tours

Cagliari

26-29.08.2026

registration call for abstracts

KEY DATES

website launch & call for abstract
February 23, 2026

conference registration opens
March 3, 2026

abstract submission extended
~~April 19, 2026~~
April 30, 2026

notification of abstract
acceptance
May 30, 2026

deadline for final submission of reviewed abstracts
June 15, 2026

early bird registration deadline
June 16, 2026

excursions registration deadline
August 3, 2026

conference registration deadline
August 3, 2026

EAAE Annual Conference
August 26-29, 2026

Hosting the EAAE AC/GA 2026 in Sardinia means not only discussing the potential of small- and medium-scale interventions, but also engaging with this dimension through direct observation and embodied experience of the relationships between built form, landscape, and community.

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26.08.2026 | Historical Landscape

Self-guided & Free Tour / afternoon
Cittadella dei Musei – Pinacoteca – Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari

This self-guided tour offers participants an introduction to the historical and cultural landscape of Cagliari through some of the city’s most important museum institutions, whose collections span from prehistoric Sardinia to medieval and early modern periods. Participants will receive a map and itinerary at the registration desk open from 3:00 PM and may freely explore the sites before the Opening Ceremony at 5:00 PM.

29.08.2026 | Mining Landscape

Paid Guided Tour / all day with light-lunch included / distance: 60 min by bus
Masua – Porto Flavia – Carbonia
Limited to 55 participants

This guided tour explores the extraordinary mining landscapes of south-western Sardinia, where industrial archaeology, infrastructure, and territory merge into a unique cultural environment. The itinerary includes visits to Masua and Porto Flavia, the iconic suspended mining port carved into the coastal cliffs, as well as the town of Carbonia, one of Italy’s most significant twentieth-century “città di fondazione”. The tour offers participants the opportunity to reflect on landscape transformations connecting Sardinia’s industrial heritage with broader questions of architecture, territory, and social history.

29.08.2026 | Nuragic Landscape

Paid Guided Tour / all day with light-lunch included / distance: 90 min by bus
Pozzo di Santa Cristina – Nuraghe Losa
Limited to 55 participants

This guided tour explores the ancient landscapes of Sardinia through two of the island’s most remarkable Nuragic archaeological sites. The itinerary includes the sacred well of Santa Cristina, an extraordinary example of Nuragic architecture and cosmological design, renowned for its geometric precision and spatial symbolism, and Nuraghe Losa, one of the best-preserved megalithic fortresses in Sardinia. The tour offers participants an immersive experience into the relationship between architecture, ritual, and landscape, highlighting the cultural significance of the island’s archaeological heritage within the Mediterranean context.

29.08.2026 | Coastal City Walk

Free Guided Tour / morning / distance: 90 min by foot
Su Siccu – Fiera Campionaria – Padiglione Nervi – Parco degli Anelli – Lazzaretto

This walking tour explores the modern and contemporary architectural landscape of Cagliari’s waterfront. The itinerary includes key sites such as the former Fiera Campionaria, the Padiglione Nervi, and the regenerated spaces of Su Siccu and Parco degli Anelli, concluding at the historic Lazzaretto cultural complex. The tour offers participants the opportunity to reflect on contemporary urban transformations, and the evolving identity of Cagliari’s coastal landscape.

CREDITS

Steering Commitee
Roberto Cavallo
EAAE President / TU Delft (NL)

Pier Francesco Cherchi
University of Cagliari (IT)

Adriano Dessì
University of Cagliari (IT)

Marco Moro
University of Cagliari (IT)

Local Organizing Committee
Maddalena Achenza, Pier Francesco Cherchi, Adriano Dessì, Alessio Floris, Donatella Rita Fiorino, Stefano Mais, Francesco Marras, Marco Moro, Elisa Pilia, Valentina Pintus, Emanuele Reccia, Sergio Serra

Scientific BoardRoberto Cavallo
EAAE President
TU Delft (NL)

Mia Roth-Čerina
EAAE vice-president
University of Zagreb (HR)

Dag Boutsen
EAAE Council Member
KU Leuven (BE)

Michela Barosio
EAAE Council Member
Politecnico di Torino (IT)

Patrick Flynn
EAAE Council Member
TU Dublin (IE)

Māra Liepa-Zemeša
EAAE Council Member
Riga Technical University (LV)

Madeleine Maaskant
EAAE Council Member
Amsterdam Academy of Architecture (NL)

Claus Peder Pedersen
EAAE Council Member
Aarhus School of Architecture (DK)

Nicolas Pham
EAAE Council Member
ENSA Versailles (FR)

Massimo Santanicchia
EAAE Council Member
Iceland University of the Arts (IS)

Jörg Schröder
EAAE Council member
Leibniz University Hannover (DE)

Ivan Blečić
Dean of DICAAR
University of Cagliari (IT)