One of ACADIA's major missions is to organize and present an annual conference on topics of interest to the architectural CAD community. The conference and the publication of its proceedings are a major channel of communication among experts in the field of computer-aided design in architecture. The conference site moves each year, providing members the opportunity to see facilities at schools of architecture around the country.

See the proceedings page for information on purchasing proceedings from these events.

• 2009: reForm [live web site]
  • Chicago, Illinois (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

• 2008: Silicon + Skin [live web site]
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota (University of Minnesota)

• 2007: Expanding Bodies [archival web site]
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Dalhousie, NSCAD & CDRN)

• 2006: Synthetic Landscapes [archival web site]
  • Louisville, Kentucky (University of Kentucky, Lexington)

• 2005: Smart Architecture [archival web site]
  • Savannah, Georgia, (Savannah School of Architecture and Design (SCAD)

• 2004: Fabrication
  • Cambridge and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (University of Waterloo, Cambridge and University of Toronto)

• 2003: Connecting -- Crossroads of Digital Discourse
  • Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ball State University)

• 2002: Thresholds Between Physical and Virtual
  • CalPoly, Pamona, California

• 2001: Reinventing the Discourse
  • SUNY, Buffalo, New York

• 2000: Eternity, Infinity, and Virtuality
  • Washington D.C. (Catholic University)

• 1999: Media and Design Process
  • Snowbird, Utah (University of Utah)

• 1998: Do Computers Make a Difference in Design Studios?
  • Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (University of Laval)

• 1997: Representation and Design
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (University of Cincinnati)

• 1996: Design Computation: Collaboration, Reasoning, Pedagogy
  • Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona)

• 1995: Computing in Design: Enabling, Capturing and Sharing Ideas
  • Seattle, Washington (University of Washington)

• 1994: Reconnecting
  • St. Louis, Missouri (Washington University)

• 1993: Education and Practice: The Critical Interface
  • College Station, Texas (Texas A & M)

• 1992: Computer Supported Design in Architecture: Mission, Method, Madnes
  • Charleston, South Carolina (Clemson University)

• 1991: Reality and Virtual Reality
  • Los Angeles, California (University of California at Los Angeles)

• 1990: From Research to Practice
  • Big Sky, Montana (Montana State University)

• 1989: New Ideas and Directions for the 1990's
  • Gainesville, Florida (University of Florida)

• 1988: Computing In Design Education
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan (University of Michigan)

• 1987: Integrating Computers into the Architectural Curriculum
  • Raleigh, North Carolina (North Carolina State University)

• 1986: Architectural Education, Research and Practice in the Next Decade
  • Houston, Texas (University of Houston)

• 1985: ACADIA Workshop '85
  • Tempe, Arizona (Arizona State University)

• 1984:
  • Troy, New York (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

• 1983:
  • Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University)

• 1982:
  • Blacksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech)

• 1981:
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Carnegie-Mellon University)