ARCC-EAAE 2026 International Conference
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL ISSUES
April 8-11, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hosted by Kennesaw State University
Conference Agenda
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When the Fresh Air Stopped: A Case Study of Ventilation Failure and its Consequences in the Workplace
1: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA; 2: Perkins and Will, Atlanta, GA, USA
A Spatial Framework of Thermal Alliesthesia in Architecture: A Systematic Literature Review
Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Open vs. Closed Evaporative Cooling: 3D-Printed Ceramic Systems for Climate-Responsive Design
Texas Tech University, United States of America
Optimized For The Builder – Bonding Patterns For AR-assisted Reclaimed Brick Dome Construction
The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
Indoor Lighting Environment and Natural Ventilation Strategies of the Seokguram Grotto in Its Original Form
1: Ewha Womans University, South Korea; 2: Louisiana State University, United States of America
Title: Material Agency: Technology and the Making of the Built Environment
Speaker(s):
- Jeff Wasserman, NELSON Worldwide
- Michael Carlos Kleiss, University of Maryland
- Robert Weilacher, Uzun+Case
- Alanna Conner, Cooper Carry
Moderator:
- Matthew Shea, University of Colorado Denver
Description
This plenary reframes the discussion of materials and technics by foregrounding technology in its original sense of technē—as a discipline of making, process, and craft—rather than as digital instrumentation or informatization.
Designing Civic Ecologies: Architectures of Participatory Sensing Networks for Urban Coastal Resilience
1: Arizona State University, United States of America; 2: Florida International University, United States of America
Curating Safe Space: Local Design Pedagogies for Global Spatial Justice
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America
Summer Freedom Ride: A Journey of Unlearning, Relearning, and Design Justice
1: Kean University, United States of America; 2: Dark Matter U, United States of America; 3: Florida A& M University, United States of America; 4: Dark Matter U, United States of America
Urban Ontology and AI-Enabled Design Practices: Local Frameworks for Global Impact
Oklahoma State University, United States of America
From Concept to Completion: AI -powered Design and Construction
Kent State University, United States of America
From Parametric Optimization to Instant Prediction: An Optimized AI Model for the Design of Deployable Bamboo Structures
1: Clemson University, United States of America; 2: Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Dressing Architecture: Memory, Heritage, and Architectural Agency in Post-war Mostar
University of Houston, United States of America
Bridging Climate Resilience and Heritage: Evaluating Environmental Performance in a High Thermal Mass UNESCO Church.
1: Belmont University, United States of America; 2: Drexel University, United States of America
Beyond Utility: A Comparative Study of Informality, Regulation, and Cultural Expression in Urban Public Furniture
1: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 2: sinclairstudio inc., Calgary, AB
Validating Virtual Reality for Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults: A Comparison of Performance under Real and Simulated Lighting Environments
1: California State University Northridge; 2: University of Oregon
Loneliness by Design: Critically Considering Tokyo’s Urban Planning, Architecture + Elderly
1: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 2: sinclairstudio Inc., Calgary, AB
Cross-Scalar Strategies for Re-Localized Food Production and Urban Metabolism
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States of America
Rethinking Earthen Architecture in Latin America: Culturally Authentic and Sustainable Contemporary Design in Peruvian Schools
Louisiana State University, United States of America
The Voices of a People: Homes in the Native Village of Tyonek, Alaska
University of Florida, United States of America
Designing a Heritage Documentation Workflow: Field-Based Insights from Sacred Heart Church
Texas Tech University, United States of America
Flood-Resilient Building Design for Coastal Communities: Leveraging Local Architectural Solutions in Addressing a Global Climate Crisis
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, United States of America
Local Frameworks, Global Lessons: Adaptive Reuse as Scalable Cultural Infrastructure
Montana State University, United States of America
From Global Frameworks to Local Fabric: Computational Design for Historic Neighborhoods
Texas Tech University, United States of America
Design as a Collaborative Process | Learning from Rural Communities in Senegal and Kenya
NC State University, United States of America
Rebuilding Community Resilience: Reviving a Cotton Mill Community
Kennesaw State University, United States of America
Pedagogy of Relation: Architecture, Community, and Tropical Design in the Dominican Republic
1: Samford University, United States of America; 2: Alternative Futures LLC
Computational Thinking in Architecture Education: Supporting Multi-Disciplinary Design Decisions
University at Buffalo, United States of America
Architect and Engineer Cooperation Behavior: A Game Strategy Approach to Understanding Student and Professional Responses
The University of New Mexico, United States of America
Designing the Future of Design Education: Learning from Leaders
1: Kennesaw State University; 2: The University of Arizona, United States of America; 3: The Federal Reserve Board; 4: Kira Gould CONNECT; 5: International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
Biophilia in the Classroom: The Impact of Daylight through Fractal Patterned Screens
University of Oregon
Healthy Hemp Construction - Recreating Common Virginian Building Details With Hemp-Based Materials
University of Virginia, United States of America
Ecological Architecture Frameworks: The Emergence and Future of Buchanan’s Ten Shades of Green
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America
Sound, Word, Image: Multimodal Engagements in Architectural Design Education
University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Mapping, Thinking
Kennesaw State University, United States of America
Reframing BIM: Integrating Digital Tools into Sustainable Design Pedagogy
1: Kennesaw State University, United States of America; 2: Georgia Institute of Technology
People, Power, and Pizza: Lessons in Resiliency from the Adjuntas Square Microgrid and Lucy's Pizzeria
University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America
Hyperlocal EV Load Modeling for Resilient Buildings: A Scalable Framework for Urban Decarbonization
Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America
From Grid to Ground: Reimagining Puerto Rico’s Energy Landscapes as Models of Community Resilience and Ecological Repair
Florida International University, United States of America
Automated Building Geometry Correction Workflow for High-Resolution Urban Energy Modeling of Residential Buildings
Illinois Tech | Illinois Institute of Technology, United States of America
Rethinking Residential Energy Use: Data-Driven Typologies for Responsive Architectural Design
Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
The Know-Do Gap: Understanding Barriers to Implementation of Energy Efficiency Measures in Nonprofit Affordable Single-Family Housing Development
Auburn University Rural Studio, United States of America
Place-Based Retrofitting Strategies for Global Architectural Challenges: A Comparative Analysis of Three Brutalist Building Typologies in the Western Balkans
1: University of Kansas, United States of America; 2: University of Utah, United States of America
Beyond Demolition: Adaptive Reuse As A Carbon Mitigation Strategy
Tulane University, United States of America
Vaulted Insulated Metal Roof Panel
Louisiana State University, United States of America
AI in Smart Buildings: Building the Steps toward the Future
Louisiana State University, United States of America
Urban Imaginaries in Stealth Mode
University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States of America
Designing and Fabricating Acoustic Solutions for the Everyday
University of North Carolina Charlotte, United States of America
From Data to Design: A Geospatial Framework for Locating Wildlife Crossings Structures as a Glocal Solution to Habitat Fragmentation
1: GREENIUS Research Group, Universidad Internacional de Valencia – VIU, Valencia, Spain; 2: Louisiana State University, LA
Digital Placemaking as Participatory Urbanism: Crafting Hybrid Frameworks for Informal Cities in the Global South
1: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA; 2: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 3: Bangladesh University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 4: Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Designing for Preventive Health: A Logic Model Framework for Outdoor Wellness-Oriented Campus Environments
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, United States of America
Building Belonging: Critically Considering Social Isolation, Loneliness & Safety in Japan + Canada
1: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 2: sinclairstudio Inc., Calgary, AB
Unequal Urbanization & Unsustainable Growth: Connecting Environmental Domains Addressing Health Inequity and Global Development through a Ghana Case Study and Pilot Habitable Index
1: Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Urban Research Lab, Ulster University, United Kingdom; 2: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Industrial Research, Ghana; 3: Urban Futures Lab, Desert Cities Research Group, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Lessons from the Urban Spaces of Tokyo and Vancouver: A Critical Comparative Analysis of Urban Typologies to Alleviate Isolation
University Of Calgary, Canada
Towards Topology-Optimized 3D-Printed Wood Structures: A Systematic Design Exploration
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States of America
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Toward Multi-Scale Generative Intelligence: Fine-Tuning Diffusion Models for Performance-Informed Architectural Design Workflows
University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Deep Pixels: From Text Prompt to Facade Prototyping
Lawrence Technological University, United States of America
Rebuilding with Purpose in Asheville: Architectural Pedagogy for a Climate Resilient River Arts District
Kennesaw State University, United States of America
Community-Led AI Integration for Wildfire Risk Assessment: A Participatory AI Literacy and Explainability Integration (PALEI) Framework in Los Angeles, CA
1: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA; 2: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA; 3: California State University, Los Angeles, CA; 4: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA
Guerrilla Altruism: Grassroots Architecture for Global Change
LTU, United States of America
