Historically, society has recognized architects for their role in the creation of buildings and less so for their role in the production of knowledge. Research advances the discipline of architecture by introducing new ideas, testing questions, defining methodology, developing technology, and promot ...

There will be a workshop by the Japanese architect Satoshi Okada at Ajman University of Science & Technology, UAE, during the period 17-23 October 2012. Title of the workshop is: Thinking of Shadow.For more information and registration please contact:Dr. Jihad Awadj.awad@ajman.ac.aedr_jihadaa@yahoo. ...

DearColleagues, Pleaseconsider this information and circulate it to any contacts who may beinterested. Should you have any queries, please contact us. TheBuilding and Social Housing Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2013edition of the World Habitat Awards. Establishedin 1985, the World ...

In recent months, the media has been flooded with reports about the high unemployment rate that many new architecture grads will face, which currently hovers at around 13.9% for architecture majors. For those who have always dreamed of a career in architecture, these numbers might not prompt ...

The second International Congress on Ambiances will be held under the aegis of the Ambiances International Network. The congress, organized every four years, is one of the network’s main events, an international gathering for researchers, artists and players engaged in analyzing the ambiance-related ...

What is architecture? How is architecture understood and how should it be understood? With the rise of phenomena such as ‘starchitects,’ avant-garde investigations of different creative mediums, parametricism, and contemporary forms of architectural pragmatism, and with the increasing specialization ...

“Social”International Architecture ConferenceMay 17, 2012Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ljubljana, SloveniaThis year’s BIG Architecture 12 Conference explores the relationship between quality design, changing demands, shifts in socially-attuned priorities and sensibilities, and the resulting resp ...

Cornell University Department of Architecture presentsThe Preston Thomas Memorial Symposium 2012DESIGN TACTICS AND THE INFORMALIZED CITYWHAT: A symposium that brings together international practitioners from diverse designfields to explore questions of urban agency and informality.DATE/TIME: Fri ...

Friday 20th April, 2012 at: Senate House,Malet Street,London,WC1E 7HUA free one day conference from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA).Speakers will include:The Keynote: Professor Carlo Ratti, Director, Senseable City Lab, MITIntroduction about Smart Cities: Professor Michael ...