2026 Concrete Masonry Student Competition
The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Concrete Masonry Student Competition. The competition recognizes seven outstanding projects that utilize concrete masonry products as the primary material to reimagine a Welcome Center of tomorrow, with an emphasis on rethinking the future of travel.
2026 Administrators Conference
Join current and future educational leaders at the 2026 Administrators Conference, taking place October 29–31, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. This conference will bring together administrators to exchange ideas, develop new partnerships, and explore ongoing shifts in education, while anticipating future change. Register today to secure the best available rates.
2026 Intersections Research Conference: URBAN DESIGN MATTERS
Join ACSA in New York City, October 1-3, 2026, to explore urban design as an integrative, vital disciplinary and civic practice, instrumental in shaping affordable, just, sustainable, and adaptable built environments worldwide. The 2026 Intersections Research Conference: Urban Design Matters will be an opportunity for attendees to enhance their research capabilities with sessions, breakouts, workshops, and networking events. Register today to secure the best available rates.
2027 Architectural Education Awards
ACSA invites faculty to submit for the 2027 Architectural Education Awards. Every year, ACSA honors architectural educators for exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. The award-winning professors inspire and challenge students, contribute to the profession’s knowledge base, and extend their work beyond the borders of academia into practice and the public sector.
115th Annual Meeting: INSIDEandOUTSIDE Call for Submissions
The 115th ACSA Annual Meeting: INSIDEANDOUTSIDE invites contributions that explore how current urgencies – climate, equity, technology, and civic responsibility – shape pedagogical priorities, and how architecture as a practice and architecture as a discipline may be perceived from both inside and outside our field. Educators, practitioners, researchers, and students are all encouraged to submit full papers, design projects & short papers.
2027 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference
Join ACSA and EAAE for the fifth biennial Teachers Conference in Riga, Latvia, June 16-18, 2027, with host institution Riga Technical University. Educators, practitioners, researchers, and engaged citizens are invited to explore the evolving role of architectural education in shaping society. Submit a paper or poster by October 14, 2026, and be part of the conversation defining the future of architectural education.
2027 Student Design Competitions
ACSA’s 2027 student competitions will explore topics including community-based performance venues, climate-responsive designs, the eradication of forced labor in the building materials supply chain, and recreational buildings for youth. Each competition presents an opportunity for students to investigate, develop, and challenge systematic approaches to design
TAD 11.2 Adaptable Call for Papers
The upcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN (TAD) welcomes submissions that address the design, theory, history, and implementation of adaptable systems in architecture, engineering, and the built environment. This issue will focus on architectural systems that sense, respond, and evolve, exploring how emerging technologies, environmental imperatives, and shifting social conditions are transforming architecture from a static artifact into a dynamic, learning system across scales, from materials and envelopes to buildings, infrastructure, and urban systems. The journal welcomes research or scholarship on the topic of this call for papers or open topics on a rolling submission basis.
Forma Site Design Training Series: from classroom to career
For architecture programs preparing students for contemporary practice, Autodesk connects classroom learning to the realities of modern project delivery and interdisciplinary collaboration. Tools like Revit and Forma Site Design help students build skills in BIM, sustainable design, visualization, collaboration, and digital project delivery—supporting creativity, critical thinking, and professional readiness for the evolving demands of architectural practice.
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Distinguished Professor Award
Diversity Achievement Award
The Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal, and the primary venue for research and commentary on architectural education.
Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) is a biannual peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in the field of building technology and its translation, integration, and impact on architecture and design.
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