Gilma Teodora Gylytė (born 3 April 1984 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian architect, entrepreneur and activist.
Gilma Teodora Gylytė | |
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| Born | April 3, 1984 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Occupation | Architect |
Career
editGylytė graduated from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 2006 and a master's degree in 2008. Her master's thesis on a proposed prison in Pagiriai[1] received the award for best postgraduate thesis from the Lithuanian Union of Architects in 2008[2] and was nominated for Archiprix International, the biennale for the world’s best architecture graduation projects[3].
Since 2009, she has actively contributed articles to professional and cultural media outlets such as Modulør[4], LRT[5], and 15min[6], and has collaborated with book publishers[7].
In 2013, Gylytė co-founded Do Architects, one of the largest Baltic architecture and urban design studios.[8]
Gylytė's works - Vainiai Palace, Ogmios City, Svencelė, a villa in Giruliai, Pelėdžiukas kindergarten and Pilaitė gymnasium - were nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture from 2011 to 2023.[9] Gylytė's projects also won main prizes at local awards presented by the Lithuanian Union of Architects[10] and the Lithuanian Ministry of Environment.[11]
In 2022, Gylytė co-founded Rebuild Wonderful Ukraine, an initiative uniting Central and Eastern European architects, lawyers, philosophers and donors with Ukrainian institutions,[12] and promoting human-centric transformations of socialist buildings, primarily Soviet schools.[13]
In 2023, Gylytė served as a member of the jury at the Czech Architecture Awards organized by the Czech Chamber of Architects.[14]
Gylytė has been an active keynote speaker at global and local events, conferences and biennales, including the Lviv Urban Forum in 2023 and 2024[15], the Sofia Architecture Forum in 2022[16], and the Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna in 2023[17], among others.
She is a member of the Architects' Chamber of Lithuania.[18]
Personal life
editIn 2021, Gylytė married Remigijus Šimašius,[19] who was then serving as the Mayor of Vilnius, and had previously held the position of Minister of Justice in Lithuania.
References
edit- ^ "Kalėjimas Viniuje, Pagiriuose. Gylytė, Gilma Teodora". dspace.vgtu.dev.effective-webwork.de. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nugalėtojų laurai – VGTU architektūros studentams". kauno.diena.lt. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Prison city - Sunken city as rehabilitation opportunity". archiprix.org. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "MODULØR #6 2009". issuu.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Gilma Teodora Gylytė: pamokos iš Lvivo arba kodėl nebegalime kaltinti sovietmečio". lrt.lt. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Gilma Teodora Gylytė: užrašai po pasivaikščiojimo su Deyan Sudijc". 15min.lt. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "„Miesto architektūra" – žmonėms, kurie domisi miestu". leidyklalapas.lt. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Gilma Teodora Gylyte". AnotherViewture. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Do Architects - EUmiesaward". miesarch.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Paskelbti konkurso "Žvilgsnis į save" laureatai". Lietuvos architektų sąjunga. October 2, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Winners". NAA Apdovanojimai. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Transformation of Space and Thinking: Interview with Gilma Teodora Gylytė". FOLD. September 12, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Top of the Class". Monocle. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Výsledky české ceny za architekturu již 9. 11. 2023 na galavečeru". TZB-info. October 21, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Forum Speakers 2024". lvivurbanforum.org. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Sofia 2022 - Speakers". share-architects.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "16th Global Peter Drucker Forum". druckerforum.org. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Architektai - Lietuvos architektų rūmai". laris.lt. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Vilniuje oficialiai susituokė Remigijus Šimašius ir architektė Gilma Teodora Gylytė". 15min.lt. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.