Conference Theme

1) Prospect and Trends: discuss methods and meaning in design strategies as philosophical reflection that contributes to new aesthetics and functionalism.

• Emergence Matters.
• Vision in Architecture and Urbanism.
• Cities of the Future.
• New vs. Old: technological advances and preservation.
• Sustainable Urban redevelopment.
  

2) Towards New Pedagogy: covers critical aspects in architectural theories as integral part to contemporary design and the profession while spanning a wide spectrum of issues.

• Architecture as Manifest.
• Globalization and new creativity.
• Architecture Ideology, perception and politics.
• Urban innovation.
• Philosophy of teaching Architecture.
  

3) Utopia and Reality: explores measures as essence and effective meaning for application and realization of future architecture.

• New Architecture: Purpose, Permanence and Perception.
• Virtual and Real:  Architecture in Cyberspace.
• Culture and Identity.
• Reading Architecture: Authorship vs. Inhabitation.
  

4) Form Generation: describes design tools and materialization process of geometrics such as digital design tools beyond formal, functional and structural aspects.

• Architecture Form and Structure.
• Parametric design - tools and processes.
• Computational Design.
• Algorithmic Architecture.
• Virtual Design and Construction.
• Kinetic Architecture.
  

5) Adoptable Built Environments: considers spatial configuration, materials and socio-cultural tendencies to meet future user needs and environmental challenges.

• Performance Driven Environments.
• Sustainable Strategies: renewable, Zero-Carbon, and energy sources.
• Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA).
• New Materials and Form.
• Social and Behavioral Perception.