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: 20th Oct 2025, 08:34:52am EDT

 
 
Session Overview
Location: Stamp: Banneker A
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Date: Wednesday, 02/Apr/2025
12:15pm
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1:45pm		 WK_1_WD: Workshop: Developing a Research Agenda
Location: Stamp: Banneker A
Session Chair: Ming Hu, University of Notre Dame
Presenter: Adil Sharag-Eldin, Kent State University

The workshop will discuss currently relevant areas of architectural research and address how to choose and develop an architectural research topic and frame research questions or hypotheses. Issues of funded research will also be covered including possible funding agencies and guidance on developing good research proposals.
2:00pm
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3:30pm		 Env_3_WD: Environmental Session 3 (WD)
Location: Stamp: Banneker A
Session Chair: Taraneh Meshkani, Kent State University
Presenter: Elnaz Ghasemi, Penn State
Presenter: Mehraneh Aladini, Kent State University
Presenter: Tariq Wael Kenanah, Penn State University
 

Estimation Of Window-to-wall Ratio At A City Scale Using Object Detection Method; An Automated Scalable Approach

Elnaz Ghasemi, Arjun K Janardhanan, Rahman Azari, Lisa Iulo

Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States of America


Assessing Urban Heat Stress and Worker Safety: PET Analysis Across Varying Metabolic Rates in New York City

Mehraneh Aladini, Adil Sharag-Eldin

Kent State University, United States of America


Riyadh's Rapid Urbanization and Climate Challenges: A Sustainable Path Forward for Vision 2030

Tariq Kenanah, Rahman Azari, Mehrdad Hadighi

Penn State University, United States of America
Date: Thursday, 03/Apr/2025
10:15am
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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.
2:30pm
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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.