2025 ARCC International Conference

WORKSHOPS

 EMERGING CHALLENGES: Technological, Environmental, Social

April 2-5, 2025  I  College Park, MD & Washington DC  I  Co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University

Conference Co-Chairs: Madlen Simon and Ed Dunson

ARCC will offer a series of open workshops during the Conference. The workshops are intended to offer both theoretical and practical information and feedback, with integral discussion sessions intended to foster dialog between conference participants.

> Developing an Architectural Research Agenda

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 12:15 pm

Location: Stamp: Banneker A
Session Chair: Ming Hu, University of Notre Dame
Presenter: Adil Sharag-Eldin, Kent State University

The workshop will discuss currently relevant areas of architectural research and address how to choose and develop an architectural research topic and frame research questions or hypotheses. Issues of funded research will also be covered including possible funding agencies and guidance on developing good research proposals.

 

> Publishing with Routledge Press and Birkhauser

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 10:15 am

Location: Stamp: Banneker A
Session Chair: Alexandra Staub, Pennsylvania State University

The workshop will offer a presentation by Taylor & Francis and Birkhauser describing the process for publishing a book with their presses, from proposal submission to editorial assessment, peer review, contracts, timelines and manuscript delivery. Q&A session will follow.

 

> The Spatialization of Capital: Rethinking Architectural Research

Friday, April 4, 2025, 1:15pm

Location: DAC: Hickok Cole A
Session Chair: Clare Robinson, University of Arizona
Presenter: Alexandra Staub, Pennsylvania State University

This hands-on workshop will use the lens of capital and its intersection with new technologies to reformulate research questions about public and private space. After a short theoretical introduction, we will break into small groups to examine a range of spatial types through the lens of both capital and its related technologies.

 

> Open Forum

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 2:30 pm

Location: Stamp: Banneker A
Session Chair: Barbara Klinkhammer, ARCC

Join ARCC’s Open Forum to explore how recent policy changes and evolving federal guidelines are influencing research priorities, funding opportunities, and collaborative efforts in architectural and design research. Share experiences, challenges, and strategies with fellow researchers.