http://www.iae-china.com/index.php?languageid=1
Approved:
Ministry of Commerce of the People??s Republic of China
Supported:
Architects Regional Council Asia
China Building Materials Federation
Organized:
Architectural Society of China
China National Building Materials Exhibition & Trade Center
Co-organized:
China Concrete and Cement Products Association
China Construction Units Association
Glassfiber Reinforced Cement Branch of China Building Materials Federation
Related Branch Associations of Architectural Society of China

Invitation

Based in china •Rely on Asia • Facing the World

The No.1 exhibition integrated architectural design, building materials and building construction in China.

In recent years, with the rapid and steady economic growth and accelerated urbanization, China??s construction and related markets have always maintained high-speed growth. China has become one of the most dynamic construction markets in the world, which has brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges to the construction industry in and abroad.
The development of construction market is inseparable from the design and materials. To realize the architecture function through good use of materials in architectural designing and the innovation of designing concepts, have become the direction and necessary methods for modern architecture and architectural innovation. Based on the booming of China??s construction market, aimed at serving architectural design and building construction, with the concept of ??A Perfect Combination of Architectural Innovation and Materials Innovation??, China International Architectural Expo has been successfully held twice, more than 600 architectural designing institutes, building material and facility companies from nearly 30 countries participated and displayed their latest works, products and technologies. The highlighted accompanying programs, such as ??The 12th Asian Congress of Architects??, ??Summit of Asian Architects VS Building Materials Entrepreneurs??, ??Exhibition of Asian Awarded Architectural Design Works??, ??China Summit for Young and Middle-aged Architects on Designing Innovation??, have become the weathervane of architectural design and materials application. The exhibition provided a perfect platform for the communication of architectural designing institutes, building materials and facilities companies and strongly promoted the development of industry chain.
In October 2008, the 3rd China International Architectural Expo will be held following the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Famous institutes and companies of architectural design and building materials will gather again in Beijing to display their latest concepts and technologies to demonstrate the theme of ??Innovation Promotes Development, Building Material Enriches Design??. Besides, various academic activities and interchange programs will be held the same time.
Here, we sincerely invite the architectural design, building materials and facilities companies to join this grand event to promote the development of architecture and building materials industry of China.

Exhibits Profile
Architectural Design
?? Famous Architectural designing institutes in and abroad
?? Key architectural designing projects in China
?? Shanghai World Expo park plan and stadiums design show.
?? National Designing Summit for Affordable Housing 2008
?? Relevant servicing units
Education, training, consultation and project management institutes; architectural design software, exaggerated map-drawing, model-making, animation, engineering drawing, publishing and relevant servicing units, etc.
Building Materials
?? Load-bearing structure material
Steel, concrete, masonry, aluminum, membrane, wood and plastic structure, etc.
?? Envelop, partition structure and protective material
Wall material, exterior wall thermal insulation material, roofing material, water-proof material, thermal protection material, fireproofing material, acoustic insulation material, doors & windows, curtain wall, glazing, etc.
?? Interior & exterior decoration material
Ceramic tile, mosaic, decorative board, decorative building stone, floor board, carpet, coatings, adhesives, ornamental glass, wallpaper, wall-cloth, suspended ceiling, ornamental door/window, sun shade, canopy, ornamental stair, partition wall, etc.
?? HAVC and gas equipments
Heating equipment, cold and heat source equipment, ventilation and smoke control equipment, air-conditioning and air purifying equipment, valves, gauges and pipes, basement ventilation equipment, etc.
?? Water supply and drainage fixtures and equipments
Water supply facilities, water drainage facilities, hot water supply facilities, fire equipments, water cooling system, pipes and pipe fittings, valves, gauges, etc.
?? Sanitary ware and kitchen equipments
Sanitary ware, basin-board, bathtub, shower room, bathroom furniture, cabinet, hardware accessories, water supply and drainage system, etc.
?? Construction electricity facilities
Power systems, power distribution systems, lighting, switches and sockets, lighting and lighting control equipment, electrical signals equipment, security systems, cable television systems, telecommunication network, etc.
?? Construction subsidiary facilities
Elevators, escalators, parking facilities, etc.
Construction Facilities and Technologies:
?? Construction and installation facilities and equipments
?? Construction and installation techniques
?? Focusing the hotspots problems on the currently development of architecture, the Organizing Committee will organize the special exhibition for Energy-saving Building Solutions, Building Covering Solutions, Building Air-Conditioning Solutions, etc.

Accompanying Programs
?? National Designing Summit for Affordable Housing 2008
The organizing committee will invite government officials, architects, real estate developers and related media to discuss the designing of affordable housing.
?? Building Solutions Seminars
Focus on the connections of the key projects, new building material and architectural design, famous building material companies and architects will discuss deeply about the building solutions, such as building coverings, energy-saving, lighting solutions, etc.
?? Awards for Building Materials?? Innovative Application on China Architecture
?? Awarding Ceremony
Awarding Ceremony for ??National Designing Competition for Sustainable Housing 2008??, ??Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize??, ??Young & Middle-aged Architects Awards??, ??National Architectural Design Competition for College Students.??
?? Promotional activities and seminars of latest products, technology and projects
Companies of building materials, architectural design and relevant servicing units will release their latest products, technology, projects and services during the exhibition. A series of promotional activities, seminars and press release will be organized.
Concurrent Exhibitions
?? China International Concrete Products and Technology Exhibition 2008
?? The 10th China Bath, Kitchen, and Flooring Exhibition
?? The 2nd Golden Photographic Exhibition & Outstanding Energy-saving Achievements Photographic Exhibition on China??s Building Material Industry
Organizing Committee
Add: China Building Materials Plaza, A 11#, Sanlihe Rd., Haidian District,
Beijing 100037, P. R. China
Website: www.iae-china.com

Contact: Mr. Nick Zhao, Ms. Eugenia Li, Ms. Sissi Liu
Tel: 86-10??88083839/2309/2268
Fax: 86-10-88082333
E-mail: nickstar@cbme.cn
Participation Procedure
?? Contact the Organizing Committee for more Information and choose the booth.
?? Fill in the Application Form and fax back to the organizing committee.
?? 30% of full booth rental fee is required within seven working days after the Application Form stamped by the Organizing Committee. Due to full payment is August 31, 2008.
?? Once the full payment is confirmed, exhibitor will receive a letter named ??Confirmation of Participation?? from the Organizing Committee. Please use this confirmation letter (fax copy acceptable) to register during the move-in period.
?? Exhibitor’s Manual, explaining all kinds of information that exhibitor might need during the exhibition, including official contractor, freight forwarder, travel information, application forms of on-site services, etc., will be sent to all the registered exhibitors in early September, 2008.

Booth Specification & Fees Criteria

Package booth
(3??3m ) Golden & Corner booth
(3??3m ) Pre-designed Booth
(3??3m ) Raw booth (space only)
(Min. is 36 sq. m.)
2300 USD 2500USD 2800USD 230 USD/sq. m.
?? Package booth
Package booth includes as follows: 3-sides of partition boards (corner booth has 2 partition boards), carpeted floor, 1 information counter, 2 chairs, 2 spot-lights, 1 5A/ 220V socket, fascia board with exhibitor??s name.
?? Raw booth (self construction)
The exhibitor will be provided with bare floor space only at the position allocated by the organizing committee. All additional charges for carpet, power supply and management expenses, etc. should be at the exhibitor??s own cost. And the exhibitor should use the official contractor permitted by the organizing committee.
?? More information about the pre-designed booth and plans, please consult the organizing committee.

Advertising Option & Fees Criteria

Ad. option Quantity or specification Fees criteria
Color page of the Official Catalogue
Cover 2 25,000 RMB
Cover 3 20,000 RMB
Back cover 30,000 RMB
Inside page 8,000 RMB
Back of Admission Ticket 20,000 10,000 RMB
Ad. of Material Bag 2,000 15,000 RMB
Ad. of Invitation 1,000 5,000 RMB
Ad. of Ticket Rope 5,000 10,000 RMB
?? To know more of other kinds advertising of souvenirs or publications, please consult the Organizing Committee.
China Building Materials Plaza, A 11#, Sanlihe Rd., Haidian District,

Posted: March 19th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.csaar-center.org/conference/DMACH2008/
Cultural heritage research and practice is increasingly aided by and dependent on digital media. In the last decade or so, digital media have become the choice media for the documentation, management, and communication of cultural heritage. However, it is often argued that digital media tend to create and compile value-free content and thus are unable to communicate cultural and symbolic meanings. Digital media, as any other medium, tend to amplify or reduce the cultural phenomena as a result of their constraints and limitations. Thus the issue of using digital media for cultural heritage is by no means a simple one and must be examined from different angles. The aim of DMACH2008 is to explore the opportunities and challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage.

Amman-Jordan

Posted: March 18th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.csaar-center.org/conference/2008B
Call for Papers

CSAAR 2008B

Responsibilities and Opportunities in Architectural Conservation:
Theory, Education, and Practice

Fourth International Conference

Organized by
The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR)

In collaboration with
College of Architecture and Arts, Petra University

3-5 November, 2008
Petra University, Amman, Jordan

Introduction
Architecture and heritage are intertwined through conservation. Architecture is a container of heritage in the sense that anything related to history and culture had occurred in space and in a place, the raison d??tre of architecture. A guiding hand in human endeavors, heritage is a record of cultural precedents in any society, and as such, it is a foundation for growth and advancement in any human discipline, profession, or industry. Past poetry and poets in a country, established glass manufacturing and its developers in a region, and old houses of a style line and their designers in a city all add to the body of heritage in their respective settings. These accomplishments are credited to the culture of the place?a city, province, country, or the world?through time and are referenced by the spatial environments that contained or witnessed them, being a building, an urban district, a designed landscape, or an interior space. This is to say: a) that such accomplishments represent conspicuous events, pattern of occurrences, general trends, consummate persons, and societal ingenuity that coalesce to make the weave of the culture of the place through time; and b) that such spatial environments are important, first and foremost, by the virtue of being associated with the cultural phenomena.
The centrality of ?place? in the construct of heritage makes heritage a fundamental driving force in architecture and other built environment fields. Place and space are the framers of architectural thinking, imagination, and production. Practitioners, researchers, and educators in architecture and environmental design fields are deservedly entrusted with the built environment heritage and are expected to lead professionally in protecting its integrity through diverse means and approaches. Are they leading? This loaded question aims in essence at invoking self reflections, collective dialogues, and, ultimately, personal positions on the role and responsibilities that architecture and design professionals have to reckon with in the way of conserving heritage buildings, sites, and cities.
In addition to sustaining the cultural well being of societies, heritage conservation holds professional rewarding prospects. For example, existing buildings and districts in older cities and urban cores are the frequent domain of sizable architectural and planning projects all over the world. When conservation professional expertise is lacking or unavailable, as occasionally?and sometimes frequently?is the case, opportunities for architects and planners are rendered in vain. The incessant opportunity of conservation projects versus the uneven availability of qualified professionals to engage in them makes it imperative for the architectural and environmental design community to look into ways for enhancing the conservation capacity of its members at the theory, practice, and education platforms.

Conference Theme and Research Tracks
For the architectural community to engage meaningfully in heritage conservation, responsibilities and opportunities revolving around this activity need to be recalled, analyzed, and articulated. The conference addresses the responsibilities and opportunities theme through main program, the subject of this announcement; and through a special program, the subject of a separate announcement for the conference on Digital Media and its Applications in Cultural Heritage (See website: http://www.csaar-center.org/conference/) The main program has the four research tracks below. We invite architectural practitioners, educators, and researchers and their counterparts in the environmental design fields to develop a paper in any of the topics listed under the theme tracks.

The Heritage Idea and the Conservation Response
? Heritage values as applied to the built environment
? Authenticity and accuracy in restoration and reconstruction
? Conservation as a protective response
? Established and emerging types of cultural resources
? Significance assessment of architectural cultural resources
? Architectural character as a framework for maintaining integrity of historic buildings
? Conservation principles out of conservation philosophies
? Intervention or treatment types
? Conservation standards and guidelines
? Historic preservation versus archaeological conservation
? Conservation in allied disciplines (landscape architecture, city planning, interior design, art)
? International thought and doctrines in conservation
? research trends in the field of cultural heritage

Conservation in the Design Realm
? Heritage messages and their expression in architectural design forms
? Conservation principles, standards, and guidelines in architectural practice
? Adaptive re-use design process
? Additions to historic buildings
? Design on archaeological sites
? Construction documents for rehabilitation and restoration projects
? Cases and comparisons

Conservation Context and Geography
? Jurisdictional context of conservation and ensuing politics
? Conservation legislation, laws, and public policy
? The economic and financial faces of conservation
? Authority and decision-making in discharging conservation service
? Conservation, the environment, and sustainability
? International comparisons and collaborations
? Heritage sites and tourism
? Attending to heritage across the Mediterranean

Conservation Education, Information, and Technologies
? Heritage conservation education, training, and professional enhancement
? The place of heritage and conservation in architecture, design, and engineering curricula
? Historic site presentation and public education
? Approaches for the identification and documentation of historic buildings and environments
? Survey techniques in archaeology
? The word, the drawing, and the image media in service of heritage and conservation
? Data acquisition and recording techniques associated with buildings and cultural districts
? low-cost systems for documentation and monitoring of cultural heritage
? New materials and technologies for conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage

Important Dates
Deadline for abstracts: February 01, 2008
Full paper submission: March 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance: May 30, 2008
Deadline for final papers: July 15, 2008

Submission and Relevant Information
Abstract submissions should be approximately 500 words and must be in English. Abstract and full paper submissions should be sent in MS Word or PDF document format. Abstracts should be e-mailed to conservation@csaar-center.org. Full paper submissions are required to be done online at the conference website: www.csaar-center.org/conference/2008B. Submissions will be peer reviewed.

Full paper format, submission guidelines, registration, accommodation and further information are available at the conference website. For further information about submissions, please contact scientific committee chairs.

Scientific Committee Co-Chairs
Salim Elwazani
Bowling Green State University, USA
selwaza@bgsu.edu
Shatha Malhis
Petra University, Jordan
smalhis@uop.edu.jo
Jamal Al-Qawasmi
KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
jamalq@kfupm.edu.sa

Conference Manger
Dr. Suheir F. Soudani, Petra University, Jordan

International Scientific Committee
 Bashir Kazimee, Washington State University, USAMonther Jamhawi, Hashemite University of Jordan, Jordan

Amman, Jordan

Posted: March 16th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/IFIAD2008
IFIAD 2008 is an International Forum on Islamic Architecture and Design. The objective of IFIAD is to advance research, shape curricula, network professionals, and promote locally and internationally Islamic Architecture and Design ideals and practices.

IFIAD 2008 is intended to be the first forum of an International Forum series on Islamic Architecture and Design.
IFIAD aims to shed light on the potential of Islamic architecture & Design to function once again as an innovative ground out of which can be produced adequate physical environments with genuine esoteric and exoteric values in order to enhance the life of its people.

IFIAD 2008 is titled: Ideals, Innovation, and Sustainability

The topics of IFIAD 2008 are the following:

Topic 1: History, Theory, and Criticism of Islamic Architecture & Design.
Topic 2: Islamic Ideals and Principles in Architecture & Design.
Topic 3: Contemporary Design and Innovation in Islamic Architecture.
Topic 4: Islamic Architecture & Design in Sustainable Built Environment.
Topic 5: Examples and case studies of successful Contemporary Islamic Architecture and Urban Design projects.
Topic 6: Education of Islamic Architecture and Design in Schools of Architecture, Engineering, and Urban Planning

Website: http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/IFIAD2008

Posted: March 10th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://eskanconf/sud
This conference is organized by sia The Institute of Sudanese Architects

Khartoum, Sudan

Posted: March 8th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://sna.bl.ac.id
Program Studi Teknik Arsitektur Fakultas Teknik Universitas Budi Luhur bekerjasama dengan Lembaga Riset Universitas Budi Luhur mempersembahkan Seminar Nasional Arsitektur 2008 yang dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya : Masalah penurunan kualitas lingkungan yang semakin terus menurun. ?GLOBAL WARMING? merupakan isu terbesar yang sangat menggelisahkan dan oleh karena itu sangat diperlukan pembahasan mengenai Sustainability dalam rancang arsitektur khususnya dibidang perumahan dan permukiman, untuk mencegah semakin meningkatnya kemerosotan lingkungan binaan, terutama di Indonesia yang berikilim Tropis lembab.Kami sangat mengharapkan partisipasi dan kontribusi dari para praktisi , akademisi , mahasiswa , LSM dan pihak pemerintah untuk turut serta dalam Seminar Nasional Arsitektur 2008 ini .
Adapun Topik dari SNA 2008 adalah sebagai berikut :
1. Aplikasi Bahan bangunan untuk perumahan dan permukiman yang berkelanjutan
2. Struktur dan Konstruksi untuk perumahan dan permukiman yang berkelanjutan
3. Perencanaan perumahan dan permukiman yang berkelanjutan
4. Pembiayaan perumahan dan permukiman yang berkelanjutan untuk Low Cost Income
5. Arsitektur perumahan dan permukiman tradisional yang berkelanjutan
6. Arsitektur perumahan dan permukiman bangunan tinggi yang berkelanjutan
TANGGAL PENTING :
Batas Penerimaan Abstrak : 5 November 2007
Pengumuman Penerimaan Abstrak : 5 Desember 2007
Penerimaan Full Paper : 26 Februari 2008
Pengumuman Kategori Topik Presentasi & Pararel Session : 30 Feb 2008
Pelaksanaan Seminar : 26 Maret 2008

Abstrak dan Full Paper dikirimkan via email ke : sna08paper@yahoo.com
atau sna08paper@bl.ac.id DENGAN MENYEBUTKAN JUDUL TOPIK MAKALAH yang dikehendaki oleh sang peserta/pemakalah PADA BAGIAN SUBJEK EMAIL anda
JL Ciledug Raya , Petukangan Utara , Jakarta Selatan 12260

Posted: March 7th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://
CALL for PAPERES
The map of world population is changing at an unprecedented rate. Urban centers the world over are growing fast. According to the United Nations experts, by the year 2008 almost one halve of the world population will be living in towns and cities.
The situation in Sudan is similar to other countries; this phenomenon started to aggravate by the end of the last century. In response, the Sudanese Institute of Architects is planning to devote its second annual conference (January 2008) to cater for this issue. The main objective of the conference is to investigate the issue, thoroughly, seeking means for attaining some appropriate/optimum solutions to problems arising from the augmenting and fast population mobility.
The main objectives of this conference may be summarized in the following non-inclusive points;
1. Presenting analytical studies on urban housing issues.
2. Highlighting problems associated with the accelerating rate of urban growth facing almost all of urban cities.
3. Suggesting appropriate, logical and practical proposals necessary to elevate the present problems in the Sudanese urban centers.
4. Documenting studies carried out in the area of disaster management.
5. Projecting general ideas on the prevailing problems of housing in the urban agglomerations and outlining requirements for appropriate approaches for tackling such problems.
6. Proposing means and ways of helping urbanize and uplift the newly involved urban population.
Conference Themes:
1. Land: a major development variable is to be investigated in terms of its suitable location, tenure system, cost, and all other factors that contribute to the quality of the final product.
2. Policy making: government long/short term housing policy, private sectors strategies and plans, regulations, bylaws, and administrative strategies for effective execution and follow up of projects.
3. Services: availability, adequacy and cost of basic services (water supply, sanitation, surface drainage, transportation, etc.) as well as modern life amenities (electricity, telecommunication and information) are important variables to investigate.
4. Contribution to national economy: housing provision (public/private) contributes directly/indirectly to the national economy of a country. Issues related to housing productivity and investment is of importance.
5. Housing beautification: architectural style, street view, urban fabric, waterfronts, open areas, land coverage, etc. Attention is to be paid to the cumulative image of housing pattern, details of individual units, and the overall image of an urban setting.
6. Social perspective: the appropriation and harmony of a housing environment to the social and cultural needs of people as well as to their aspirations and dreams is an important issue. Other related issues are: safety, privacy, livability and resident satisfaction.
7. Building materials: efforts (local/global) made to improve properties and performance of local resources, import policy and process and cost of widely used building materials.
8. Affordability: ability of local governments, private sectors and individuals to build sustainable affordable houses. Issues of importance here are: beneficiaries? income, state contribution/subsidies, role/ initiatives of finance institutions and the construction industry, concept of corporate housing, etc.
9. Human resources development: public/private efforts to improve the skills of man power through regular training and capacity building programs.
Call for Papers:
To achieve its stated objectives, the institute is inviting all members of the professional community (architects, engineers, planners, socio-economic researchers, administrators, etc.) to participate in this event, by writing scientific papers, to be presented in this conference, in one or more of the above themes.
Submission Information:
The Scientific committee of the conference requests all those interested in the topic to, kindley submit abstracts of their proposed papers in English and Arabic not exceeding 500 words (abstracts in English only are also accepted). Full papers may be either in English or Arabic. Abstracts are to be e-mailed to the scientific committee in pdf or MS word document to (sia.sud@gmail.com) or to Fax 83 488756 ? 83475884 -83492310
For further details see our web site (eskanconf-sud.org)
It is preferred that the abstract be coupled with a short CV.
Key Dates:
1. Abstract submission 13/10/2007
2. Notification of accepted abstracts 27/10/2007
3. Full paper submission 1/12/2007
4. Conference dates 15-17/1/2008

Khartoum Sudan

Posted: March 7th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/kilgarlin/gaga/index.html
The Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas, Austin, will host From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments. This three-day symposium will examine sustainable practices in cultural heritage preservation environments.

Symposium Partners:

Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust
utcsd
School of Architecture,
University of Texas at Austin

+ Policy and Politics: What are the key factors that make integrating sustainable technologies in preservation facilities possible? Who are the people we need to convince? What public policies can create positive change in our practices?

+ Costs and Benefits: What are the hard numbers associated with sustainable buildings, materials, and practices? In what ways can we quantify the benefits of green buildings, using renewable energy resources, and other sustainability-oriented changes when the up-front costs may be high?

+ Engineering, Adaptive Reuse and New Buildings: What can changing the shapes and characteristics of preservation facilities do for sustainability? How are new building materials, thoughtful design, and adaptive reuse going to contribute to sustainable preservation environments? What projects are leading the way for us?

+ Indoor Environments: How will we refine our working and storage environments to create places where preservationists and the materials they preserve can coexist comfortably?

+ Practicality and Practices: What steps can preservationists take to increase recycling, reduce chemical waste, and find alternatives to hazardous materials?
Registration for the two day symposium is $275. There is limited space and a separate registration of $100 for the slam session.
School of Information

Posted: March 5th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/
The conference will discuss the structural and material characterization aspects as well as the trends regarding the utilisation of underground spaces (ranging from, classical excavations to subway constructions, underground sport halls, power stations, waste repositories, underground cities, and many others). In particular the conference will emphasise the environmental aspects, architectural characteristics and concepts that might be applied to make the underground space an integral part of the city planning and a healthy living environment.

Posted: February 26th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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http://www.csaar-center.org/conference/2008A/index.htm
Call for Papers

Third International Conference

Instant Cities: Emergent Trends in Architecture and Urbanism in the Arab World

Organized by

The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR)

In collaboration with

School of Architecture and Design, American University of Sharjah

1-3 April, 2008

American University of Sharjah, UAE

Introduction

Throughout the Arab region, rapid urbanization fueled by speculation and geopolitical transformations have had a significant impact on architecture. The flow of people, goods and capital into the Gulf states has prompted fundamental changes resulting from economic growth and diversification intended to lessen the dependence on oil revenues. As a result of its ability to entice investors and instantly translate funds into real estate ventures, Dubai has become a prime example and a potential focus of study. Architects and planners struggle to adapt to processes of rapid change and there seems to be little time for reflection on the long-term socio-cultural or environmental consequences of current practices.

The conference will focus on the causes and effects of emergent trends in architecture and urbanism in the Gulf. Media campaigns and journalistic accounts of the extraordinary projects that promise to increase economic vitality and attract tourists have focused attention on the region. However, there have been few attempts to move beyond the descriptive. We invite colleagues from across disciplines to develop analyses that identify, explicate and theorize emergent trends in architecture and urbanism in the Arab region in general and the Gulf states in particular. Questions to be considered include: How has economic progress affected contemporary architecture and urbanism in the Arab region? What theoretical constructs can be employed to explain transformations in the built environment? What can be learned from architecture and urbanism in fast-developing cities like Dubai? How have inhabitants adapted to the effects of urban development?

While the conference is primarily concerned with conditions in the Gulf, organizers invite contributions that address how rapid urbanization affects the production of architecture and the lives of inhabitants throughout the Arab region and beyond.

Topics of Interest

We invite submissions in all areas related to urbanism and architecture, particularly work focusing on bridging the gap between theory and practice. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

Urban Development

? Economic and Urban Strategies

? Culture, Lifestyle and Urbanity

? The Role of Heritage

? Landscape Strategies in Harsh Climates

? Urban, Suburban and Exurban

? New Urbanism/Transit-Oriented Development

? Tensions between Environmental and Economic Sustainability

? Changing Definitions of Public and Private

? Land use, Transportation and Urban Management

? Land Reclamation as a Means of Expansion

? The Impacts of Privatization

? Uses of Urban Space

? Segregation as an Urban Strategy

? Ecological and social sustainability

? Modernization and Cultural Regeneration

Morphology and Typology

? Emergent Urban Patterns

? Emergent Building Types

? Mixed-Use Developments

? Traditional Neighbourhood Design / Neo-Traditional Design

? Spaces for Shopping, Tourism and Entertainment

? Effects of Neo-Liberal Economic Policies (e.g. Free Zones, Privatization, etc.)

? The Role of Infrastructure

? Gender, Space and Social Practice

? Form as a Means of Social Control

? Environmental Determinism / Economic Determinism

? Postmodernity and the Architecture of Festivals

? Urban fabric, social life and healthy communities

? Approaches to Precedent

Design and Representation

? Simulations and Simulacra

? Depictions of the Arab World in Themed Developments

? Utopias/Dystopias

? The Role of Branding in Selling Buildings and Cities

? Constructing National Identities through Built Form

? Stylistic Tropes

? Representations vs. Reality in Architecture and Urbanism

? Design as a Marketing Tool

? Geometry and Form Generation

? Distributed Design and Global Practice

Important Dates

Deadline for abstracts: July 30, 2007

Full Paper submission: September 30, 2007

Notification of acceptance: November 15, 2007

Deadline for final papers: January 15, 2008

Submission and Relevant Information

Abstract submissions should be approximately 500 words and must be in English. Abstract and full paper submissions should be sent in MS Word or PDF document format. Abstracts should be e-mailed to scientific committee chairs. Full paper submissions are required to be done online at the conference website: www.csaar-center.org/conference/2008A.

Full paper format, submission guidelines, registration, accommodation and further information are available at the conference website. For further information about submissions, please contact scientific committee chairs.

Organizing Committee

Amer Moustafa, American University of Sharjah, UAE

George Katodrytis, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Jamal Al-Qawasmi, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

Kevin Mitchell, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Mehdi Sabet, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Samia Rab, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Tim Kennedy, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Scientific Committee Co-Chairs

Dr. Amer Moustafa

American University of Sharjah, UAE

amoustafa@aus.edu

Dr. Jamal Al-Qawasmi

KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

jamalq@kfupm.edu.sa

Prof. Kevin Mitchell

American University of Sharjah, UAE

kmitchell@aus.edu

Conference Manger

Rania Morsi, American University of Sharjah, UAE

International Scientific Committee

- George Katodrytis, American University of Sharjah, UAE

- Han Meyer, TU Delfet, Netherlands

- Habib AlShuwaikhat, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

- Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon, USA

- Mehdi Sabet, American University of Sharjah, UAE

- Salim Elwazani, Bowling State University, USA

- Samia Rab, American University of Sharjah, UAE

- Tim Kennedy, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Amman-Jordan

Posted: February 24th, 2001 under Arts: Architecture.
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