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Architectural Science Association: Call for Abstracts
Deadline for abstracts: 23 May 2025
The 58th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association is being hosted by the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Abstracts are sought across a broad range of topics relating to architectural science, whether you’re working at the material, building or urban scale or in design education.
Abstracts can be submitted via the conference website https://asa2025.au
The ASA2025 Conference takes place 3-5 December 2025. It focuses on the multidisciplinary nature of architecture and on the positive outcomes of the collaboration between academia, practice and industry. Topics covered by the conference are diverse but relate to Architecture, Construction, Sustainability, Research and Education of our built environment.
All abstracts will be blind reviewed and accepted abstracts will be invited to be developed into full papers. Each submitted full paper will be double-blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Accepted papers by registered authors will be published in the conference proceedings.
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