The SURF Lab is delighted to host the conference From urban research to planning and design: strengthening cooperation between academia and practice, organised within the framework of the Knowledge Alliance for Evidence-Based Urban Practices (KAEBUP) project. The conference will take place at the Department of Architecture, 6-8 December 2023.
This event presents a great opportunity to bring together academics and practitioners from both the private and public sectors to exchange knowledge and explore ways of strengthening collaboration in the fields of architecture, urban design and planning. The conference will discuss the topics of evidence-based design and planning focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region, emerging research methodologies for application in practice, the role of the public and civil society in creating knowledge, as well as case studies of research methods applied in professional practice.
The conference programme includes research presentations, a workshop on design thinking, two round table discussions, a book presentation, an exhibition of the Delivering affordable and sustainable housing in Europe (RE-DWELL) project, and five plenary sessions.
On the first day of the conference, the results of the KAEBUP project will be presented to the audience, covering the KAEBUP pedagogic framework, business models for evidence-based practices, research methods applied to real-life projects, and the Sustainable Toolkit for the Assessment of Master Plans. On day two, a special session on the urban form of Beirut is dedicated to the late Professor Robert Saliba. On the final day, the Integrated Planning Education (InPlanEd) project will host its first dissemination event as part of the conference.
Amongst other keynote speakers from Europe and the Middle East, Oya Atalay Franck, president of the European Association for Architectural Education, and Ruth Schagemann, president of the Architects Council of Europe, will attend the conference to speak at the final plenary session on Friday 8th December.
Dr. Nadia Charalambous, the KAEBUP project coordinator, said: “The conference’s ambition is to strengthen the links between academia, businesses, and the public sector, valuing the know-how produced within different sectors to mutually benefit from the knowledge and tools that research can provide and from the practical expertise of the profession”.
For further information and registration for the conference, please, visit: https://cyprusconferences.org/kaebup-cynum2023/
