Each year, the assembly takes place in a different European country, shaped by its local context and people. Each edition develops a theme alongside its location, using it as a lens through which the place is explored. In turn, the city becomes a shared space for testing ideas and learning together. EASA is a living, fluid assembly — ever changing as it moves.

Participants live, work, and learn together through workshops, lectures, excursions, and shared daily life.

Seanchaí — the Irish word for storyteller — frames EASA 2026. The theme invites participants to explore architecture as a way of listening, remembering, and sharing stories, using Waterford as a place to test ideas through making, conversation, and shared daily life.