News

01 June 2026

The Architectural Science Association, ASA (ANZAScA) is seeking nominations for the two year term on the ASA Committee .

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A committee member may hold up to 2 offices (other than the president and vice-president offices).
In nominating yourself written signatures of 2 members of the association will be required.
Each member of the committee is subject to the constitution, to hold office until the conclusion of the two year term, but is eligible for re-election.

The positions are:

President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Officer 1 – Industry Engagement AUS
Officer 2 – Industry Engagement NZ
Officer 3 – Industry Engagement – Global
Officer 4 – Comms, Social and Website
Officer 5 – Comms, Social and Website
Officer 6 – Comms, Social and Website

All positions on the Committee contribute to the direction of the Association and require an active contribution to the regular activities including formal matters, promotion of the Association, administrative requirements and events including Conferences.

Nominations must be submitted via email to the ASA Secretary. The deadline for nominations is on 30th June 2026.

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ASA 2026 Conference 

 

Resilient Futures: 59th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)

25^th – 28^th November 2026

 

 

The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) and Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University (XJTLU), with its Design School, invite you, as well as researchers, practitioners, educators, and industry leaders from architecture, civil engineering, and related fields, to submit your work to the 59^th International Conference, “Resilient Futures.” In an era marked by rapid climate change, technological disruption, and shifting social paradigms, the pursuit of resilience has become both a central challenge and an opportunity for the built environment.

The 2026 conference seeks to explore and define the pathways toward a resilient, adaptive, and equitable future. We are interested in how architectural and building science, at the intersection of art, technology, and environment, can provide the critical tools, methods, and philosophies not only to withstand the shocks and stresses of our time but to thrive through them. This year, we place a special emphasis on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for innovation and change, the imperative of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address the polycrisis of the 21st century.

 

Conference Themes & Topics

We welcome your high-quality, research-based and practice-oriented contributions that align with the scope of the ASA and the conference theme, “Resilient Futures.”

Topics include, but are not limited to:

   Architectural Science and Civil Engineering for a Changing Climate:

• Architecture, design, and environmental performance
• Resilient and sustainable infrastructure systems
• Structural resilience, disaster mitigation, and adaptive building codes
• Building and energy simulation, prediction, and evaluation for extreme weather
• Geotechnical and hydraulic engineering for climate adaptation
• Life cycle analysis, circular economy, and regenerative design principles across projects of all scales
• Indoor environmental quality and occupant well-being in a warming world

 

   The Intelligence-Augmented Design and Construction Frontier:

• Generative AI for sustainable design exploration, optimisation, and structural integrity
• AI-driven building performance simulation and smart infrastructure control systems
• Machine learning in urban analytics, transport planning, and outdoor environmental modelling
• Digital fabrication, robotics, and mass customisation in architecture and civil engineering
• BIM/CIM, digital twins, and AI for construction management and asset lifecycle
• The ethics, philosophy, and societal impact of AI in architectural and engineering practice
• Extended Reality for the simulation of the Design, Construction and Operation Environments

 

   Integrated Urban Systems and Social Equity:

• Resilient cities, Smart City, infrastructure networks, and adaptation planning
• Socially just transitions and community-led design and development
• Outdoor environmental quality, public space, and urban health
• Practice, policy, and industry engagement for sustainable development
• Architectural and civil engineering theory in the context of global challenges
• Circular Economy in the Built Environment
• Intelligent Built and resilient Environment

 

   Materials, Innovation, and Cross-Disciplinary Education:

• Low-carbon and advanced construction materials (e.g., smart composites, bio-based materials)
• Innovations in construction technologies and methods
• Integrating resilience, AI, and SDGs into architectural and engineering andragogy
• Novel methods in design education and transdisciplinary research
• Community co-design and participatory action research
• Exploring the new landscape of higher education in Architectural Science
• Theory, philosophy and methodology in Architectural Science
• Interconnectivity between research and industry

 

Heritage and Conservation in Architectural Science:

• Heritage resilience, climate risk, and adaptation strategies for historic environments
• Adaptive reuse as a resilient and circular pathway (life extension, embodied carbon, and regenerative redevelopment)
• Digital heritage documentation: reality capture, photogrammetry, laser scanning, and semantic modelling
• HBIM, digital twins, and data-driven conservation planning for asset lifecycle and maintenance
• AI for condition assessment (damage detection, decay prediction, monitoring, and decision support)
• Risk preparedness and post-disaster recovery for heritage sites and communities
• Governance, ethics, and community values in conservation practice (identity, inclusivity, and social equity)

 

All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process, and selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Detailed formatting guidelines and submission templates will be available on the conference website.

 

Key Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline:                            April 26, 2026
• Full Paper Submission Deadline:                         July 26, 2026
• Camera Ready Due:                                                September 01, 2026
• Conference Opening:                                             November 25, 2026

 

Why Participate?

The 59^th International ASA Conference is a premier interdisciplinary forum, with over 60 years of frontier research, for the dissemination of high-quality innovations in architectural/building science, as well as their convergence with architectural and civil engineering. You will:

·         Contribute to the critical discourse on building a resilient future.

·         Publish in the official ASA conference proceedings.

·         Engage with a global network of leading academics, researchers, and practitioners.

·         Explore cutting-edge exhibitions and workshops on emerging technologies and methods.

 

Join us in shaping the discourse and co-creating the tools for Resilient Futures.

For more information and to submit your work, please visit: www.asa2026.net

 

Call for reviewers:

Your expertise and scholarly contribution would be highly valuable in supporting the academic quality and rigour of ASA2026. The review task is designed to be clear and manageable, and the registration process is very quick.

To confirm your availability, please register using the link : https://xjtlu.mike-x.com/OLciy

Once registered, you will receive further information regarding the review timeline, paper allocation, and guidance for the process.