Final International University, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts cordially invites you to share your insight, project, best practice, failure, data, innovation or analysis in the first international conference on: "City, Architecture and Society: Design Dialogues".

The conference is developed around three main domains: urban design and planning focused on the scale of city, district or neighbourhood, architectural design and construction focused on the scale of building, and socio-cultural issues focused on interaction of people with each other and with built-environment.

Important Information:

• All submissions and presentations must be in English
• Abstracts should be limited to 300 words, submitted no later than 15th of October, 12:00 UTC time (Extended until 30 October)
• Full papers should be submitted no later than 1st of December, 12:00 UTC time

Presentation Modes:

• In-person: 20-25 minute presentation - Minimum 4500, Maximum 6000 words
• Online presentation: 20-25 minute pre-recorded video or live presentation via Zoom or Teams - Minimum 4500, Maximum 6000 words
• Poster presentation: One 100*70 poster or two 50*70 posters (Posters received minimum 1 week before the conference can be printed by the university free of charge)

Publications:

• All accepted abstracts will be published in an E-proceeding
• Selected papers will be invited to submit to: Design Dialogue Journal (https://designdialoguejournal.com) and City, Architecture and Society (https://cas-journal.com)

The conference is developed around three main domains, including but not limited to the following subtopics:

• Resilience, Livability, and Urban Form
• Nighttime Economies and Nocturnal Urbanism
• Child-Friendly Cities: Designing Play, Safety, and Learning in Urban Spaces
• Cities with Multiple Sunsets: Age of Polished Glass Architecture
• City and Gender
• Smart and Responsive Cities
• Urban Inequalities and Crime
• Urban Gamification

• Authentic Architecture in the 21st Century
• The Digital Age and Architecture
• Fluid Life, Fluid Residency: Designing for Mobility and Ephemeral Living
• Climate-Positive Architecture: From Energy Neutral to Energy Generating
• Hybrid Spaces: Blurring Boundaries Between Work, Home, and Public Life
• Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Heritage
• Tectonics of Architecture in the 21st century
• Communal and Shared Living Settlements
• Education of Architecture

• Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Urban Life
• Artificial Intelligence in Education: Rethinking Learning Spaces and Pedagogies
• Nightlife in Cities: Cultural, Economic, and Social Dimensions
• Placelessness and Homelessness
• Immigration, Privacy, and Place Attachment
• Digital Publics: How Social Media Shapes Urban Life
• Ageing in Cities

Conference chair: Dr. Kasra Talebian

• Dr. Zeynep Üstün Onur
• Dr. Aminreza Iranmanesh
• Dr. Pooya Lotfabadi
• Dr. Rasiha Kayalar
• Snr. Ins. Kamiar Yazdani
• Dr. Ejeng Bassey Ukabi

• Dr. Orhan Gemikonaklı
• Dr. Bülent Taşel
• Dr. Hasan Ali Bıçak

• Dr. Adam Eldridge - University of Westminster, United Kingdom
• Dr. Adile Nuray Bayraktar - Başkent University, Türkiye
• Dr. AhmadReza Hakiminejad - Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom
• Dr. Belma Tuğrul - Istanbul Aydın University, Türkiye
• Dr. Can Kara - Near East University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Cemil Atakara - Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Çilen Erçin - Near East University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Denis Kolozali - University of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Doğa Üzümcüoğlu - Girne American University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Elnaz Farjami - Near East University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Fidan Mustafayeva Vaqif - Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Azerbaijan
• Dr. Hakan Sağlam - Başkent University, Türkiye
• Dr. Hassina Nafa - Girne American University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Kozan Uzunoğlu - Bahçeşehir Cyprus University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Marion Roberts - University of Westminster, United Kingdom
• Dr. Müge Riza - Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Paria Valizadeh - Istanbul Nişantaşı University, Türkiye
• Dr. Saloumeh Khayyat Kahouei - Arkin University of Creative Arts, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Semra Sema Uzunoğlu - Bahçeşehir Cyprus University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Sevinc Kurt - Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
• Dr. Türkan Ulusu Uraz - Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus