Space International Conference 2018 on Sustainable Architecture, Planning and Urban Design
Call for Papers
SPACE International Conference 2018 on Sustainable Architecture, Planning and Urban Design will be held in London between 28th and 30th April 2018. We hope that the conference will be an ideal platform to discuss the recent advances and research results in the fields of Sustainable Architecture, Planning and Urban Design and all related areas such as engineering, education, interior architecture, social sciences etc. SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture invites researchers, policymakers and social partners to share knowledge from their fields of expertise according to the themes of the Conference which include, but are not limited to:
Sustainable architecture
Planning and built environment
Climate change
Energy efficiency
Sustainability in education and training
Sustainable tourism and regional development
Sustainable materials and building technology
Sustainable urbanism
Transportation
Case studies
Sustainable solutions in emerging countries
Waste water
Cultural heritage and sustainability
Social sciences and sustainability
Sustainable policies and governance
Economics and management
Green infrastructure development
Sustainable landscape planning and design
Submission & Guidelines
All accepted abstracts and all full papers will be published in the conference e-proceedings with ISBN. The hard-copy version of the Conference E-Proceedings will also be published and can be purchased either in the Registration process or during the Conferences. Selected papers will be accepted through a double-blind reviewed process and will be published electronically with ISSN in SPACE International Journal on Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design.
We will submit the proceedings and the journal to be indexed in the Thomson Reuters, SCOPUS, The Avery Index, Google scholar and CiteULike for possible Indexing.
Guidelines are available for papers that will be submitted to SPACE Conferences. These guidelines form the lay-out of the paper, involve title, abstract (maximum of 300 words), keywords, sections and headings, tables, figures, equations, acknowledgements, references, placement of names of authors and co-authors and the length of the paper which should be no more than 10 pages including all text (abstract and main body), figures, tables and references. You can download abstract and full paper templates. The abstracts and the full papers should be sent to architecturalspacestudies@gmail.com.
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Programme
Keynote Speakers
Dr Paola Sassi
Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment, Oxford Brookes University
Dr. Paola Sassi teaches and undertakes research at Oxford Brookes University and the Oxford Institute of Sustainable Development. Previously she taught at the University of Nottingham, Cardiff University and the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth, Wales. She has more than 30 years of architectural practice experience and as partner of Sassi Chamberlain Architects was responsible for a number of shortlisted and winning designs competitions and experimental developments including two ultra-low energy closed loop material cycle flats in Cardiff and a Victorian terrace refurbishment achieving 80% reduction in heating requirements. Paola researches, publishes and has been invited internationally to speak about her work in the field of design for deconstruction and closed loop material cycles, ventilation in ultra-low energy homes and motivations for adopting sustainable lifestyles. She is the author of ‘Strategies for Sustainable Architecture’, runner up in the RIBA International Book Award 2007.
Professor Ruth Irwin
Adjunct Professor, Department of Education, The University of Fiji
Professor Ruth Irwin is in the midst of writing a new book on Climate Change and Knowledge Ecologies. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Fiji and the erstwhile Head of School at Aberdeen’s School of Education. Professor Ruth Irwin has written several books on climate change and philosophy, including Heidegger, Politics and Climate Change (2008), Philosophy and Climate Change (2010) and Beyond the Free Market (2014) amongst others. She is interested in philosophy of technology, and modes of social change that transitions from rampant consumerism to sophisticated and earth centric social, political, and economic organisation and infrastructure.
Venue & Accommodation
Browns Courtrooms Covent Garden
82-84 St. Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London, Greater London
* SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture has every right to change the Conference Venue according to any changes that may occur in the conditions. Please do follow the updates from our website.
Registration
| Early-Bird Registration Fees | Late Registration Fees | |
| Authors (Students) | £225 | £250 |
| Authors (Regular) | £450 | £500 |
| Oral Presentation Only (Students) | £150 | £175 |
| Oral Presentation Only (Regular) | £300 | £350 |
| Virtual Presentation (Students) | £195 | £220 |
| Virtual Presentation (Regular) | £350 | £375 |
| Listeners (Students) | £110 | £135 |
| Listeners (Regular) | £225 | £275 |
| Accompanying Person | £300 | £350 |
| Additional Page | £30 | £30 |
| Additional Paper (Students) | £150 | £150 |
| Additional Paper (Regular) | £300 | £300 |
| E-Proceeding | £15 | £15 |
| Paperback Proceeding | £40 | £40 |
| Dinner for Listeners | £30 | £30 |
NOTES FOR CATEGORIES
Authors’ category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study personally at the conference. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.
Oral presentation category: In this category, the author present his/her study personally at the conference but will not send full-paper of his/her work as only the abstract of the study will be published in conference proceedings. Additionally, Poster Presentations should be registered from this category. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral & poster), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.
Virtual presentation category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study virtually at the conference. The information for preparation of virtual presentations are given directly to the ones registered from this category. Category includes conference e-proceedings, and virtual presenter certificate.
Listeners’ category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, listener certificate, coffee breaks and lunch/es.
| Early-Bird Registration Fees | Late Registration Fees | |
| Authors (Students) | £155 | £175 |
| Authors (Regular) | £315 | £350 |
| Oral Presentation Only (Students) | £105 | £120 |
| Oral Presentation Only (Regular) | £210 | £245 |
| Virtual Presentation (Student) | £125 | £145 |
| Virtual Presentation | £245 | £265 |
| Listeners (Students) | £75 | £90 |
| Listeners (Regular) | £155 | £190 |
| Accompanying Person | £275 | £300 |
| Additional Page | £20 | £20 |
| Additional Paper (Student) | £120 | £120 |
| Additional Paper (Regular) | £210 | £210 |
| E-Proceeding | £12.75 | £12.75 |
| Paperback Proceeding | £34 | £34 |
| Dinner for Listeners | £30 | £30 |
NOTES FOR CATEGORIES
Authors’ category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study personally at the conference. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.
Oral presentation category: In this category, the author present his/her study personally at the conference but will not send full-paper of his/her work as only the abstract of the study will be published in conference proceedings. Additionally, Poster Presentations should be registered from this category. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral & poster), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.
Virtual presentation category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study virtually at the conference. The information for preparation of virtual presentations are given directly to the ones registered from this category. Category includes conference e-proceedings, and virtual presenter certificate.
Listeners’ category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, listener certificate, coffee breaks and lunch/es.
CANCELLATION
| CANCELLATION TIME | REFUNDING PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|
| 60 days before the conference | 75% of the registration fee (additional pages and papers included) |
| Less than 60 but more than 30 days before the conference | 50% of the registration fee (additional pages and papers included) |
| less than 30 days before the conference | none |
Please, note that all the transaction costs are taken from the canceler’s refund balance and refund is done after the conference.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION
- One regular registration with one or more additional papers has only one conference e-proceedings if its category includes.
- If the paper has more than one authors, all the authors attending to the conference should register to the conference by paying the related category fee.
- All poster presentations should be registered in Oral Presentation Category.
- Invitation letters will only be issued once participant’s registration and payment have been completed.
- Invitation letters will be sent by e-mail.
- All full-papers should be written on the given full-paper template within the 10 pages limit. In the contrary case, the full-papers will taken into the template format and additional pages generated due to the full-paper template will be charged to the participant at the Conference Registration Desk during the conference. It is the responsibility of the author to comply with the writing rules.
- Conference e-proceedings and virtual presenter certificate will be sent to Virtual Presenters after the conference.
- Listeners can register and pay their registration fee at the conference registration desk during the conference.
- For any other questions please write to space@spacestudies.co.uk
MANUAL REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT VIA BANK TRANSFER
In order to do registration and pay the registration fee via bank transfer please follow the instructions given below.
- Please fill the Registration Form – 2020 Conferences send a copy of the remittance to architecturalspacestudies@gmail.com. If you are a student please remember to add supporting documents stating your studentship. The document should be taken from the related university authority so please note that student IDs are not accepted.
- Please deposit your conference registration fee to the following bank account. If you want to be a member and register to the conference as a member, then you can pay conference and membership fees at once. Note that without this guarantee your registration isn’t recognized:
Bank Account Information
Account Holder: SPACE STUDIES OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE LTD.
Bank Name: METRO BANK
Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account No: 28021415
SWIFTBIC: MYMBGB2L
IBAN: GB58 MYMB 2305 8028 0214 15
- After payment of registration fees by Bank Transaction you have to send the receipt of the Bank to our e-mail.
- Please mention your Name, Surname, SPACE Conference and/or membership registration in the explanation part of the Bank Receipt.
- Please remember that your date of payment states Early Bird or Late Registration, not the date Registration form filled.
- The invoices will be sent by mail.
- The conference secretariat has to receive the exact amount of registration fees. If not, the participant has to pay the balance due at the registration desk. Therefore, the participant has to add some Stirling Pounds for the international transaction cost. Any addition received will be reimbursed at the Registration Desk.
