ARCC-EAAE 2026 International Conference
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL ISSUES
April 8-11, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hosted by Kennesaw State 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: 13th Mar 2026, 11:38:51am PDT
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Session Overview |
| Date: Thursday, 09/Apr/2026 | |||||
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
KSU: Transportation to KSU |
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
WK 1: Emerging Student Researchers Location: Robin and Doug Shore Innovation Center, Room 2221 Session Chair: Nooshin Esmaeili, University of Calgary |
WK 2: Publishing a Book with an Academic Press Location: Robin and Doug Shore Innovation Center, Room 1115 Session Chair: Alexandra Staub, ARCC |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
CB_09_1: Coffee Break 1 Location: Gallery |
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| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
W3: Design for Health and Wellbeing 3 Location: Classroom 1 - N173 Urban Residential Outdoor Space (UROS) Provisions: Scale-Development and Application University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America Thinking Globally and Designing Locally in Architecture Studio Pedagogy 1: University of Maryland, United States of America; 2: Al-Nahrain University Reimagining the Open-Air School in a Warming World: Toward a Pedagogy for Porosity University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America |
H3: Historical Perspective and Grounded Practices 3 Location: Classroom 2 - N174 Canada’s Quiet Housing Revolution: What the Public–Private–Philanthropic–Provider Model Teaches Us About Scalable Global Solutions 1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: Athabasca University From Design to Habitation: The Occupancy Challenges of Le Corbusier’s Duplex in the Weissenhof Estate (Weissenhof Siedlung Houses 14 and 15) Pennsylvania State University, United States of America Descending into Form: Josef Albers, Mesoamerican Architectonics, and the Activation of Negative Space Texas Tech University, United States of America |
P3: Pedagogies of Engagements 3 Location: Classroom 3 - N175 Field Notes Cartographic Papers. A pedagogical tool to investigate land-based crises. Cal Poly CAED San Luis Obispo, United States of America Forecasting as Method: Architectural Futures after Coal Norwich University, United States of America Constructive Integration: The Pedagogical Value of Visiting Construction Sites Kennesaw State University, United States of America |
T3: Technologies of Place 3 Location: Classroom 4 - N176 Morpho: A Multi-Objective Design Exploration Tool for Designer-in-the-Loop, Performance-Informed Design University at Buffalo, United States of America Post-Disaster Housing: Analyzing Environmental Sustainability of Modular Construction through Simulation-Based Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Objective Design Optimization Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America Multi-Objective Beam Optimization: A Metric-Based Design Framework for Sustainable and Efficient Construction 1: Kennesaw State University, United States of America; 2: University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli; 3: Woodbury University |
D1: Policy as a Design Catalyst 1 Location: PIT - N145 Who Leads on Embodied Carbon? Structural Drivers of Policy Adoption Across 37 Countries University of Notre Dame, United States of America “A Family Affair” – Exploring Family-Owned Rural Housing Cooperatives Auburn University, United States of America Reframing Urban Heat Resilience: A Literature-Based Identification of Neighborhood-Scale Mitigation Strategies for Policy Development 1: The Pennsylvania State University; 2: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
L1/P1: Plenary Session 1 + Lunch Location: D2 Auditorium |
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| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
WK 5: Doctoral Students Workshop Location: Classroom 2 - N174 Session Chair: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab Activating the Building Envelope: Micro Wind Energy Harvesters for Integrated Urban Energy Generation CORNELL UNIVERSITY, United States of America Climate Action as Ethical Imperative: Revisiting the Moral Foundations of the Sustainable Development Goals McGill University, Canada Designing Cool Neighborhoods: Community-Guided Heat Mitigation Strategies in Baltimore 1: Pennsylvania State University; 2: Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Placekeeping: Tracing Community Assets Morgan State University, United States of America Resilience as a Collaborative Practice: The Case of Indianhead-Lehigh University of Florida The Impact of Four Strategies on Building and Occupant Factors on the East and West Facades of Office Buildings NC State University, United States of America Towards Transcendental Design: Exploring Contemplation, Compassion, & Moderation in Architecture for Eudaimonia and Self Actualization Inspired by Principles of Sufism School of Architecture + Planning + Landscape (SAPL), Univesrity of Calgary, Canada |
WK 4: Zero Emission Neighborhoods Location: Classroom 3 - N175 Session Chair: Kelly Riedesel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
WK 3: Developing Your Research Agenda Location: Classroom 4 - N176 Session Chair: Mahyar Hadighi, Texas Tech University Presenter: Adil Sharag-Eldin, Kent State University |
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| 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
CB_09_2: Coffee Break 2 Location: Gallery |
CB_09_3: Parallel Poster Presentations and Exhibit Location: Gallery Re-Naturalizing Obsolescence: Local Ecologies of Coexistence in the Built Environment 1: Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay; 2: Louisiana State University, LA Augmented Engagement: Community‑Centered AR Workflows for Participatory Design‑Build Systems Texas Tech university From Factories to Cultural Hubs: Adaptive Reuse of Tehran’s Industrial Architecture 1: Texas Tech University, United States of America; 2: University of Tehran, Iran; 3: Isfahan University of Art, Iran Empowering Local Innovation through Life Cycle Assessment: Two Student-Led Projects in Sustainable Building Design University of Florida, United States of America Comparison of Wellness Conditions in Two Schools in Southern California and Nairobi, Kenya California Baptist University, United States of America Reviving Lost Heritage Through AI: A Hybrid Design Approach in Downtown El Paso texas tech, United States of America Fragments of the Past, Architectures of the Present: Lola Álvarez Bravo and Collage as a Projective Tool Universidad Anáhuac México, Mexico Design Futures Exchange Arizona State University, Center of Building Innovation Assessment of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Multi-Layer Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) Cushions Independent Research The EarthArcs Series: Codifying the Place-Moment P.A.S.S. Protocol UNC Charlotte, United States of America Restoring and Revitalizing Biloxi’s Main Street Mississippi State University, United States of America CFD-Based Analysis of Courtyard Ventilation Performance in a School Building in Kashan, Iran 1: Texas Tech University, United States of America; 2: Poznan University Of Technology, Poland "AEC Professionals Perceptions of Mixed-Mode Ventilation (MMV) Systems for Low-Rise Commercial Buildings in Texas" Overland Partners Architecture & Urban Design, United States of America A Framework For Collaboration With Beginning Design Students 1: University of Florida, United States of America; 2: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University AR Street Art is for Everybody: An AR Street Art Method that Provides Real-Time Community Engagement Services Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Architecture and Shade Equity: Urban Tree Schools in Miami University of Miami, United States of America Climate Action as Ethical Foundation: Reframing the SDGs through a Justice Lens McGill University, Canada Energy Performance Shifts in Office and Apartment Typologies Under Future Climate Scenarios 1: Texas Tech university, United States of America; 2: Department of Design, Texas Tech University, United States of America Exploring Alternative Workflows for Building Energy Simulation in the Early Design Process Huckabee College of architecture, Texas Tech university, United States of America Ground Rules University of Arkansas, United States of America Informality as Infrastructure: Tea Stalls as Socio-Financial Catalysts of Urban Placemaking in the Global South 1: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA; 2: JM|A+D, Prescott, Arizona, USA Investigation Of The Effect Of Plan Geometry And Curvature Of The Building Body On The Seismic Behavior Of Tall Buildings By Using Hexagrid Structure 1: Clemson University; 2: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 3: Eastern Mediterranean University Mapping the Sustainable Development Goals in Undergraduate Architectural Education: An Analysis of Current Curriculum to Identify Opportunities and Gaps for Better Alignment South East Technological University, Ireland Variable Pin Moulds and the Architecture of Local Matter Univeristy Of Kentucky, United States of America The Secret Ecology Between Walls: Reawakening Forgotten Spaces through Culture and Cultivation Wenzhou Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China The Aniakchak Protocols: Autonomous Construction for Remote and Climate Vulnerable Sites Univeristy Of Kentucky, United States of America Sustainable Design for Urban Childcare: The Little Bridges Center as a Climate-Responsive, Inclusive Model texas tech, United States of America Reviving Feng Shui as Vernacular Spatial Knowledge: From Huizhou Villages to Global Reflections on Environmental and Sensory Design 1: Institut Parisien de Recherche : Architecture, Urbanistique, Société (IPRAUS); 2: École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville (ENSA Paris-Belleville); 3: Université Gustave Eiffel Radius Of Repose Louisiana State University, United States of America Pop-Top ADUs, Affordable, Garage-top Housing Units Modeled on Truck Camper Shells Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America |
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| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
W4: Design for Health and Wellbeing 4 Location: Classroom 1 - N173 Fractal-Based Architecture: Testing the Impacts of Fractal Spatial Patterns on Human Perceptions and Wellbeing in Real and Virtual Environments 1: University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab, United States of America; 2: University of Oregon / Department of Psychology; 3: University of Oregon / Department of Physics Virtual Reality Exploration of Three-Dimensional Spatial Configuration and Lighting Effects on Occupants’ Emotion and Productivity 1: Clemson University, United States of America; 2: Arizona State University, United States of America Field Notes to Global Blueprints: Insights from Hempcrete Occupants Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States of America |
H4: Historical Perspective and Grounded Practices 4 Location: Classroom 2 - N174 Feng Shui and Geobiology: Toward a Comparative Method of Spatial Diagnosis for Healthy Habitat 1: Institut Parisien de Recherche : Architecture, Urbanistique, Société (IPRAUS); 2: École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville (ENSA Paris-Belleville); 3: Université Gustave Eiffel Radius Of Repose Louisiana State University School of Architecture, United States of America Redefining Museum Experiences: A Spatial Inquiry Into Interpretive Participation Kadir Has University, Turkey |
P4: Pedagogies of Engagements 4 Location: Classroom 3 - N175 From Survivors to Solutions: Integrating Case-Based Learning Across Construction, Inquiry, and Life Cycle Assessment 1: Texas A&M University, United States of America; 2: University of Florida, United States of America (Dis)Assembly from Finiteness: Regional Approaches to Circular Construction Carnegie Mellon University Container Architecture for Climate Migration: Adaptive Modular Urbanism for Evolving Settlements University of Texas at San Antonio, United States of America |
T4: Technologies of Place 4 Location: Classroom 4 - N176 Soft Solar Shading: Localized Adaptive Shading with Knitted Textiles and Micro-Controlled Mechanisms Iowa State University, United States of America The Architecture of the Well-Sensed Environment Carleton University, Canada Integrating Urban Heat Island Effect And Solar Energy Potential At NC State Campus North Carolina State University, United States of America |
D2: Policy as a Design Catalyst 2 Location: PIT - N145 Digital Fabrication and Community Engagement in Post‑Industrial Site Reuse Texas Tech University, United States of America Envisioning The Potential Of Localized Middle Housing To Increase Housing Production University of Oregon, United States of America Technologies of Consensus: Interactive Design Visioning for Affordable Housing Lehigh University, United States of America |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Keynote 2: Keynote Speaker: Martha Thorne Location: Dance Theater Session Chair: Barbara Klinkhammer, ARCC |
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| 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Reception 2: Sponsored by KSU Location: STEM Building |
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| 8:30pm - 9:00pm |
KSU 2: Transportation back to Loews |
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