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Dear Madam, dear Sir,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 3rd International Conference of Architecture and Urban Design ICAUD 2019, in Tirana, Albania on October 24-26, 2019.

The ICAUD 2019 is organized by the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, Epoka University. We look forward to endure our academic practice and provide an excellent forum for scientists, researchers, and practitioners, not only from Europe, but from all over the world. Thereby, new ideas, latest developments, and potential directions in the fields of Architecture and Urban Design shall be presented and discussed under any of its specialized themes as shown below. 

Architectural History and Theory

  • Classical Antiquity and Ancient Architecture
  • Byzantine Architecture
  • Ottoman Architecture
  • Architectural and Urban Discourse, Polemics and Strategies of 20th Century
  • 20th Century Architectural Developments in Albania
  • Contemporary Discourse on Architectural Theory
  • Current Utopias

Historic Preservation        

  • Historic Architecture and the City
  • Archeology and Museology
  • Materials and Construction Techniques in Preservation
  • Adaptive Reuse in Historical Context

Architectural Design        

  • Architectural Design and Design Methodologies,
  • Digital Age and Contemporary Discussions  
  • Architectural Design Practice
  • Innovative Technologies in Architectural Design
  • Urban and Rural Housing
  • Informal Housing
  • Affordable Housing

Next Trajectories in Design Education

  • Design Concepts and Strategies
  • Design Curriculum
  • Design Tools
  • Computational Design Thinking
  • Collaboration in Design Education

Environmental Psychology

  • Environmental and User Behavior
  • Environmental Quality
  • Architectural Psychology
  • Phenomenology in Architecture
  • Place Attachment
  • Place Identity
  • Social Use of Space
  • Memory of the Place

Landscape Research, Planning and Design        

  • Landscape Research
  • Landscape Design
  • Digital Landscape Architecture
  • GIS application in Landscape Planning
  • Landscape Management
  • Landscape preservation

Urban/Building Physics and Technology        

  • Heat and Mass Transfer in Building Materials and Building Envelope
  • Buildings' Energy Performance
  • Indoor Climate and Thermal Comfort
  • Urban Physics
  • Technologies for Intelligent Buildings
  • Building and Room Acoustics

Urban Planning and Design        

  • Next City: Utopic Scenarios and Transformation of Cities in post-industrial age
  • Sustainable Urban Planning and Territorial Development
  • Physical and Social Regeneration of Marginal and Rural Areas
  • Urban Spaces Design and Management
  • Bottom-up Urbanism/Democracy and Community Participation
  • Sustainable Transports and new Mobility Systems
  • Closing the Cycles: Water, Energy, Waste and Mobility
  • ICTs and City, Smart City
  • Urban Fringe

Digital technologies in architecture and urban design

  • Concepts and Strategies of Digital Design
  • Digital Fabrication in Design and Architecture
  • Computational Architecture and Urban Planning

Industry and Practice in Albanian/International  context

  • Architectural Projects in Albanian/International  Context
  • Urban Design Projects in Albanian/International  Context
  • Innovative Technologies of the Industry

On behalf of the organizing Committee, I warmly invite you to join us in Tirana, Albania - a very interesting laboratory for architects and urban designers & planners, and an enjoyable place to visit.

Best papers will be published in the Special Issue of "The Urban Book Series", a resource for urban studies and geography research by Springer.

 

 

Dr Edmond Manahasa
Chair of the conference 

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline:
February 15, 2019
March 10, 2019

Abstract acceptance notification:
March 05, 2019
March 25, 2019

Full paper submission deadline:
May 15, 2019
June 17, 2019

Full paper acceptance notification:
June 15, 2019
July 1, 2019

Early bird registration deadline:
July 1, 2019
July 15, 2019

Poster submission deadline
(digital version):
September 6, 2019

Conference registration and fee payment:
September 9, 2019

Late Payment:
October 24 2019

Conference:
October 24-26, 2019

Payments

International participants Early Bird Registration: 120 €

International participants Normal Registration: 160 €

Late Payment: 180 €

Conference partners: 80 €

PhD students: 80 €

Epoka students: 25 €

Albanian participants: 60 €

Conference attendance: 60 €

Each additional paper: 30 €

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