Programme is under development. Speakers and topics may be subject to change.

Side Events Associated with the Seminar

• Houses that Create Happiness – Homes Designed by Louis Kahn and Alvar Aalto (exhibition at Kuressaare Town Hall Gallery from 07.09. to 10.10.2026)
• Light, Space and Joy – Louis Kahn and Alvar Aalto Film Days
• Creative Environment and Joy of Living – Student Visions of Places that Create Happiness (exhibition at Kuressaare Episcopal Castle)

Additional speakers and accompanying events will be announced soon.

	Marco Falsetti Italian architect, educator and architectural historian. His research focuses on Louis Kahn, urban form and architectural theory. Falsetti is co-author of Rome and the Legacy of Louis I. Kahn and is considered one of Europe’s leading Kahn scholars.
	Alessandro Vassella Swiss architect and one of the leading experts on Louis Kahn’s work. Specialising in sustainable architecture and the conservation of historic buildings, he has authored and edited several important Kahn publications.
	Per Olaf Fjeld Norwegian architect, professor emeritus and former student of Louis Kahn at the University of Pennsylvania. Internationally recognised as an architect, educator and author, he has extensively explored Kahn’s connections to Nordic architecture.
	Gregory Melitonov Kahn Architect, educator and co-founder of Taller KEN. His work combines architecture, community engagement and design-build education. As the grandson of Louis I. Kahn, he brings both a personal and professional perspective to the architect’s legacy.
	Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen Finnish architect, author and architectural writer known for numerous publications on Alvar Aalto, Eliel Saarinen and Finnish residential architecture. Her work focuses on Nordic architectural heritage and domestic environments.
	Kathrine Næss Norwegian architect and Associate Professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). Her research examines the relationship between daylight, structure and living environments, with a particular focus on housing and wellbeing in northern latitudes.
	Neeme Raud Conference Moderator. Neeme Raud is an acclaimed Estonian journalist and international correspondent. As part of the Kahn 120 anniversary program held in New York in 2021, he moderated the discussion “Louis Kahn as a Teacher” with Charles E. Dagit Jr., a former student of Louis Kahn.

Programme and Presentations

• Preparatory Meetings
• 17.00 Exhibition Tour – Houses That Make People Happy, guided by representatives of the Alvar Aalto Foundation
• 19.00 Dinner

• Marco Falsetti (Italy) – Louis Kahn and His European Grand Tour, 1928–1950
• Gregory Melitonov Kahn (USA) – Ecological Architecture in the United States – In the Spirit of Kahn (working title)
• Panel Discussion moderated by Marco Falsetti:
  What Kinds of Places and Houses Make People Happy?
•  Alessandro Vassella (Switzerland)
•  Per Olaf Fjeld (Norway)
• Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen (Finland) – The Ethics of Space and the Human Dimension of Home: Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn (working title)
• Kathrine Næss (AHO Oslo) – The Productive and Inspiring House as a Community Model (to be confirmed)