APLE Project

APLE26 Conference Programme
The conference programme brings together educators, researchers, and practitioners presenting innovative approaches to architectural education, design methodologies, and the relationship between academia and professional practice.
Presentations will take place both in person and online, creating space for international exchange and dialogue.

APLE Fest:

Friday, 20 February // Communicating Architecture

10:00–13:00 Morning session – construction of student pavilions (Galleries on all floors)
11:00 Individual pavilion presentations (Galleries on all floors)
12:00 OPEN Talk (Lobby): Workshops Experience
19:00 Exhibition Opening (Lobby / Galleries on all floors)
20:00 Party with DJ SUMMERDRIVE (Lobby

APLE Fest:

Thursday, 19 February // Understanding Architecture

10:00–13:00 Morning session – construction of student pavilions (Galleries on all floors)
11:00 Visit by primary school students and students from the Banja Luka Construction School (Archi-e-scape)
12:00 OPEN Talk: Ja BiH Biennial (Lobby) // x.E.E.T. Talk // VR Immersive Experience
14:00–17:00 Afternoon session – construction of student pavilions (Galleries on all floors)
19:00 Stage Talk (Lobby): SUPERHERO OR HUMAN – Architectural Confessions

APLE Fest:

Wednesday, 18 February // Building Community

10:00–13:00 Morning session – construction of student pavilions (Galleries on all floors)
11:00 Festival opening // Opening of the Pop-Up Fair (Lobby)
12:00 Author-guided tour of the new AGGF building
14:00–17:00 Afternoon session – construction of student pavilions (Galleries on all floors)
19:00 Pop-Up Café: Building the Community (Bunker)

Day 3:

The final day of APLE Fest is dedicated to communicating architecture — sharing processes, ideas, and results.

Friday, February 20 – Communicating Architecture

construction sessions
presentations
Talk – Workshop Experiences
Exhibition Opening
Party with DJ SUMMERDRIVE

APLE Fest also hosts the Pop-Up Fair with industry partners: Alumil, Xella, Feal, Nostro, Baumit and Orfej.

For three days, the new AGGF building becomes a living laboratory of architectural education and collaboration.

See you at APLE Fest Banja Luka 2026.

Day 2:

Day two explores how we understand architecture — through dialogue, experience, and interaction.

Thursday, February 19 – Understanding Architecture

Continued construction of student pavilions
Visits by primary and secondary school students (Archi-e-scape workshops)
OPEN Talks & x.E.E.T. Talk
VR Immersive Experience
STAGE Talk: SUPERHERO OR HUMAN – Architectural Confessions

APLE Fest creates a space where architecture is not only designed — but discussed, questioned, and experienced.

Join us.

Day 1:

We invite you to APLE Fest Banja Luka 2026, the final exhibition of the Erasmus+ APLE project (Architectural Pop-Up Labs for Knowledge Exchange).

Hosted at the new building of the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Banja Luka, the festival transforms the faculty into an open house of architecture — a space of building, learning, dialogue, and exchange.

Wednesday, February 18 – Building Community
The festival opens with the construction of five student pavilions as part of the Pop-Up Live Studio, bringing together 30 students and mentors from seven architecture schools (Trondheim, Rome, Zagreb, Podgorica, Mostar, Sarajevo and Banja Luka).

Opening of APLE Fest & Pop-Up Fair
Author-guided tour of the new AGGF building
Evening Pop-Up Café: Building the Community

Let’s build together.
Welcome!

🇪🇺Co-funded by the European Commission.

💬 Architecture in Dialogue

Beyond the exhibition, APLE Fest offers inspirational talks, Pop-Up Café discussions, VR immersive experiences, a mini construction fair, and informal evening programmes—creating space for exchange between academia, professional practice, and the community.
The festival opens key questions:
What is an architectural exhibition today?
How can critical thinking be encouraged?
How does architectural education prepare students for real-world complexity and responsibility?
APLE Fest 2026 marks the final phase of the Erasmus+ APLE project—an open platform for reflection on the future of architectural education and practice.
🔗 More info: apleproject.com
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Programme & Pavilions

🏛️ Four Pavilions. One Open Learning Space.
APLE Fest 2026 presents the work and methodologies of architectural Pop-Up Laboratories developed within the Erasmus+ APLE project, with contributions from faculties in Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Mostar, Podgorica, and international partners from Trondheim, Rome, and Zagreb.
The exhibition is organised through four thematic pavilions:
• Live Studio – problem-based studio rooted in real context
• Real Studio – virtual Pop-Up labs using data-driven approaches
• Data Studio – practice-oriented studio linked to the labour market
• Open Studio – collaborative action in the public realm
Together, they explore how architecture communicates complex spatial issues—within academia and beyond.

Announcement

📢 APLE Fest 2026 – Open House of Architecture
📍 Banja Luka | 🗓 18–20 February 2026
From 18 to 20 February 2026, the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy at the University of Banja Luka hosts APLE Fest 2026 – a three-day festival bringing together students, educators, researchers, professionals, and the wider public to explore contemporary questions of architecture, education, and social responsibility.
The Faculty building transforms into an Open House of Architecture, inviting everyone to experience learning-by-doing, experimentation, collaboration, and real engagement with spatial and social challenges.