Its board of directors has 6 members and a president who are elected every three years during the general assembly.

[1] On July 6th, 2023, the Lithuanian Architects' Union (LAU), together with the Latvian Association of Architects (LAA) and Union of Estonian Architects (UEA) declared its withdrawal from the Union of International Architects (UIA) in protest at the UIA's decision not to impose sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine.

Soon after the purchase, Lithuanian architectural union together with Lithuania's ministry of culture declared the building ruin to be a protected Lithuanian architectural treasure freezing Lidl's plans in the process.

[3][4][5] There have been speculations and allegations that such actions were a covert attempt to extort bribes.

After a public dispute, where Lidl placed formal complaints to various branches of Lithuanian government, including to Lithuania's president,[6] and after several rounds of legal battles,[7] Lithuanian architectural union backed off.