ARCC King Student Medal For Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), this award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual … Continue reading ARCC 2018-2019 King Medal Program
“Last October, some 30,000 Toronto residents descended on the Bentway, the city’s newest urban park, to experience a nighttime illumination by Dutch designer Daan Roosegaard that rippled like an oceanic current overhead. Titled Waterlicht, the LED projection was a poetic way of bringing awareness to rising water levels. It’s hard to imagine Waterlicht’s happening at that spot … Continue reading Toronto’s Bentway Park by Public Work
Arata Isozaki of Japam has been selected as the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. He becomes the 41st laureate of the Pritzker Prize. The 87-year-old Isozaki is an architect based in Japan. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo. His early projects were influenced by European experiences with a style mixed between “New Brutalism” and … Continue reading Arata Isozaki AWARDED PRITZKER PRIZE
Deadline Extended to Monday, March 4th We are at a critical transition in architectural education—one that must propel schools to address the urgency of the multiple challenges facing our current environment. Join us in engaging this transition at the 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design, in Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 2019. Through a two-stage abstract and paper … Continue reading 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design – Deadline Extended
Kat Martindale is a researcher, writer, consultant and lecturer in architecture and urbanism. Originally educated as an architect (Plymouth), then urban designer (Oxford Brookes), and urban geographer (Oxford) before landing in Sydney to read for a PhD in planning policy, Kat has won nine international awards and scholarships for her work. Kat has worked for … Continue reading First Keynote Speaker for ARCC 2019 – Kat Martindale
2021 ARCC CONFERENCE AND 2022 ARCC-EAAE CONFERENCE Request for Proposals Deadline: Saturday March 30, 2019 Each year the Architectural Research Centers Consortium hosts an important international conference on architectural research. Every two years, ARCC jointly hosts our international conference with our European partners The European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE). Our 2016 international conference was … Continue reading ARCC Conference Call for Hosts – 2021 & 2022
The registration site for ARCC 2019 is now open. To register, please log into your ConfTool accoiunt at: https://www.conftool.net/arcc2019 and choose “Register as Participant”. We look forward to having you joining us in Toronto. Registration Registration fees are in U.S. Dollars (USD). For Visa and Entry Requirements in Canada, please click here. Early Bird Member Rate (ARCC) (before … Continue reading ARCC 2019 registration now open
TRANSLATION Submission Deadline: June 15th, 2019 Submit here From new design procedures, to the physical testing of materials and production techniques, to alternative construction methods and workflows, the process of advancing an architectural concept from initial idea to full material realization makes use of a broad array of strategies. For its upcoming issue, TAD seeks scholarly submissions, … Continue reading TAD Translation Call for Papers
We are at a critical transition in architectural education—one that must propel schools to address the urgency of the multiple challenges facing our current environment. Join us in engaging this transition at the 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design, in Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 2019. Through a two-stage abstract and paper peer-review process for traditional, poster, and lightning … Continue reading 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design
Monday, 01/21/19 Deadline for submissions In the world of increasing complexity and competing ideas, approaches, resources and techniques, how does architecture mediate these tensions? What is the role of academics and researchers in developing research outcomes that are meaningful and measurable? What is the role of practicing designers (architects, engineers and scientists) in developing an … Continue reading ARCC 2019 Submission Deadlines Extended
Architecture’s Afterlife: an invitation to participate in a progression study According to UK-based data, 66% of architecture graduates will never become architects. The question becomes where do these graduates go? Anecdotal evidence suggests that this missing 66% end up working within a wide range of alternative construction roles, across various other design disciplines, the cultural … Continue reading Architecture’s Afterlife Survey
A team of students and faculty from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma is using photovoice and focus group approaches to design more effective spaces. Associate Professor of Architecture Dave Boeck, Associate Professor of Regional and City Planning John Harris, alumnus Chris Lê, and Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Regional … Continue reading Participatory Design in Zambia through the University of Oklahoma
The Call for Papers for the fifth international peer reviewed conference of the UK Association of Architectural Educators is now open. Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 12 December 2018. The Conference will be hosted by the University of Westminster on 24-26 April 2019. sign up here to receive updates about the conference and the … Continue reading Call for Papers – UK Association of Architectural Educators
The ARCC Board is pleased to award the 2019 New Research Award to Jacob Mans of the University of Minnesota. The award is intended to acknowledge and reward emerging figures in architectural and environmental design research that demonstrate innovation in thinking, dedication in scholarship, contributions to the academy, and leadership within architectural and environmental design research. … Continue reading 2019 New Researcher Award
The ARCC Board is pleased to award the 2019 James Haecker Distinguished Leadership Award to Linda Groat. Named in honor of ARCC’s founding Executive Secretary, this award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the growth of the research culture of architecture and related fields, including urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, and … Continue reading 2019 James Haecker Distinguished Leadership Award
The ARCC Board is pleased to award the 2019 research incentive award to Shelby Doyle and Nick Senske of Iowa State University for their proposal “Polycasting: multi-material 3D printed formwork for reinforced concrete.” The award aims to support and promote high‐quality architectural research and scholarship activities in ARCC member schools. The program provides faculty in … Continue reading 2019 Research Incentive Award
PLEA 2018 Conference in Hong Kong PLEA stands for “Passive and Low Energy Architecture”, a commitment to the development, documentation and diffusion of the principles of bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovative techniques for sustainable architecture and urban design. PLEA is a renowned, highly regarded international annual conference to discuss and promote the … Continue reading PLEA Conference Upcoming
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce a CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the 2019 Intersections Symposium – a series of sessions at the 2019 AIA Conference on Architecture. They are looking for research projects that address Bottom-Up Social Change: Materials, Buildings, Community. The … Continue reading Call for Research Project Abstracts – ACSA19 Intersections
In the world of increasing complexity and competing ideas, approaches, resources and techniques, how does architecture mediate these tensions? What is the role of academics and researchers in developing research outcomes that are meaningful and measurable? What is the role of practicing designers (architects, engineers and scientists) in developing an applied research agenda in architecture? … Continue reading ARCC 2019 Request for Submissions
Thursday, September 20th, Friday, September 21st & Saturday, September 22nd’s events will take place at the Salk Institute. The ANFA Conference will explore, from a scientific basis, the range of human experiences that occur in context with elements of architecture, both exterior and interior. Communication, knowledge sharing, collaboration, partnership, and integration will set the tone … Continue reading Register for the 2018 ANFA Conference
The Building Technology Educators’ Society is pleased to announce the Call for Submissions for our 2019 conference, “Integration and Innovation,” which will be held June 20-22, 2019 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Theme Overview: “The cross pollination of disciplines is fundamental to truly revolutionary advances in our culture.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson Innovation can … Continue reading 2019 Building Technology Educators’ Society Conference – “Integration and Innovation”
