Technically it is a Network, the biggest architecture students network in Europe. The European Architecture Students Assembly has more than a three-decade-long tradition. It was established in 1981 in Liverpool with the purpose of connecting with students from other European countries. Attendees exchange experiences and cultural knowledge, ideas and thoughts, through which they study the hosting place, make proposals for development issues, include the local community and interact with the surroundings. The Assembly itself gathers half a thousand students of architecture each summer from more than 200 Schools of Architecture. The main activities are various practical and theoretical workshops held by skilled tutors, accompanied by lectures by local and international architects. The Network moves to a new venue every year, providing fresh views and challenges in practical spatial design and theory. The organizing process is run by individual volunteers, who make the core of the assembly by combining the location and theme, finding partners and sponsors. The Network and its events always happen at a certain location for a specific reason. This can arise from the desire to socialize, create, learn, change, draw attention to problems, civil initiative etc. The success of the assembly depends on everyone’s personal involvement, i.e. ‘the more you put in it, the more you get out of it’. It brings a unique creative spirit among the participants, also known as the EASA Spirit which is difficult to describe but easy to feel. (information stolen from EASA 013 Žužemberk webpage http://www.easa013.si/)
EASA Summer Meetings:
1981 Liverpool, England: Starting up the EASA Experience
1982 Delft, Netherlands: Architecture of an Uncertain Future
1983 Lisbon, 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-Putikko, Finland: Architecture and Nature
1988 Berlin, Germany: The Dimension Between
1989 Marseille, France: Heritage et Creativé
1990 Karlskrona, Sweden: Exploration
1991 Verkhoturie and Kolomna, USSR: Regeneration (This assembly was held at two sites)
1992 Ürgüp, Turkiye: Vision 2000 Environment
1993 Sandwick, Scotland: The Isle
1994 Liège, Belgium: Consommer l'Inconsumable
1995 Zamość, Poland: Beyond the Borders
1996 Clermont-l'Hérault, France: Dream Builders!
1997 The Train, Scandinavia: Advancing Architecture (This assembly was held on board a train driving through Denmark, Sweden, and Norway)
1998 Valletta, Malta: Living on the Edge
1999 Kavala, Greece: Osmosis
2000 Antwerp and Rotterdam, Belgium/Netherlands: Dis-Similarities
2001 Gökceada, Turkey: No Theme
2002 Vis, Croatia: Senses
2003 Friland, Denmark: Sustainable Living
2004 Roubaix, France: Metropolitan - Micropolitain,
2005 Bergün, Switzerland: Trans, Transit, Transition.
2006 Budapest, Hungary: Common Places
2007 Eleusina, Greece: City Index
2008 Dublin-Letterfrack, Ireland: Adaptation
2009 Brescia, Italy: supermARCHet
2010 Manchester, UK: Identity
2011 Cadiz, Spain: deCOASTruction
2012 Helsinki, Finland: Wastelands
2013 Žužemberk, Slovenia: Reaction
2014 Veliko Tărnovo, Bulgaria: Symбиоза
2015 Valletta, Malta: Links
2016 Nida, Lithuania: NOT YET DECIDED
2017 Fredericia, Denmark: Hospitality. Finding the framework
2018 Rijeka, Croatia: RE:Easa
2019 Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland: EASA:Tourist
2020 Valga, Estonia: Apathy
2021 Kragujevac, Serbia: Reality
2022 Călărași, Romania: 1:1
2023 Sheffield, United Kingdom: Commons
2024 Benidorm, Spain: EASA Shanzhai
