INTBAU - Oxford conference 2008 - 50 Years On: Resetting the agenda for architectural education

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CALL FOR PAPERS due 28 September 2007

In 1958 the first Oxford Conference set an agenda for architectural education that has been followed for 50 years. This agenda needs radical change to meet the evolving drivers of costs of energy and construction, shifting social values and environmental crises and to create a new generation of buildings that are part of the solution to these crises - not part of the problem.

The time has come to re-evaluate and change much of what we teach, how we teach it and to understand why we teach it. Be part of that change! Join us in Oxford in July 2008.

Call for Papers

The conference will be comprised of inspirational keynote lectures and a series of forums incorporating the following topics:

Studio Culture

21st Century Building Design

21st Century City Planning and Urban Design

Building Research and Teaching in the 21st Century

Contributions are invited by 28 September 2007 for free oral communications and posters on the above themes.

Conference topics

The conference programme will incorporate the following topics:

Sustainable design of buildings and cities

Low carbon community and building design

Studio teaching

Design and aesthetics for 21st century buildings

Teaching issues, tools, methods, courses and programmes

Creating social and economic value in 21st century buildings

New materials and strategies for design

Water use in buildings

Renewable energy and building design

Additional features include:

Pre-conference Workshop by Edward Mazria on Architect 2030

Oxford Union Debate on Architectural Education

Caf�-style Workshops for each Forum

Submit your abstract here.

Resetting the Agenda - Have your say

The focus within the conference programme will be guided by the results of the pre-conference poll where you are invited to list your priorities for the subjects that should dominate discussion and input to the resulting route map.

What issues should dominate the agenda at this key conference and be part of the foundations of architectural education in the 21st century? Have your say in the pre-conference poll. Vote now!

Message from the Conference Chair

Click here to read a message from the conference chair, Susan Roaf.

Inspirational views from around the world

Read what others think here.

Exhibition

A large exhibition will take place alongside the conference featuring the latest tools, schools, practices and publications. For details of this and other commercial opportunities available at The Oxford Conference 2008 click here.

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