ICAUD 2023

Dear Madam, dear Sir,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the Fifth International Conference of Architecture and Urban Design ICAUD 2023, in Tirana, Albania on November 16-18, 2023.

The 5ICAUD 2023 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. The main focus of the conference will be on exploring the idea of self-sufficient cities in terms of social, economic and cultural aspects.

1 SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY

Circular economy in built environment
Energy efficiency in built environment
Food supply, agriculture and industry
Green-Blue infrastructures
ICTs, Data and the smart city
Heritage, conservation and revitalization
Sustainable residential environment

2 THE HUMAN DIMENSION IN CITIES

Walkability in cities
15 minute city
Mixed use development
Compact city
City at eye level
Children friendly city
Gender perspective
Elder friendly city
Universal Design
Sustainable Mobility

3 LANDSCAPE URBANISM

Nature Based Solutions for risk mitigation
Green-Blue Infrastructures and reconnection of marginal areas
Water-wise techniques in landscaping
Ecological and naturalistic approaches in landscape design
Tree planting and management in the urban environment
Community gardens and foodscapes

4 ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR AND SPATIAL DESIGN

Architectural Design practices
Innovative technologies in Architectural Design
Environment and user Behavior
Housing and Design
Material and Construction techniques
Interior Design Considerations

5 BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Environment and Behaviour Relations
Space Syntax
Socio-Spatial Dimension of Built Environment
Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment
Placemaking in Built Environment
Participation in Built Environment
Digitalization of Placemaking

On behalf of the organizing Committee, we 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. Egin Zeka
Chair of the conference

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