Architectural education is in an age of repair. How we meaningfully address the past and present harms of the practice, culture, and pedagogy of architecture will be crucial to setting urgently needed new directions. In the 2022 issue of the Journal of Architectural Education, entitled “Pedagogies for a Broken World,” editors Jay Cephas, Igor Marjanović & Ana Miljački wrote, “Indeed, seeing the world for what it is enables recasting our characterization of it from ‘broken’ to ‘unfinished,’ from narratives of progress to tactics of care.” As opposed to the consumptive practice of throwing away and building anew, repair is grounded in an ethical appreciation for the value inherent in what exists. Repair, as an approach, requires an understanding of the root causes of breakage and careful consideration of anticipated conditions and future use, to enable us to move forward.
CALL FOR PAPERS & PROJECTS
Submission Deadline: June 12, 2024
The ACSA Annual Meeting convenes educators, practitioners, and students worldwide to share research and explore the past and future of architecture, design, and allied disciplines. To reflect the diversity of our members' scholarly, creative and pedagogic interests, ACSA maintains the annual meeting topics year to year. This consistent and, we hope, inclusive list of topics will also ensure an annual venue for all members to submit to the annual meeting. The topics, described below, are intended to be encompassing, relevant and predictable and, at times, may overlap with each other.
The ACSA113 Annual Meeting Committee invites faculty, researchers, and practitioners to propose special sessions to enhance the conference program. As this year’s conference theme is REPAIR, the committee has a call for proposals to expand the ways in which the Annual Meeting can inspire, connect, and challenge. The committee welcomes submissions in all architecture and built environments education, research, and practice areas across all four submission categories:
