ICSAUDE 2026: 20. International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering

April 08-09, 2026 in Athens, Greece

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Conference Code: 26GRAT04ICSAUDE001

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering.

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

20. International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design Engineering. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

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Selected Papers

Land Layout and Urban Design of New Cities in Underdeveloped Areas of China: A Case Study of Xixian New Area
Libin Ouyang
Floating Offshore Wind: A Review of Installation Vessel Requirements
A. P. Crowle
Between Kenzo Tange and Fernando Távora: An ‘Affinitarian’ Architectural Regard
João Cepeda
Amphibious Architecture: A Benchmark for Mitigating Flood Risk
Lara L. Barbosa, Marco Imperadori
Saving Energy through Scalable Architecture
John Lamb, Robert Epstein, Vasundhara L. Bhupathi, Sanjeev Kumar Marimekala
Teaching Project of Architecture in Portugal: Future Perspectives and the Revolution of New Generations
Patricia Diogo
An Investigation on Climate Responsive Design Strategies of Apartment Buildings in Athens of the Period 1920-1960s
E. Alexandrou, A. Chronopoulou
A Holistic Framework for Unifying Data Security and Management in Modern Enterprises
Ashly Joseph
Culture Sustainability in Contemporary Vernacular Architecture: Case Study of Muscat International Airport
S. Hegazy
An Extended Domain-Specific Modeling Language for Marine Observatory Relying on Enterprise Architecture
Charbel Geryes Aoun, Loic Lagadec
A Practice of Zero Trust Architecture in Financial Transactions
L. Wang, Y. Chen, T. Wu, S. Hu
Development of Software Complex for Digitalization of Enterprise Activities
G. T. Balakayeva, K. K. Nurlybayeva, M. B. Zhanuzakov
Identifying Chaotic Architecture: Origins of Nonlinear Design Theory
Mohammadsadegh Zanganehfar
Microservices-Based Provisioning and Control of Network Services for Heterogeneous Networks
Shameemraj M. Nadaf, Sipra Behera, Hemant K. Rath, Garima Mishra, Raja Mukhopadhyay, Sumanta Patro
Comparative Analysis between Different Proposed Responsive Façade Designs for Reducing the Solar Radiation on the West Façade in the Hot Arid Region
Merna H. Ibrahim

Conference venue information will be released soon.

Urban Planning and Urban Design for Sustainability
Urban sustainability and the move to low carbon development
Integrating of Renewable Energy Sources for Urban development
Eco-Design and Eco-Friendly Development
Eco-System and Biodiversity
Transit-Oriented Development: Health and Walkability
Emergent Urban Patterns
Retrofitting the Existing City
Green Development and Construction Systems
Sustainable Housing and Compact Urban Neighborhoods
Traditional Neighbourhoods Design/Neotraditional Design
Eco-Mobility: Sustainability in Transport
Innovative Waste Management Concepts
Landscape Architecture, Productive Urban Landscape and Urban Farming

Design for Sustainability
Low Energy Architecture
Low Cost Building
Design with Nature
Sustainable Construction Materials, Systems and Technologies
Smart and Bioclimatic Architecture
Building Envelopes and Innovative Façade Systems
Sustainable Vernacular Architecture
Ecological, Social and Cultural Sensitivity
Sustainable Urban Design
Sustainable Design and Human Behavior: Changing Lifestyles
Sustainable Renovation and Restoration
Adaptive Re-use and Brownfield Development
Cultural Heritage and Eco-Tourism
Zero-Carbon & Low Energy Housing and Mixed-use Development
Green Building (case studies)

Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment
Measures, Assessment Theory, Complexity and Uncertainty
Measuring Sustainability: Assessment and Buildings Performance
Sustainability Assessment of Cities and Districts; Emphasizing Environmental, Economic and Social Assessment
Whole Life Thinking
Whole life Assessment
Sustainability Assessment Methods, Process, Applications and Limitations
Benchmarking Systems and Schemes for Best Practice
Parameters of Sustainable Urbanism
Indicators of Sustainability

Governance and Local Planning for Sustainability
Stakeholders Participation
Sustainability in Developing Countries
Need for Change - Implications of Legislation on Local Planning
Legislative Empowerments for Sustainability
Economical Viability versus Sustainability
Accountability in Governance Practices: Impacts on Sustainability
Governance Structures and Resource Management
Community Governance
Social Inclusion, Equity and Design for an Ageing Population
Planning for Sustainability: local versus national initiatives
Transferring Good Practice in Sustainable Development: Implication for Governance
Role of the Third/ or Voluntary Sector in Sustainability

Climate Change Versus Sustainability
Climate Change Impact on the built environment
City, Community and Building for Resilience – preparing for the carbon and climate crunch
Sustainability Opportunities and challenges
Theory and Principles of Eco-City, Philosophy in Practice
Energy Use and Management
International Organizations, Initiatives, and Standards on Sustainability

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		February 13, 2025
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		February 27, 2025
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		March 08, 2026
Conference Dates		April 08-09, 2026