Conferences
March 26-28, 2026 | Chicago, IL

ACSA 114th Annual Meeting

The 114th ACSA Annual Meeting will convene educators, practitioners, and students from around the world to share research and explore the past and future of architecture, design, and allied disciplines. The conference schedule includes research sessions, exciting tours & workshops, extraordinary keynotes, opportunities to obtain Continuing Education Credits, including Health, Safety and Welfare, and more.

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Online Discussion
April 7, 2026 | 7:00pm EST / 4:00pm PST

Join the 2026 ACSA Annual Business Meeting

All member school faculty are invited to join ACSA’s 2026 Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, April 7, from 7:00-8:30 pm ET. Sign-up today to hear updates from the ACSA president, president-elect, secretary/treasurer, journal editors, and more. We especially encourage each school’s Faculty Councilor to attend, as this is the organization’s official business meeting.

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Conferences
Submit by June 17, 2026

2026 Intersections Research Conference: URBAN DESIGN MATTERS

ACSA, in partnership with the Urban Design Academic Council (UDAC) and the American Institute of Architects, Regional and Urban Design Committee (AIA, RUDC), is pleased to announce the 2026 Intersections Research Conference, which will be held in New York City on October 1-3, 2026. The conference will create opportunities for new partnerships, sources of funding, collaborations and critical observations. We seek work that advances theoretical, methodological, and practice-based perspectives, and that interrogates the agency of urban design across scales, cultural traditions, institutions, and communities. 

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Resources
Submit by June 3, 2026

Call for Course Proposals: Advancing Housing Education in Architecture

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Housing and Community Development (HCD) Knowledge Community, and ACSA announce a competitive call for Housing in Architectural Education. The Housing Education Prize is a call for proposals for innovative courses and educational activities focused on housing in schools of architecture. We welcome proposals for required courses, electives, design studios, seminars, or hybrid formats. Submissions should articulate clear learning objectives, pedagogical approaches, and anticipated outcomes, and should demonstrate how the course prepares students to be effective practitioners, collaborators, and leaders capable of contributing positively to their communities.

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Research & Scholarship
Submit by April 22, 2026

Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment:
SPATIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

For the third consecutive year, ACSA is partnering with The Op-Ed Project to equip faculty with strategies for public-facing communication and knowledge translation. This program is intended for architecture faculty whose research explores the spatial determinants of health and seeks to strengthen its impact on public discourse and policy. ACSA will select a cohort of twelve academics to participate in The Op-Ed Project’s Write to Change the World workshops.

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Awards
Winners Announced!

2026 Architectural Education Awards

ACSA is s excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 Architectural Education Awards, which honor architectural educators for exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. The award-winning educators inspire and challenge students, advance the discipline’s knowledge base, and extend their work beyond the borders of academia into practice and the public sector.

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Publications
Submit by June 15, 2026

TAD 11.1 Biogenic Call for Papers

The upcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY | ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN (TAD) welcomes submissions addressing new and original research on architecture, design, and technology. The focus area for this issue ventures into the territory of biobased, bioorganic, bio-fabricated, and regenerative materials and their applications in the design and construction of environmentally sound, livable, healthy, and socially just built environments. TAD invites contributions that address materials intended for standalone structures, as well as those designed to be interfaced and integrated with existing material, architectural, cultural, and historical contexts, particularly in areas such as preservation, maintenance, renovation, repair, and care of existing building parts, structures, and entire spaces. The journal welcomes research or scholarship on the topic of this call for papers or open topics on a rolling submission basis.

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Competition
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2026

2026 Timber Competition

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and Think Wood are pleased to announce TIMBER IN THE CITY 6: Urban Habitats Competition for the 2025-2026 academic year. The program is intended to challenge students, working individually or in teams, to reimagine the boundaries of wood construction in the urban environment, leading to the transformation of our existing cities through constructing sustainable buildings made from renewable resources, offering expedient affordable construction, innovating with new and traditional wood materials, and designing healthy living and working environments. Now in its sixth cycle, the series continues to push the urban potential of wood—this year by tackling the “missing-middle” gap between single-family dwellings and high-rise apartments. Entrants will deploy innovative, highly replicable wood-based systems on a real, under-utilized urban site to deliver attainable, human-scaled housing that strengthens community resilience and climate stewardship.

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2026 Steel Competition

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2026

2026 Concrete Masonry Competition

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2026

2026 Design for Aging Competition

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2026

2026 COTE Competition

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 8, 2026

Dates + Deadlines

2026 Concrete Masonry Competition

Register: Wed, Apr 8, 2026

2026 Steel Competition

Register: Wed, Apr 8, 2026

2026 COTE Competition

Register: Wed, Apr 8, 2026

2026 Timber Competition

Register: Wed, Apr 8, 2026

2026 Design for Aging Competition

Register: Wed, Apr 8, 2026

Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: Spatial Determinants of Health

Submit: Wed, Apr 22, 2026

Call for Submissions: Housing Education Prize

Submit: Wed, Jun 3, 2026

TAD 11.1 Call for Papers: Biogenic

Submit: Mon, Jun 15, 2026

Call for Submissions: 2026 Intersections Research Conference: URBAN DESIGN MATTERS

Submit: Wed, Jun 17, 2026

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School of Architecture, University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

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The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor

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College Station, TX

The Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal, and the primary venue for research and commentary on architectural education.

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