At present, the evaluation of knowledge and its production processes both criticizing and approaching in a plural manner assess the intellectual milieu standing on a slippery ground. On this ground, the flexible position of the individual is one of the motivating forces behind what the both creative and novelty are. To keep the pendulum, which oscillates between transformation and variety –that can be criticized by inconsistence- on the side of authenticity of the word is a problem which needs to be sorted out in architectural education as well as any other field. The inquiry whether the authenticity of the word is a problem which needs to be isolated from any ideological affiliation or not, has already been made through different courses by the intellectual milieu of the 20th century. While triggering different architectural attitudes, the different answers also hold a mirror to the inquisition of architectural education itself.
Today, what is unavoidable for architectural education is to internalize informal instruments and media in order to be more flexible. This provides a positive development of institutional reflexes while forcing the limits of participation in terms of criticism and emancipation. In a century where ideological and physical boundaries are vanishing, the new relationships are in the process of development. Within this context, the forum aims to discuss on the following topics through flexibility:

Knowledge in architecture
- limits of acquired knowledge
- multi/inter/trans disciplinary
- attitude to other developments and thinking
- multi/inter/trans disciplinary approaches
- auxiliary information/data/knowledge
- research by design
Content of architectural education
- notion of architectural design
- meaning in architectural education
- consideration of history phenomenon
- theory as the core of architectural education
- context and cultural strategies
Approaches in architectural education
- teaching methods
- new strategies and trends for studio teaching
- impact of representation media
- interactions between new materials, techniques and design
- flexibility by holistic approaches
- roles and features of architectural educators
- interactions between actors of architectural education
- diversified mediums for architectural education

Submission guidelines:
Abstracts and full texts must be submitted in English and should be sent in electronic form as MS-Word (*.doc) or Rich Text Format (*.rtf) to the following address: arched2009@gmail.com. Abstracts are about 500 words. The cover page should be prepared separately from the main text of the abstract. This page must include the title of the paper, the name of the author(s), affiliation and full contact information.

Calender:

First Call: April 04, 2008
Second Call: June 30, 2008
Third Call: September 30, 2008

Deadline for abstracts and posters, suggestions for workshops and exhibitions: November 14, 2008
Acceptance of abstracts and suggestions for workshops and posters: December 19, 2008 (accommodation, events, fees)

Deadline for full Papers, Posters submission: March 25, 2009

Organization Committee:

Prof. Dr. Sevgi LÖKÇE (Chair)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gonca BÜYÜKMIHÇI
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sencer ERKMAN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Burcu CEYLAN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sema SERİM
Inst. Dr. Beyhan BOLAK HİSARLIGİL
Inst. Yeşim ALEMDAR
Inst. Burak ASİLİSKENDER

Organization Secretariat:

Asst. Prof. Dr. Füsun KOCATÜRK
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem PARLAK BİÇER
Res. Asst. Hale KOZLU
Res. Asst. Seven YÜCEL
Res. Asst. Oktay TURAN
Res. Asst. Duygu OVACIK
Res. Asst. Özlem SÜMENGEN
Res. Asst. Özlem ATAK
Res. Asst. Ahmet Erdem TOZOĞLU

Contact Person:

Inst. Dr. Beyhan BOLAK HİSARLIGİL
arched2009@gmail.com