuania, Not Yet Decided
2017 Denmark, Hospitality -https://www.easanetwork.org/hospitality
2018 Rijeka, Croatia, RE: EASA http://easacro.info/reeasa.html
2019 Villars-Sur-OIlon, Switzerland, TOURIST https://www.easanetwork.org/tourist
2020 Valga, Estonia, APATHY https://easaestonia.ee/ ...UPCOMING :)
