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    ACADIA 2025_COMPUTING for RESILIENCE: Expanding Community Knowledge and Impact

    ACADIA 2025_COMPUTING for RESILIENCE: Expanding Community Knowledge and Impact
    Shahin Vassigh
    Shahin Vassigh    with
    Maxwell Jarosz
    Maxwell Jarosz
    Bhavleen Kaur
    Bhavleen Kaur
    Luis Pacheco
    Luis Pacheco
    Joel Lamere
    Joel Lamere
    Sara Pezeshk
    Sara Pezeshk
    Florida International UniversityConferenceEventCall for Papers
    Published: July 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM

    Conference Theme

    The ACADIA Board of Directors, along with Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Miami (UM), is thrilled to announce the 2025 conference, COMPUTING for RESILIENCE: Expanding Community Knowledge and Impact, in Miami from November 3-5 (Workshops) and November 6-8 (Conference). The Call for Papers, Projects, and Field Notes is now open. For more information, visit the conference website: https://2025.acadia.org.

    The ACADIA 2025 theme COMPUTING for RESILIENCE: Expanding Community Knowledge and Impact explores building resilience in an increasingly uncertain world, a challenge particularly relevant to Miami. As a city confronting significant physical, economic, and climatic challenges, Miami represents a microcosm of global issues, requiring innovative responses. Here, these challenges are not abstract; they are vividly apparent, making Miami both a hotspot for crisis and a hub of innovation. The city grapples with a unique convergence of issues—from restrictive educational policies and historical erasures to the constant threat of rising sea levels—each adding complexity to its future. However, this intense environment also positions Miami as a precedent-setting city for resilience and adaptation.

    In the context of computation and fabrication in architecture, this theme invites the exploration of advanced solutions and resilient design methods that can adapt to these uncertainties. How can computational tools enhance our capacity to predict and mitigate the impacts of climate change? What role can technology play in shaping a future built environment that withstands political and economic shifts? This conference aims to harness the collective expertise and creativity of architects, designers, and technologists to address these questions.

    Subthemes

    Computational Strategies for Climate Adaptation: This sub-theme focuses on the role of computational tools and digital technologies in developing strategies for sustainability and climate resilience. It invites papers that explore how advanced modeling, simulation, and data analysis can predict environmental impacts and inform design decisions that mitigate climate risks. Topics may include:

  1. Climate Responsive Architecture
  2. Adaptive Building Systems, Building Performance Optimization
  3. Material Computation

    4. Integrating Robotics and AI in Architecture and Construction: This subtheme examines the integration of robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in architecture and construction. It seeks contributions that investigate how these technologies can optimize construction processes, enhance precision and efficiency, and facilitate innovative design solutions. Papers might address:

    • Automation in Construction
    • Robotics, Digital Fabrication, Biodesign, and Construction
    • AI-driven Design, Predictive Modelling, and Optimization
    • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
    • Spatial Computing and Extended Reality (VR/AR/MR)

    Sociopolitical and Economic Resilience through Digital Design: This subtheme explores the intersection of digital design practices with socio-political and economic resilience. It invites papers that consider how computational tools can help design environments that respond to socio-political challenges, such as economic inequality, social justice, and policy constraints. Topics may include:

    • Community-based Design
    • Participatory Digital Platforms
    • Resilience Planning & Strategies
    • Theories, Pedagogies, Philosophies, and Methodologies

    Space Innovations for a Sustainable and Resilient Earth: Innovations from the space race, particularly closed-loop systems designed for resource-constrained environments, offer valuable solutions for enhancing Earth’s sustainability in the face of climate change. This theme invites ideas on how closed-loop technologies developed for space inform architectural innovation. Examples include the use of sensor technologies developed for monitoring space habitats, which can be integrated into building design to provide real-time data on environmental conditions, energy usage, and structural health, enabling proactive management of resources and enhancing resilience against climate impacts. Topics may include:

    • Closed-Loop Systems in Architecture
    • Sensor-Driven Smart Environments
    • Innovations from Space Research
    • Extreme Environment Design and Resilience Strategies

    Calls and Submission Information

    1. Technical Full Papers

    • Submission Requirements: Full papers (4,000 words) are invited for submission. All paper submissions are subject to blind peer review.
    • Publication & Indexing:
      • Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
      • Authors will be invited to present at the conference.
      • Published papers will be included in the CumInCad database and assigned a DOI.
      • All ACADIA papers are searchable through Web of Science Platform and Scopus.
    • Deadline: June 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST (final extension)
    • Notification of Acceptance: Late July, 2025
    • Revised Papers Due: Late August, 2025
    • Paper template and submission portal information will be available soon

    2. Projects

    • Submission Requirements: 600-word text (excluding citations and captions) plus a maximum of 10 images.
    • Details:
      • Project submissions will be blind peer-reviewed.
      • Projects will be published in the conference proceedings and exhibited as posters in the Exhibition.
      • Select submissions may be invited to present in plenary sessions and/or participate in a discussion panel during the conference.
      • Published projects will be included in the CumInCad database and assigned a DOI.
      • All ACADIA projects are searchable through Web of Science Platform and Scopus.
    • Deadline: June 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST (final extension)
    • Notification of Acceptance: Late July, 2025
    • Revised Papers Due: Late August, 2025
    • Project template and submission portal information will be available soon

    3. Field Notes

    • Submission Requirements: 800–1,000 word texts max; images are permitted, and image-based essays are also welcome.
    • Details:
      • Field Notes are an invitation for shorter pieces that may include provocative artifacts regarding the culture and practice of computational design: experimental ideas, behind-the-scenes observations, brief narratives, provocations, and manifestos.
      • Submissions will be jury-selected and published in the proceedings.
      • Select submissions may be invited to present and/or participate in a discussion panel during the conference.
    • Deadline: June 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST (final extension)
    • Notification of Acceptance: Late July, 2025
    • Revised Papers Due: Late August, 2025
    • Field Notes template and submission portal information will be available soon