SHARE Georgia 2026 Forum

Protection as Architectural Communication


The lecture explores protection beyond physical function, showing how materials, boundaries and opening can become an architectural language of trust, vulnerability, hospitality and communication.


Key questions
The discussion will explore protection as an architectural language: when does enclosure become communication, and when does opening become an act of trust? Key topics include material protection, thresholds, transformable façades, vulnerability, hospitality, and how tectonic decisions can carry emotional and cultural meaning beyond their technical function.


Moderator: Nikoloz Lekveishvili, Co-founder, TIMM Architecture (Georgia)


Speakers:


George Zautashvili
Co-founder, R312 Architects (Georgia)


Gvantsa Nikolaishvili
Expert in Urban Planning (Georgia)


Ellen Kapanadze
Projects Manager, Tbilisi Public Art Fund (Georgia)


Zura Jishkariani
Writer and Artist (Georgia)


Tobias Wallisser
CEO / Founding Partner, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) (Germany)


Amr Attia
Principal & Managing Partner, PUD Consultants (Egypt)


Viggo Haremst
Partner & Design Director, Henning Larsen (Denmark)
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