Call for Papers

Professorship for Architecture and Digital Fabrication of Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler

FABRICATE 2014

International Peer Reviewed Conference and Publication, Zurich, 14-15 February 2014

The International Conference FABRICATE 2014 is hosted by the Professorship for Architecture and Digital Fabrication of Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler at ETH Zurich in February 2014. It is the first sequel in a series of FABRICATE conferences, initiated in 2011 by Bob Sheil and Ruairi Glynn at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.
FABRICATE 2014 will bring together researchers and practitioners in design and making within architecture, construction, engineering, design, manufacturing, material and software design.

Full paper submissions for the FABRICATE 2014 Call for Work can be uploaded from 1st of May until 30th of June 2013 to the website: http://www.fabricate2014.org/submissions/

Submissions of built or partially built projects by individuals or collaborators in research, practice and industry are welcome. The field of interest ranges from computational design to robotic fabrication, promoting the spectrum of research and creative practice currently occurring within digital manufacturing.
The submissions will be reviewed by an international panel of experts. Selected papers and projects will be featured in an accompanying FABRICATE publication. A smaller choice of projects will be presented at the conference.

Please find all information at www.fabricate2014.org
For general questions please do not hesitate to contact us at info@fabricate2014.org
For any questions on submission please contact marilena@fabricate2014.org

http://www.fabricate2014.org/submissions/

College of Architecture and Landscape / Peking University, Beijing, China

2013 Geodesign International Conference

General Information

The first Geodesign International Conference (2013,Beijing) will be held October 28-29, 2013 in Beijing, China, co-sponsored by Peking University and ESRI. This International Geodesign Conference builds upon recent advances worldwide, in bringing together a combination of experts – planners, designers, scientists, public policy experts and decision makers – to present and discuss current projects, emerging models of Geodesign practice, and to speculate on directions and improvements for the future. The organizing committee cordially invites you to participate in the conference.

Topic Areas

Original papers on the following topics are welcome to be submitted:
- Geodesign - Technological Innovation
- Geodesign as Tool for Policy Making
- Geodesign - Redrawing the Boundaries
- Geodesign as Collaboration and Process
- Geodesign - In Transition
- Geodesign - Applied Science and Engineering in the Landscape - Geodesign in teaching: framework, process and solution
- Other related topics

Language

English is the official language of the conference. All submissions, presentations and printed materials must be in English.

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to first submit an abstract by 30 April, 2013 using the online registration system at URL:www.geodesignpku.org. Acceptance or rejection of abstracts will be notified before 31 May, 2013 to the corresponding author. Final papers incorporating suggestions from the abstract review process must be submitted by 31 July, 2013.

- Each abstract is limited to 500 words. Please be sure to include the title of paper
- author name, email address, keywords and suggested topic area.
- Submit your abstract paper in pdf or word format.
- Please name the file with your full name and the date of submission (Month/Date/Year), e.g., Michael Phillips03202013.

April 30, 2013 – Deadline (Abstract)
July 31, 2013 – Submission Deadline
October 28–29, 2013 – Conference in Beijing, China

http://www.geodesignpku.org/

VAN ALEN INSTITUTE

Ground/Work

A Design Competition for Van Alen Institute’s New Street-Level Space

Van Alen Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Ground/Work, an international architecture competition seeking innovative designs for a new street-level venue to house the Institute’s work space and public programs. Since 1982, the Institute has occupied the sixth floor of its building at 30 West 22nd Street in Manhattan, where a diverse program of competitions, curatorial initiatives, and public events has made Van Alen an influential center for design innovation. This year, the Institute is making its public-oriented mission central to the reinvention of its own office and event space, transforming the ground floor and lower level of its building to house its entire organization.

Ground/Work invites emerging designers, up to ten years out of school, to propose bold visions for a light and highly flexible ground-floor space that is visible, accessible, and participatory in public life, with a strong connection to the street and the city at large. The Call for Portfolios runs from May 15 through June 13, 2013. Up to three finalists will be selected to compete in the second phase of the competition. The winning team will have four months to complete design work for construction in winter 2013.

June 13, 2013 – Deadline (Portfolio)

http://www.vanalen.org/groundwork/

The International Architectural Science Association ASA (ANZAScA)

Cutting Edge in Architectural Science

47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association

The 47th International ASA-Conference hosted by the School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to present cutting edge developments, relevant discourses and, possibly, appropriate cures. It will explore & raise awareness to the need of overstepping disciplinary boundaries & reaching creative communities at all levels of expertise, by pooling resources, knowledge & practices, & integrating them into the discipline of applied architectural research & science.
The 47th International ASA-Conference presents state-of-the-art papers, posters, exhibitions, & postgraduate students' research that highlight the recent development in applied research, education & praxis. Hereby the conference reaches out to intra-disciplinary & -professional research & practice. Original contributions from associated areas of knowledge or disciplines are recognized as bringing rich connections & are therefore particularly encouraged.
All abstracts & full papers will be double blind peer reviewed by the ASA International Editorial Board. Based on the quality of their full-paper selected authors will be invited for publishing in Architectural Science Review (ASR ) The conference is supported by Taylor & Francis.

May 01, 2013 – Deadline (Abstract)
November 13–16, 2013 – Conference, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

http://www.arch.cuhk.edu.hk/asa2013/