糖心vlog

July 8-11, 2026 | Brisbane, Australia

2026 AASA/糖心vlog International Conference

Planetary Practice

November 5, 2025

Submission Deadline

February 2026

Submission Notification

July 8-11, 2026

International Conference

SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026

Below is the schedule for Saturday, July 11, 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:
Saturday, July 11 at 8:30am-4:00pm

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026

9:00am
Transportation

Bus to Gold Coast

Meet at QUT to bus to Bond University in Gold Coast.

11:00am-1:00pm
Welcome & Lunch

Welcome & Lunch

Provided

1:00pm-2:30pm
Concurrent Sessions

Architecture, Identity, and Planetary Culture

Planetary Cultures, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW

Moderator: Daniela Ottmann, Bond University

Architecture of Intangible Heritage: Translating Saint Lucian Folklore into Design Principles
Lydia Sammy & Lucky Tsaih, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

A Lineage of Material Layering: From Victorian Patina to Bioplastics
Ryan Roark, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Taura Here: A Spatial Exploration Of T奴rangawaewae
Amber Ruckes, Auckland University of Technology

Architectural Education and the Carceral State: A Decade of Design Research in Correctional Reform in Hawai驶i
Cathi Ho Schar, University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa

Pedagogies for Planetary Futures

Planetary Pedagogies, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW

Moderator: Andrew Burgess, Auckland University of Technology

From Reflection to Projection: Mobilising Design Practice Research for Built Environment Decarbonization
Ben Milbourne & John Doyle, RMIT University

Plastic Reimagined: Post-Natural Pedagogies for Planetary Practice
Hyojin Kwon & Darby Fly, Georgia Institute of Technology

Planetary Scaffolds: Destabilisation and Epistemic Apprenticeship in First-Year Architecture Education
Jhana Pfeiffer-Hunt, Rachel Couper, & James Fletcher, Monash University

Learning with Owls, Apprenticing to Trees: Teaching Plausible Ways to Better Futures
William Ward & Stanislav Roudavski, University of Melbourne

Planetary Practices

Situated Practices at Scale, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES HSW

Moderator: TBD

Material Stories: Centralizing Marginalized Material Practices & Research
Malini Srivastava & Madelyn Gulon, University of Minnesota

The Open South: Towards a Theory of Practice and Place in the New, New South
Jori Erdman, James Madison University

Evolving Practices: Transforming Architectures in the Climate of Change in India
Shweta Ranpura, Harvard University

Evolving From the Galapagos: Towards a Regenerative Wood Architecture
David Heymann, University of Texas at Austin

Architecture for Planetary Designs

Tools for Planetary Design, Research Session
1.5 AIA/CES LU

Moderator: Brice Pannetier, Bond University

Multidisciplinary Teaching the Digital Interactive Preservation: Games for Global Knowledge
Atia Newman, Rochester Institute of Technology & Alissa de Wit-Paul, Rochester Institute of Technology

Bridging Words and Worlds: Latent Space Alignment for Text-Conditioned 3D Architectural Generation
Yi Zhang聽 & Weisheng Lu, The University of Hong Kong

Against the Prompt: Reclaiming the Language of Architecture
Sampath Pediredla, New Jersey Institute of Technology

From Tradition to Technology: Repositioning Indigenous Weaving as a Contemporary Design Practice
Tania Ursomarzo, American University of Sharjah

2:30pm-3:00pm

3:00pm-4:00pm
Plenary

David Kaunitz is an architect and co-founder of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, an Australian practice internationally recognised for community-led design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across remote and regional contexts.

Ka Wai Yeung co-founded Kaunitz Yeung Architecture to create socially responsible, culturally sensitive and humane architecture. At the heart of her work is a deep commitment to co-design and co-building with local communities. Together with her team, she has demonstrated how architecture can empower people, sensitively integrate with Country, and maximise social impact at every stage of the process.

Marni Reti is a proud Palawa and Ng膩ti Wai woman, born and raised on Gadigal, D鈥檋arawal and Bidjigal Country with ties to Redfern, Waterloo and wider inner-city/inner-west Aboriginal communities. She is a registered architect in NSW. Previously an Associate at Kaunitz Yeung Architecture whom she still collaborates closely with. She currently holds a position as Senior Lecturer at USYD.

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4:00pm
Transportation

Bus to Brisbane

Meet at Bond University to bus back to QUT in Brisbane.

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