About department

The department was found on the 4^th of July 2000 by the statement of VGTU Council with its title “Department of Engineering Architecture”. From September 2008 by the statement of VGTU Council of the 3^rd of June  2008 the department title was changed into “Architectural Engineering” as more appropriately reflecting the subject matter of its activities.

The department is profile, its specialization is in architecture and engineering, i.e. specifics of the future professionals is more similar to architects -engineers taught in universities of Lithuania before the World War II. Architectural engineering education aims to teach engineers that have greater breadth than civil engineers in the context of university education that becomes increasingly complemented with humanities and social sciences. Graduates are better prepared to be in charge for the whole project, perform both architectural and structural design of the structure. Specific feature of the undergraduate and graduate studies is that engineering study subjects in the program are accompanied by architectural (artistic) subjects. 2010-2013 year graduated 141 undergraduate students.

In 2004 the graduate program was found in the department. Overall number of the department graduates (retrieved 2013 09 30) is 270 bachelors and 75 masters. 2010-2013 year master graduated 24 students.

Head of the department from its beginning is dr. prof. habil. Josifas Parasonis.

 Tutors:

dr. assoc. prof. Aistė Andriušytė (from 2000),

dr. assoc. prof. Audronė Endriukaitytė (from 2004),

dr. assoc. prof. Linas Gabrielaitis (2000-2002),

asist. Inga Garnytė-Sapranavičienė (from 2001),

assoc. prof. Regina Gaušienė (2001-2006),

dr. assoc. prof. Tatjana Grigorjeva (from 2007),

lect. Birutė Juodagalvienė (from 2007),

assoc. prof. Gintaras Klimavičius (2007-2012),

asist. Jūratė Mačiulytė (2002-2013),

dr. assoc. prof. Algimantas Nakas (2002-2005),

assoc. prof. Meda Norbutaitė (from 2006),

dr. prof.habil. Josifas Parasonis (from 2000),

lect. Liudvikas Antanas Skardinskas (2003-2012),

assoc. prof. Juozapas Šipalis (from 2002),

assoc. prof. Gitenis Umbrasas (from 2008),

asist. Alfonsas Vaškevičius (2004-2005),

asist. Andrius Keizikas (from 2012),

asist. Andrej Jodko (from 2013).

 

Affairs management Irena Freitakienė (from 2000).

 

J. Parasonis. „Statinių konstrukcijų projektavimo pagrindai“, 2008.

A.Endriukaitytė, J.Parasonis, R.Bliūdžius. „Pastatų apšiltinimas akmens vata“, 2009.

 

R. Gaušienė. „Spalvininkystės pagrindai“, 2003; J. Parasonis. A. Andriušytė, L. Gabrielaitis, J. Mačiulytė, I. Garnytė-Sapranavičienė. Statinių architektūra ir konstrukcijos: kursinio projekto metodikos nurodymai“, 2003; A. Andriušytė „Architektūra – statybos menas“ (elektroninis leidinys), 2007; E. Gaudutis, J. Parasonis, J. Šipalis „Aukštybiniai pastatai. Architektūros ir konstrukcinių sprendinių raida“, 2008; B. Juodagalvienė „Bendroji inžinerinė grafika AutoCAD 2008 aplinkoje“ (elektroninis leidinys), 2008; J. Parasonis. A. Andriušytė,  A.Endriukaitytė, J. Mačiulytė, J. Šipalis. Statinių architektūra ir konstrukcijos: kursinio projekto metodikos nurodymai“, 2009.

Two doctoral dissertations prepared: Linas Gabrielaitis. Smėlinio pagrindo antrinės deformacijos eksperimentinis nustatymas, 2001. Scientific supervisor – prof.habil.dr. Josifas Parasonis;  Audronė Endriukaitytė. Šilumos ir masės mainų proceso sienų akmens vatos sluoksniuose parametrų tyrimai, 2003. Scientific supervisor – prof.habil.dr. Josifas Parasonis. There are 5 PhD students at the department now.

Scientific research in the department is done in two areas: Systematization and evaluation of structural maintenance performance reliability (qualifying). Supervisor J. Parasonis; Impact of traditional lithuanian architecture on modern wooden lithuanian architecture (qualifying). Supervisor A. Andriušytė.

From 2009 the department participates in Baltic Sea Region programme 2007-2013 project LONGLIFE – balanced energy efficient residential buildings, using standardized procedures, new and adapted technologies. Leader of the theme – dr. prof. habil. Josifas Parasonis. Main partner of the project – Berlin Technical University. Other participants of the project are Germany, Denmark, Poland, Russia. Duration of the project is 36 months.

Tutors of the department are active participants in the activities of international institutions.

J. Parasonis – Member of CIB W086 Building Pathology council from 1998; Member of International Informatization Academy from 1999; Independent Academy of Sciences of Israel member from 2003; Consultant of The American Biographical Institute council from 2003 m. L. Skardinskas –Leader – Expert of FIDIC translations into lithuanian.

Tutors of the department are active in architectural design, various competitions and exhibitions, scientific conferences, expertise of the buildings and their projects.

Tutors of the department were involved in the legislation of 2 laws and more than 40 construction technical regulations.