European Architecture Student Assembly - 25/07/2026 - 09/08/2026 - Waterford, Ireland
European Architecture Students Assembly
is a platform for cultural and educational exchange, connecting architecture students and professionals across Europe and the world.
Organised around assemblies, each year a different country within the EASA network hosts the main 2-week long summer residency, with other smaller events happening throughout the year.
The annual gatherings enable participants to explore alternative forms of architectural thinking and practice outside of the traditional university context, with students taking the delivery of their education into their own hands.
EASA Norway, 2017
In 2026, Ireland & Northern Ireland will host EASA under the theme Seanchaí.
A nod to the traditional Irish storyteller. Rooted in Ireland’s rich oral heritage, EASA Seanchaí will explore the practice of storytelling as a vessel for folklore, history, and shared memory. The event will bring over 500 architecture students from more than 50 countries to the city of Waterford to engage in 30 simultaneous workshops and an immersive programme of cultural exploration.
“These tales were made not for reading, but for telling. They were made and told for the passing of long nights, for the shortening of weary journeys, for entertaining of traveler-guests, for brightening of cabin hearths...”
-Seumas MacManus
During EASA, students and professionals form a community of participants, tutors, organisers and helpers which maintains itself – we all work, study, rest, cook, eat, clean and live together. Workshops make up the majority of the programme, with evening socials, lectures, excursions, exhibitions, open discussions, intuitive one-day workshops, and spontaneous performances take place, among other activities.
EASA Bulgaria, 2014