10th Regional International Symposium eCAADe 2024.

Traditionally, tectonics results from the sum of material, tools and design. Thus, tools and information have always determined how material has been used in the construction of architecture.

In recent years, technological innovations are changing the concept, techniques and design tools with which material is treated. We can say that the use of sustainable materials is becoming a high technological concern, in terms of different types of industrial developments and products that focus on improving their mechanical, durability and fire-resistant characteristics. Similarly, instead of considering the use of sustainable materials as a design constraint, architects are taking the opportunity to create functional and aesthetically impressive designs to address environmental concerns.

The theme focuses primarily on digital graphic processes that can specifically enhance the use of sustainable materials in Architecture. Complex shapes and stereotomy of structural joints, the application of both new and recycled materials and the use of digitally controlled machining processes also represent an extensive field of research where the implementation of parametric tools and the use of digitally controlled machines contribute to shaping the near future of the way Architecture will be built.

The evolution from "mass production" to "mass customisation" involves the extensive implementation of digital control processes based on parametric tools and the intensive use of digitally controlled machines both during the machining and industrialisation processes and throughout the assembly and construction processes, both in new developments and in refurbishment.

Topics

You are invited to submit papers regarding the symposium theme. Topics include, though are not limited to:

• 3D printing of sustainable buildings or building elements.
• Advanced materials and geometries in digital manufacturing.
• Biodegradable materials in digital manufacturing.
• Circular economy in digital design and manufacturing.
• Collaborative design and open source.
• Environmental impact of digital fabrication.
• Geometric approaches.
• Nature-driven design. Bio-inspired materials or applications.
• Parametric design applied to design, materials and sustainability.
• Recycling technologies in digital manufacturing.
• Regulations and standards in sustainable digital manufacturing.

Submissions

Researchers, academics, scholars, and professionals of any countries are invited to contribute to the symposium by presenting their research work. The paper submission is organized in two steps. At first, an abstract is submitted which will undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Call for abstracts

Abstract - 300 words + references (no template needed)

OpenConf submission link is HERE

Call for papers

Paper - 6-8-10 pages including references using the eCAADe template to download from HERE

OpenConf submission link is HERE

Papers publication

The accepted and presented papers will be published online in the CUMINCAD database (https://papers.cumincad.org/) and in the digital proceedings of the symposium. The proceedings will present also contributions by the keynote and invited speakers.

Important Dates

01.11.2023 – 1st call for abstracts.

15.11.2023 – 2nd call for abstracts.

15.12.2023 – Abstracts: Submission Deadline

01.02.2024 – Abstracts: Notification of Acceptance.

15.03.2024 – Full papers:  Submission Deadline

23.05.2024/24.05.2024­ – Regional International Symposium (RIS)