Practices Toward a Future (12th Annual Symposium of the Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum) Fallingwater, PA, USA. Symposium Date:  May 27-31, 2020 Submissions Deadline: Feb 1, 2020 Website:  http://www.acsforum.org/symposium2020/ The Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality Forum invites participation in its Twelfth Annual Symposium. ACSF 12 will take place in FALLINGWATER (Southwestern Pennsylvania), Frank Lloyd Wright’s most … Continue reading Symposium: Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum →

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 member institutions, but is … Continue reading KING STUDENT MEDAL 2019 Recipients →

Caudill Fellowship Awarded to a new doctoral student in the Texas A&M University Department of Architecture, the William Wayne Caudill Student Research Fellowship provides an opportunity to focus on innovation in professional practice and management, people-centered design and predesign services, or computing and information technology. The fellowship was established by the architecture firm Caudill, Rowlett, … Continue reading Caudill Fellowship – Texas A&M University →

The Research Incentive Award aims to support and promote high‐quality architectural research and scholarship activities in ARCC member schools. The program provides faculty in ARCC member schools with the resources needed to support and enhance their research and creative activities and to develop their research agendas. The inaugural recipients of the Research Incentive Award were … Continue reading Inaugural Research Incentive Award Update →

Announcing: Buildings & Cities Special Issue Guest editors: Alison Kwok (University of Oregon) and Fionn Stevenson (University of Sheffield) Deadline for abstract submission: 07 November 2019 https://www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-papers/education-and-training-mainstreaming-zero-carbon.html Built environment education is at a critical juncture to ensure that the workforce has the capacities and capabilities to rapidly decarbonise built environments and reduce environmental degradation, for … Continue reading Call for Papers, special issue : Education and Training: mainstreaming zero carbon →

CALL FOR PAPERS informa #13 ‘Urban Disruptors’ informa is the peer-reviewed journal of the University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture. Initially conceived as a professional architecture magazine from 2001-2015, since its 11th issue it has been reformatted as an academic publication. The journal publishes commissioned and peer-reviewed articles about architecture, urbanism, and spatial theory. The … Continue reading CALL FOR PAPERS informa #13 →

The call for submissions for the EAAE-ARCC 2020 Conference is now out. the conference will be hosted by the Universitat Politecnica De Valencia from June 10-13, 2020. Authors are invited to submit their abstracts for either papers or posters in any of the eight thematic areas under the umbrella of this edition’s topic: “The architect and … Continue reading ARCC-EAAE International Conference in Valencia – Call for abstracts →

Take a fieldtrip and come to Portland for the week! Register soon, see details below. Less than two months away – we hope that you can join this year’s Reynolds Symposium in Portland at the White Stag Building, October 18-20, 2019, focusing on architectural education and the urgency of schools to address the multiple challenges facing our current … Continue reading 2019 Reynolds Symposium: Education by Design →

ARCC is happy to provide the following summary of our activities during the 2018-2019 academic year. We would like ot thank our member schools and everyone who participated in any of those activities: During 2018-2019, ARCC was happy to welcome eight new member institutions including Cal Poly Pomona, Clemson University, Kennesaw State University, Laurentian University, … Continue reading ARCC 2018-2019 Summary of Activities →

BUILDINGS, CITIES, AND PERFORMANCE Simulation-based and data-driven methodologies in environmental research Extended abstract submission deadline extended to August 7th 4th International Symposium of the PhD Program at IIT College of Architecture in collaboration with the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC). November 15-17, 2019 R. Crown Hall, IIT Campus, Chicago, IL Submission link: https://www.conftool.net/IIT-ARCC-PHD Submissions must have a graduate … Continue reading BUILDINGS, CITIES, AND PERFORMANCE Symposium Submission Deadline Extended to August 7th →

The Upjohn program funds up to six research grants of $15,000-$30,000 per recipient annually for projects completed in a 6- to 18-month period. Research should be relevant and applicable to practicing architects. Upjohn Research grant funding will be allocated to projects related to AIA’s priorities for 2019. These include a drive toward design that helps … Continue reading Call for Submissions: 2019 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grants →

The 2019 ARCC Conference in Toronto, hosted by Ryerson University, took place May 29th – June 1st. Browse this photo gallery to take a look at the conference attendees and daily activities.

Matti Siemiatycki is Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Planning and Finance, and the Interim Director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. His work focuses on delivering large-scale infrastructure projects, public-private partnerships, and the effective integration of infrastructure into the fabric of cities. His recent studies explore the value for money of … Continue reading ARCC 2019 Conference Keynote Presentations →

The annual membership meeting for ARCC took place at the Toronto conference. The meeting discussed this year’s awards, upcoming conferences, the conference repository, and the elections for the board of directors. You can read the full slides here.

BUILDINGS, CITIES, AND PERFORMANCE Simulation-based and data-driven methodologies in environmental research 4th International Symposium of the PhD Program at IIT College of Architecture in collaboration with the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC). November 15-17, 2019 R. Crown Hall, IIT Campus, Chicago, IL The aim of this symposium is to bring together faculty and Ph.D. students, candidates, and recent … Continue reading BUILDINGS, CITIES, AND PERFORMANCE SYMPOSIUM →

Special Edition: Urban data assemblage Guest Editor: S. Carta Call for Papers In the contemporary digital and physical urban context, people, the built environment and software have a common purpose: the production and management of data. This occurs through the agency of three different entities: individuals produce and consume data both consciously and unconsciously by … Continue reading ENQ Special Edition: Urban data assemblage – Call for papers →

Application Deadline: June 5, 2019 ACSA is restructuring the Annual Meeting and implementing changes that better support the needs of architecture faculty and enhance architectural education and research. With these updates, ACSA aims to create a more inclusive, transparent, and impactful event that elevates, addresses, and disseminates knowledge on pressing concerns in society through the … Continue reading ACSA 108TH Annual Meeting – Call for Submissions and Reviewers →

The nominations for the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Board of Directors are in. Available positions include: Secretary, Treasurer, and four at large directors.  All ARCC board members serve for a term of one year except for the President and Vice President who each have a two-year term of office.  All terms start on October 1 through September … Continue reading ARCC BOARD 2019-20 NOMINATIONS →