Conferences
The Department of Architecture at EPOKA University, welcomed participants to the Fifth International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design (5-ICAUD), held on 16 – 18 November 2023 in Tirana, Albania. Building upon the successful experience of the previous four editions of ICAUD, the conference was a venue of scientific debate on a wide range of topics on architecture and urban design, and an international audience of academics and practitioners from around the world.
Recent developments have produced a range of real global challenges. Climate change, natural disasters, pandemics such as Covid’19, and wars have reshaped the local, regional and global arena. Issues such as migration, energy supply, economic and climate crises are pushing many countries to reflect and think for new creative solutions. It is evident that dealing with these challenges requires more than a political approach; it requires a cross-disciplinary and cross-sectorial approach. The role of disciplines such as urban planning, architecture engineering and design is crucial in these problem-solving processes. Also, the need for a more holistic trans-disciplinary approach in dealing with the built environment is essential.
The 5th International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design (5.ICAUD 2023) was aimed at creating a medium of discussion and knowledge sharing in topics related to architecture and urban planning/design but not only. The main focus was on exploring the idea of self-sufficient cities in terms of social, economic and cultural aspects.
Best papers were published in the Special Issue of "The Urban Book Series", a resource for urban studies and geography research by Springer.
