A. Daugėlaitė “Expression of sustainable architecture and its directions” doctoral dissertation defense

Author, Institution: Aurelija Daugėlaitė, Kaunas University of Technology

Science area, field of science: Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003

Scientific Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Indrė Gražulevičiūtė-Vileniškė (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)

Dissertation Defense Board of History and Theory of Arts Science Field:
Prof. Dr. Jūratė Kamičaitytė (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003) – chairperson
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dalia Dijokienė (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)
Prof. Dr. Dario Martinelli (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)
Prof. Dr. Sandra Treija (Riga Technical University, Latvia, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitra Tsirigoti (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, Technological Sciences, Environmental Engineering, T004)

Dissertation defense meeting will be at Rectorate Hall of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio 73 – 402, Kaunas)

The doctoral dissertation is available at the library of Kaunas University of Technology  (Gedimino 50, Kaunas) and on the internet: A. Daugėlaitė el. dissertation.pdf

Annotation: The doctoral dissertation analyzes the aesthetics of sustainable architecture and its various expressions, along with exploring the potential for creating aesthetically appealing and sustainable architectural designs. The research includes a historical analysis of sustainable architecture development and its historical connections with ethical ideas. It also examines existing architectural objects in the Baltic Sea region and evaluates sustainable building certification systems as well as architectural quality criteria. This dissertation introduces a classification of sustainable buildings and proposes a methodology for evaluating them based on theoretical approaches. Additionally, the study presents the results of a sociological study that explores the social-psychological acceptability of the directions of sustainable architecture. In this dissertation aesthetics is perceived as a comprehensive sensory experience, which is based on a wider spectrum of senses necessary for a high-quality architectural environment.