SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
Below is the schedule for Friday, July 10, 2026, featuring session titles & descriptions for the 2026 AASA/糖心vlog International Conference: Planetary Practice. The conference schedule is subject to change.
You can read the peer reviewed abstracts in the Abstract Book.
Conference Registration Hours:
Friday, July 10 at 8:30am-6:00pm
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026
9:00am-10:30am
Concurrent Sessions
Planetary Pedagogy, Speculation & Futures
Planetary Pedagogies, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Tobias Danielmeier, Otago Polytechnic
Worlding Pedagogies: Immersive Architecture Design Studios for Planetary Literacy, Design and Imagination
Patrick Macasaet, RMIT & Vei Tan, RMIT University
Learning by Utopia: A Pedagogy for Hope
Cecilia Bischeri, Griffith University
Drawing Futures Together: Visual Narratives as Speculative Tools for Planetary Practice
Tadd Heidgerken, University of Detroit Mercy
Diana Rivera Villarrealm Technological Institute of Monterrey
Materials, Resources & Circular Practices
Situated Practices at Scale, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: TBD
Forest-firewood: A Case Study For Small Diameter Timbers
Rick Sommerfeld & Kevin Hirth, University of Colorado Denver
Jarrah: An Incomplete Atlas of Australia鈥檚 Most Abundant Timber
Philip Goldswain, University of Western Australia
Spolia Contemporanei – New Tech for Old Stuff
Aleksandr Mergold, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Partnerships for Development, Research, Relevance
Administrators Session
1.5 AIA/CES LU
Presenters:
Peter Mackeith, University of Arkansas
Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Iowa State University
Marci Uihlein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
John Doyle, RMIT University
Description:
This session explores how collaborations and partnerships can strengthen architectural research, teaching, professional practice, and public impact. Discussions will examine how schools of architecture work with external partners: including communities, industry, government agencies, nonprofits, and other academic disciplines聽 to advance meaningful, applied, and socially relevant work. Participants will share strategies, case studies, and collaborative models that support innovative research, experiential learning, civic engagement, and interdisciplinary exchange. The session aims to foster dialogue on how partnerships can expand opportunities for students and faculty while increasing the relevance and impact of architectural education within contemporary society.
10:30am-11:00am
Coffee Break
11:00am-12:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
Material, Circular & Place-Based Learning
Planetary Pedagogies, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: TBD
Material Afterlives: A Cross-Campus Pedagogy of Waste, Ethics, and Territorial Learning
Darion Washington & Laura del Pino, Kean University
Xxxxx: A Place-based Pedagogy Connecting Forms Of Knowledge For The Climate Capable Practitioner
Kathy Waghorn, Monash University
Irene Boles, ARA
Tobias Danielmeier, Otago Polytechnic- Te P奴kenga
Campbell McNeill, AHHA
Antonio Lara-hernandez, AUT
How To Eat An Elephant: Transforming Cape Town Stadium Through Intercontinental Collaboration
Mike Louw, University of Canberra
Mo Krag, Aarhus School of Architecture
Stella Papanicolaou, University of Cape Town
Evaluating Instructor Preparedness for Circular Design in Architecture and Interior Education
Alisha Sinha, RV College of Architecture
Sridhar Iyer, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Sameer Sahasrabudhe, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
Pedagogies for a Shared Planet
Planetary Cultures, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Victoria Marshall, National University of Singapore
Making Space: Collaborative Pedagogies for a Shared Planetary Future
Christine Phillips, RMIT University
Teaching Conflict, Ecology, and Care: Pedagogies for Planetary Urban Literacy
Asma Mehan, Texas Tech University
Inscribing Collective Responsibilities: What Making And Sharing Architectural Histories And Theories Might Be
Jacqueline Alexander, Alexandra Brown & Charity Edward, Monash University
Technology in Planetary Practice
Situated Practices at Scale, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Erik L鈥橦eureux, Monash University
Transscalar Agency: Bridging Human & Artificial Intelligence to Co-create Resilient Urban Futures
Oswald Jenewein, University of Texas at Arlington
Yannick Back, Mohsen Hajibabaei & Robert Sitzenfrei, University of Innsbruck
Vasileios Chanis, EPFL – Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne
Towards A Radical Praxis Of Repair: A Viable Model For Addressing Climate And Spatial Injustice
Charlott Greub, North Dakota State University
How and Why to Draw a Glacier: Visualizing a Vanishing Arctic
Joyce Hsiang, Yale University
Global Education
Administrators Session
1.5 AIA/CES LU
Presenters:
Brett Steele, University of Southern California
Francisco J. Rodriguez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Deborah Ascher- Barnstone, University of Sydney
Ko Aitani, Kyushu University
Description:
Participants will discuss how schools can expand their international reach, foster meaningful global partnerships, and create engaging opportunities for students and faculty across borders. Share strategies for engaging global audiences, discuss approaches to exchange and study abroad programs, and explore opportunities for collaborative teaching and research partnerships across institutions and globally.
12:30pm-2:30pm
Lunch
on-your-own
12:30pm-2:30pm
Architecture Brisbane Tour
Ticketed Event
2:30pm-4:00pm
Concurrent Sessions
Tools, Media & Alternative Learning Environments
Planetary Pedagogies, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: TBD
Eccentric Tiling Units: Pedagogies of Water, Geometry, and Generative Play
Kentaro Tsubaki, Tulane University
Gaming the Canon: Feminist Technoscience and Architectural Worldbuilding with Unreal Engine
Shawn Protz, North Carolina State University
From Creativity to Criticality: Redesigning Project Management Pedagogy for Architecture Students
Atie Ahmadi, Victoria University of Wellington
Planetary Practices and Global Culture
Situated Practices at Scale, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Ben Milbourne, RMIT University
Creative Uncertainty: Negotiating Tensions Among Users, Site Specificity, and Urban Furniture Transformability
Pedram Ghelichi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Farming Equates Revolution: Towards A New Tropical Modernism
Jonathan Carter & Kristian Nunez, Syracuse University
xThe Design of the Ocean: The Exclusive Economic Zone and its Terra-Aqueous Urban Border
Bimal Mendis, Yale University
Architectural Education for an Open/Undetermined Future
Administrators Session
1.5 AIA/CES LU
Presenters:
Chris Brisbin, University of South Australia
Mel Dodd, Monash UniversityPeter Robinson, Cornell University
Vivian Mitsogianni, RMIT University
Andrew Payne, Florida Southern College
Description:
As the architectural profession continues to evolve in response to technological change, environmental uncertainty, shifting social priorities, and new modes of practice, architectural education faces important questions about its future relevance. This session will explore how schools can prepare students not only with technical competence, but also with the adaptability, critical thinking, creativity, and ethical awareness needed to navigate an open and undetermined future. Participants are invited to discuss how architectural education can remain responsive in a rapidly changing world while continuing to foster meaningful design inquiry and civic engagement.
4:00pm-4:30pm
Coffee Break
4:30pm-6:00pm
Concurrent Sessions
Embodied Carbon & Adaptive Strategies
Tools for Planetary Design, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Philip Goldswain, University of West Australia
Transforming Drywall Waste into Building Materials
Taiji Miyasaka聽 & David Drak,e Washington State University
From Waste to Board: Developing a Bio-Composite Gypsum Board Alternative Using Corn Cobs and Biodegradable Binders
Youngjin Hwang & Nayoung Im, Illinois Institute of Technology
Big Science: Urban Protocols, Minimum Standards and Best Practice in the realm Planetary Design
Graham Crist & Ian Nazareth, RMIT University
Design Theory, Ethics & Alternative Practices
Planetary Cultures, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Moderator: Christine Phillips, RMIT University
Beyond Dominant Paradigms: Processes and Outcomes in Implementing Te Aranga M膩ori Design Principles
Cesar Wagner & Lucia Melchiors, UNITEC Institute of Technology
Regan Potangaroa, Auckland University of Technology
From Tradition to Modernity: Middle-Class Identity and Domesticity in Post-Colonial Bangladesh, 1947-1971
Dilruba Yasmin, The University of Hong Kong
Archipelagic Atmospheres: Planetary Knowledge From El Radar [arecibo, Puerto Rico]
Yazmin Crespo Claudio, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate and/or Graduate Outcomes in Question
Administrators Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW
Presenters:
Erin Carraher, University of Utah
Justin Miller, Auburn University
Steve Feast, Curtin University
Cecilia Bischer, Griffith University
Description:
As the expectations of higher education and professional practice continue to shift, traditional assumptions about undergraduate and graduate outcomes are increasingly being reconsidered. This session will explore how architecture and design programs define, measure, and communicate student outcomes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while questioning whether existing models still align with the realities of contemporary education and practice. Discuss evolving expectations surrounding student learning, career readiness, research, licensure, interdisciplinary work, and alternative professional pathways.
6:30pm
Networking
Evening Social
Join us for an evening of conversation, meaningful connections, and cocktails with colleagues and peers.
Griffith University, South Bank Campus
Queensland College of Art and Design
Webb Centre (S02) Room 7.07 (level 7)
Continuing Education Credits
Obtain Continuing Education Credits (CES) / Learning Units (LU), including Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) where applicable. Registered conference attendees will be able to submit sessions attended for Continuing Education Credits (CES). Register for the conference to gain access to all the AIA/CES credit sessions.
Conference Partners

Michelle Sturges
Conferences Manager
202-785-2324
msturges@acsa-arch.org
Eric W. Ellis
Sr. Director of Operations and Programs
202-785-2324
eellis@acsa-arch.org

