Architects working in Asian countries face crucial and fundamental challenges. This continent is so promising as to be the future of the world, but it is also the place with most complicated and severe problems. One consequence of free trade and service agreements especially amongst Asia and Pacific countries is architect educated in one country may work in any countries in the region. Special strategies in educating architects in this region should be devised in order to prepare future architects to deal with such challenges.

This conference will discuss a variety of ways in developing architectural education in Asia, which can be grouped into three issues:

Cultural Sensitivity
The complexity caused by the great cultural diversity in this continent is magnified by the introduction of modernism and globalization, especially in its urban centres. The advancement of information technology and communication has made the articulation of the already complex regional identities even more difficult. Developing cultural sensitivity to work in multicultural setting as well as mastering design in one particular culture is crucial in enabling students to cope with such situation.

Economic Development
Economic growth in some parts of Asia is very promising, but this region also has some most severe economic problems. Architecture is definitely related with economic condition in a particular place. Students are notorious in not having sense of economic aspects of building. Great architecture is often associated with higher economic class with unlimited budget. However, solving architectural problems with extremely limited budget and working closely with poor people are also great achievement which educational institution should pay more attention.

Technological Advancement
Building construction and technology show immense progress with great varieties especially in some rapidly growing centres in Asia. High-tech building materials and construction technology spread through, including in Asia and Pacific countries with mega-cities, such as Tokyo, Bangkok, and Jakarta. On the other hand, architects facing challenges in using the variety of local genius on construction method and building materials to be appropriately used in contemporary era.

These sub-themes can be discussed in various levels, including paradigm and theory, methodology and technique, and practice and experience, or elaboration amongst those levels.

Call for paper
First Announcement : January 1, 2007
Abstract Submission : March 10, 2007
Notification of Acceptance : March 30, 2007
2nd Announcement : April, 2007
Full Paper Submission : May 10, 2007
Conference Day : June 8-10, 2007