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 edit
Gylytė graduated from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
In 2013, Gylytė co-founded Do Architects, one of the largest Baltic architecture and urban design studios.[1]
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.[2] Gylytė's projects also won main prizes at local awards presented by the Lithuanian Union of Architects[3] and the Lithuanian Ministry of Environment.[4]
In 2022, Gylytė co-founded Rebuild Wonderful Ukraine, an initiative uniting Central and Eastern European architects, lawyers, philosophers and donors with Ukrainian institutions,[5] and promoting human-centric transformations of socialist buildings[disambiguation needed], primarily Soviet schools.[6]
In 2023, Gylytė served as a member of the jury at the Czech Architecture Awards organized by the Czech Chamber of Architects.[7]
Personal life edit
In 2021, Gylytė married Remigijus Šimašius,[8] who was then serving as the Mayor of Vilnius, and had previously held the position of Minister of Justice in Lithuania.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vilniuje oficialiai susituokė Remigijus Šimašius ir architektė Gilma Teodora Gylytė". 15min.lt. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.