conference 2023

Productive-Disruptive: spaces of exploration in-between architectural pedagogy and practice

aae conference 2023

The seventh international sesquiannual conference of the aae will be held at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

12-15th July 2023

visit the conference website at association-of-architectural-educators-conference-2023

The aae Conference 2023 will bring together architectural academics, students, practitioners and built environment stakeholders to collectively question the productive/disruptive capacity of ‘gaps’ between architectural education, architectural practice, and current social, economic and environmental challenges.

The relationship between architectural pedagogy and practice has been under review ever since their formalisation. As architectural educators at the Welsh School of Architecture, we have witnessed a shift amongst Master’s students returning from a year out in practice. More of their design and research projects are interrogating the adequacy of architectural education and practices’ responses to global crises in environment, race, economy, health, equality and justice. Their critiques and sense of urgency extend beyond questions of gaps between pedagogy and practice, framing broader requisites of ethical practice.

The question of whether graduating students are ready for practice is thus now increasingly interwoven with the question of whether practice is ready for them.

How might the gap between architectural education and architectural practice be probed to productively expose and disrupt ways of working which are no longer fit for purpose?
What are potential intermediary roles in proposing effective drivers for change?
How can architectural education, including curriculum design, evolve to better address the issues and challenges that cities and societies face?

Key dates

The conference will have on-site, live-streaming and online paper and workshop sessions, and will encourage collaborations between educators, practitioners, students, and stakeholders in the built environment.

Date	Event
30 September 2022	Call for papers and workshop proposals
16 November 2022	Deadline for abstract submissions for papers and workshop proposals
14 December 2022	Notification of acceptance / Registration opens
31 January 2023	Early bird registration deadline
1 March 2023	Deadline for draft papers for peer review feedback
3 May 2023	Deadline for full papers for conference proceedings
14 June 2023	Deadline for registration
12 July 2023	Conference evening launch event
13-14 July 2023	Conference paper and workshop sessions
15 July 2023	Conference field trips

Book your place

Contact the organisers

Productive-Disruptive: spaces of exploration in-between architectural pedagogy and practice is chaired by

Caroline Almond
Professor Juliet Davis
Dr Julie Gwilliam
Professor Mhairi McVicar
Professor Andrew Roberts

at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK, and is an association of architectural educators (aae) conference.

To get in touch with the conference organisers, please contact aae2023@cardiff.ac.uk.

Please follow us on Twitter @archeducate and @WSofArchi for further updates

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AAE 2016: Jane Anderson and Ruth Morrow run workshop during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 07/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Head of School Bob Sheil speaking during the welcome drinks and launch of a special publication in conjunction with Architectural review to commemorate 175 years of Architectural Education at UCL. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 07/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Kinda Al Sayed presents workshop during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 07/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Perry Kulper of the University of Michigan USA speaking on Design Methods: Deep agencies for Spatial Production during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Keynote speaker Achim Menges talks about Production during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Keynote speaker Achim Menges takes question from the audience during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Audience listen to presentations during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Coffee break during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Attendees chat during a break at AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Keynote presentation by Izaskun Chinchilla on Curiosity during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Bartlett’s Head of School Bob Sheil Introduces the AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Coffee break during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Question from an attendee during panel discussion with Flora Samuel, Lorraine Farrelly, Sandy Litchfield and Toby Lewis. AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Etienne Wenger delivers his keynote talk during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Rachel Cruise (University of Sheffield) talks about Architecture and Engineering during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Lunch in the Bartlett workshop during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Hannah Vowles chairs panel discussion with Doug Gittens, Paula Craft-Pegg and Luke Pearson during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Paula Craft-Pegg (University of Portsmouth) presents Playing with architecture. Attendees were asked to write key words that were used in Crits onto dice during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Questions from Attendees during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Lorraine Farrelly (University of Reading) speaking about Education for Uncertainty during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Annmarie Adams and Basem Eid Mohamed (McGill University Canada & Abu Dhabi University UAE) present Design education in the age of Instagram during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Etienne Wenger chats with Alan Pann during a break of AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Toby Lewis (University of Bath) talks about the Process of Design during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Lesley Lokko presents her Keynote talk on Risk during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Mary Jane Rooney speaking about Nurturing the Citizen designer during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Murray Fraser chairs the panel discussion with Flora Samuel, Lorraine Farrelly, Sandy Litchfield and Toby Lewis during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Question from Bob Sheil during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.

AAE 2016: Etienne Wenger encourages small group discussions during his keynote talk during AAE, The Research Based Education 2016 international peer reviewed conference. Held at Bartlett School of Architecture. 140, Hampstead Road, London. 08/04/2016.