ARCC 2025 International Conference
EMERGING CHALLENGES: technological, environmental, social
April 2-5, 2025 | College Park, MD & Washington DC
Co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 1st May 2025, 02:48:53am EDT
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Session Overview |
Date: Thursday, 03/Apr/2025 | |||||
8:00am - 8:30am |
Walk to Stamp Union: Walk along Campus Drive to Stamp Union |
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8:30am - 10:00am |
Env_1_TH: Environmental Session 1 (TH) Location: Stamp: Banneker B Session Chair: Deok-Oh Woo, University of Maryland Presenter: Faezeh Choobkar, University of Michigan Presenter: Erick Romero, Thomas Jefferson University Presenter: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab Multi-Objective Optimization of Daylighting and Thermal Comfort in Perforated Hybrid Shell Structures 1: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, United States of America; 2: Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran; 3: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec 5-Minute Green Spaces: A Case Study on Identifying and Prioritizing Suitable Vacant Lots for Community-Led Green Space Development in Philadelphia 1: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America; 2: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America The Net-Zero Challenge: The Architecture of the New K-12 Schools Between Prediction and Verification University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab, United States of America |
Soc_1_TH: Social Session 1 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll A Session Chair: Brian Robert Sinclair, University of Calgary + sinclairstudio Presenter: Dijana Handanovic, University of Houston Presenter: Katherine Blair Wright, Georgia Institute of Technology Presenter: Lyndsey Deaton, Clemson University Echoes of Conflict: Spatial Dynamics and Collective Identity in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Houston, United States of America Reimagining Ukraine - Designing a New Future for Zolochiv Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America Restorative vs. Pathogenic Public Spaces: Investigating the Impact of Urban Green-Space Parks in Rapidly Growing Mid-Sized Cities Clemson University, United States of America |
His_1_TH: Historical Session 1 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll B Session Chair: Juan Burke, University of Maryland Presenter: Setareh Farashzadeh, Pennsylvania State University Presenter: Hayri Dortdivanlioglu, Dartmouth College Presenter: Sana Ahrar, Pennsylvania State University Rethinking Traditional Spatial Concepts: A Comparative Study of Azuma’s Tower House and Traditional Japanese Houses. Pennsylvania State University, United States of America Woven Design: Exploring the Ecology of Vitruvian Principles Dartmouth College, United States of America Translating Western Ideals: Planning ideologies in post-colonial housing developments in Delhi The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America |
Env_2_TH: Environmental Session 2 (TH) Location: Stamp: Jimenez Session Chair: Robert Fryer, Thomas Jefferson University Presenter: Zia Mohajerzadeh, Pennsylvania State University Presenter: Jingshi Zhang, Penn State Presenter: Abdulrahim Rezaee Parsa, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Energy Harvesting by Integrating Thermoelectric Generators (TEG) and Phase Change Material (PCM) into the Building Envelope 1: Pennsylvania State University, United States of America; 2: Pennsylvania State University, United States of America; 3: Rowan University, United States of America Hydrogen Storage in Building Envelope-Integrated Reversible Fuel Cells: A study of the effects of Different Climates The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America Investigating The Impact of Personalized Radiant Heating and Skin Temperature on Whole-Body Thermal Comfort: A Machine Learning Approach University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America |
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9:00am - 12:45pm |
COT_Tour: Octagon Tour & Exhibition Location: Stamp: Nea Maloo |
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10:00am - 10:15am |
BK_1_TH: Coffee Break Location: Stamp: Grand Ballroom |
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10:15am - 11:45am |
WK_1_TH: Workshop: Publishing with Routledge & Birkhauser Location: Stamp: Banneker A Session Chair: Alexandra Staub, ARCC The workshop will offer a presentation by Taylor & Francis and Birkhauser describing the process for publishing a book with their presses, from proposal submission to editorial assessment, peer review, contracts, timelines and manuscript delivery. Q&A session will follow. |
Tec_2_TH: Technological Session 2 (TH) Location: Stamp: Banneker B Session Chair: Pravin Bhiwapurkar, University of Cincinnati Presenter: Bahereh Vojdani, University of Maryland Presenter: Ming Hu, University of Notre Dame Presenter: Sara Codarin, Lawrence Technological University Presenter: Hernan Jacobo Rosas, University of Maryland BUILT2AFFORD: Machine-Learning-Driven Passive Retrofits for Affordable Housing University of Notre Dame, United States of America Fabricated Combine: Animated Surface Lawrence Technological University, United States of America Neuroarchitecture Evaluation of Biophilia Constructs: A Review of EEG In Biophilic Design Studies 1: School of Architecture, University of Maryland; 2: School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame; 3: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Machine Learning Models for CO₂ Emission Analysis in Campus Buildings University of Maryland, United States of America |
Soc_2_TH: Social Session 2 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll A Session Chair: Lindsey Olivia Krug, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Presenter: Pariya Sheykhmaleki, Texas Tech University Presenter: Cornelius Ayodele Ojo, North Carolina State University Presenter: Elisa Sofia Castañeda, Mississippi State University Examining the Relation of Circulation Types and Wayfinding Strategies in Dementia-friendly Nursing Homes Texas Tech University, United States of America Integrating Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence (SOC)Theory With Hobfoll’s Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory As A Strategy For Designing And Planning For Sustainable Disaster Recovery North Carolina State University, United States of America Exclusionary Infrastructure and Displacement: A Study in Architectural Mobility 1: Mississippi State University, United States of America; 2: Columbia University, New York, New York |
His_2_TH: Historical Session 2 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll B Session Chair: Barbara Klinkhammer, ARCC Presenter: Mahyar Hadighi, Texas Tech University Presenter: Samira Sarabandikachyani, University of Cincinnati Presenter: Angela Uruhimbi Shyaka, Mississippi State University Emerging Modernism: Social, Cultural, and Technological Forces that Shaped Our College Towns Texas Tech University, United States of America Between Representation and Materiality: The British Consulate in Sistan, Iran (1900-1903) University of Cincinnati, United States of America Beyond Form: Oral Traditions, Colonial legacies, and Globalization in Rwandan Architecture Mississippi State University, United States of America |
Tec_1_TH: Technological Session 1 (TH) Location: Stamp: Jimenez Session Chair: Farzaneh Soflaei, Hampton University Presenter: Dingkun Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology Presenter: Rima Ajlouni, University of Utah Presenter: Paige Elisabeth Kanipe, North Carolina State University The Legal Challenges Facing the Design and Construction of Traditional Sustainable Stone Architecture in Amman, Jordan. Case Study: Dar Al-Uquod (House of the Vaults). 1: University of Utah, United States of America; 2: MAS Design Studio Employing UAV-Based 3D Modeling for Sustainable Deconstruction 1: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA REUSE: Identifying the Essentials to Make Building Component Reuse a Reality North Carolina State University, United States of America |
11:45am - 12:45pm |
Lunch (TH): Lunch (TH) Location: Stamp: Grand Ballroom |
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12:45pm - 2:30pm |
Pos_1_TH: Poster Session 1 (TH) Location: Stamp: Grand Ballroom |
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2:30pm - 4:00pm |
OF_1: Open Forum on Research in the Current Political Climate Location: Stamp: Banneker A Session Chair: Barbara Klinkhammer, ARCC Join ARCC’s Open Forum to explore how recent policy changes and evolving federal guidelines are influencing research priorities, funding opportunities, DEI initiatives and collaborative efforts in architectural and design research. Share experiences, challenges, and strategies with fellow researchers. |
Tech_3_TH: Technological Session 3 (TH) Location: Stamp: Banneker B Session Chair: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab Presenter: Dima Abu-Aridah, Pennsylvania State University Presenter: Yuan Liao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Presenter: Sana Ahrar, Pennsylvania State University Reshaping Refuge: The Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Refugee-Led Adaptations in Zaatari Camp Pennsylvania State University, United States of America Novel Design of Emergency Shelters for Disaster Relief Using Deployable Structures University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States of America Decoding Informality: Phases of Development of mixed-income informal settlements The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America |
Soc_3_TH: Social Session 3 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll A Session Chair: Farhana Ferdous, Howard University Presenter: Ming Hu, University of Notre Dame Presenter: Jaspal S. Ubhi, University of Calgary Presenter: Dina Battisto, Clemson University Built to Thrive: How Urban Design Shapes Health in the U.S. University of Notre Dame, United States of America City Planning, Urban Design, User Experiences: Making a Case for Balancing Order + Disorder Illustrated Through Analysis of Tokyo Japan 1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: sinclairstudio inc., Canada Physical Accessibility for Students with Varying Mobility on a College Campus: An Auto-Ethnographic Study Clemson University, United States of America |
His_3_TH: Historical Session 3 (TH) Location: Stamp: Carroll B Session Chair: Michele Lamprakos, University of Maryland Presenter: Lauren McQuistion, Wentworth Institute of Technology Presenter: Aysan Mokhtarimousavi, Clemson University When Architects Were on TV: Media, Myth, and the Case for Jeffersonian Architecture Wentworth Institute of Technology, United States of America Revisiting the City Tower Project: Geometric Principles and Structural Integrity in the Works of Louis I. Kahn and Anne Tyng 1: Clemson University, Clemson, USA; 2: University of Maryland, College Park, USA; 3: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, USA; 4: Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, USA |
Env_3_TH: Environmental Session 3 (TH) Location: Stamp: Jimenez Session Chair: Ajla Aksamija, University of Utah Presenter: Tian Li, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Presenter: Sepideh Niknia, Texas Tech university Presenter: Asif Hasan Zeshan, University of Arizona Optimizing Energy Performance in Educational Buildings: Insights from Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Retrofit Strategies 1: Ph.D. Candidate, Land-use Planning and Management & Design,Texas Tech University; 2: Assistant Professor • Department of Design DOD,Texas Tech University; 3: Dean and Professor, College of Architecture and Construction Management, Kennesaw State University AI-Driven Dual-Scale Building Energy Benchmarking for Decarbonization 1: Architecture Program, College of Architecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States of America; 2: Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America AI-Driven Design in Architecture: Overcoming the Challenges of Contextual Integration 1: University of Arizona, United States of America; 2: University of Florida, United States of America |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
BK_2_TH: Coffee Break Location: Stamp: Grand Ballroom |
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4:30pm - 6:00pm |
KN_2: Keynote 2: John Cerone, SHoP Architects, Industrializing Architecture: environmental, technological, and social research challenges Location: Stamp: Grand Ballroom |
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6:00pm - 10:00pm |
DN_TH: ARCC Awards Dinner & Business Meeting Location: The Hall CP |
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