Day 1 – 15.10.2026 

Opening of exhibitions:

• Exhibition of the Architects’ Council of Europe – good examples from the regeneration of the built environment in Europe
• Exhibition – competition – projects in all fields of architecture – prizes are not monetary – more details and requirements will be published soon
• Exhibition about the history of INTERARCH

Day 2 – 16.10.2026 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AND LECTURERS OF THE CONFERENCE

Venue – UACEG, Aula Maxima – 1 Hristo Smirnenski Blvd.

The program is not final and is subject to change.

08:00-10:00 – registration at UACEG

10:00 – 10:45- opening – greetings from official guests and authorities from abroad and from Bulgaria

10:45 – 13:10 – Panel 1 – European policies on cities and urban planning

● Daniel Fuegenschuh (Austria), President of ACE – 10 min. Introduction to European Policies in Architecture

● Representative of the European Commission – 10 min. Introduction to the New European Bauhaus

● Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton & Vassal (France), 2021 Pritzker Prize Laureate – 25 min

● Eugen Panescou- Romania- „Quality for affordable housing in Europe and the strength of architectural policies“ – 25 min.

● Lecturer from Bulgaria – to be specified – 25 min.- Housing Strategies and the Renovation of the Built Environment.

●Yasmin Shariff (United Kingdom) – „Critical Architecture, Nature and Magic: Transformational Design for Recovery“- 25 min.

● Prof. Arch. Todor Krastev (Bulgaria)- „Policies for the Architecture of Memory„– 25 min.

13:10 – 14:30 – lunch time

14:30-16:35 – Panel 2 – European policies on sustainability, affordable housing and neighborhood spaces, healthy public spaces and healthcare buildings

● Lecturer from Bulgaria – to be specified – 25 min.

●  José Luis Cortes Delgado (Mexico) – former President of UIA – circular economy 25 min.

● Didier Vancutsem (Germany) – Towards Resilient Urban Landscapes with the Systems Thinking Approach – A European experience“ – 25 min.

● Lecturer from Bulgaria – to be specified – 25 min.- Bulgarian Cities.

● Henning Lensch (Germany) – expert architect in the field of healthcare facilities and healthy public spaces – 25 min.

16:35- 17:25 – Panel 3 – round table discussion on Architectural Competitions as a condition for high quality of the built environment and urban spaces. Moderator – the President of ACE Daniel Fuegenschuh – total duration 50 min.

17:25 -18:00 – closing and awarding of the awards by the jury of the exhibition – competition

19:30 – Farewell party – at the Central House of Architects, 11 Krakra Street .

Day 3 – 17.10.2026 

• Visits to Bulgarian architectural and historical sites

Will be announced soon

Note!

► The conference is free for all Bulgarian and foreign architects and students in architecture.

► Official languages of the conference are English and Bulgarian – simultaneous translation into these 2 languages will be provided.