Call for Papers: (from) Adaptive Reuse (to) Adaptive Architecture
Open call for papers for an International Symposium titled From Adaptive Reuse to Adaptive Architecture taking place on May 21-22 2026 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
The International Symposium, From Adaptive Reuse to Adaptive Architecture (Carleton
University, Ottawa, Canada, May 21-22 2026) invites papers supporting the
redefinition of the boundaries between architectural design and ADAPTIVE
ARCHITECTURE to explore meaningful theories of alterations of new or existing
buildings.
While the adaptive reuse of various building typologies is
nowadays a widespread practice–a radical cultural shift (from) ADAPTIVE REUSE
(to) ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURE would facilitate the transition from a widespread
culture of new construction to a culture of adaptability in the field of
architecture regardless of whether the building under consideration is new,
pre-existing or designated heritage. Every building project could be approached
from the perspective of its present (and future) ADAPTABILITY.
Moving towards an understanding of the practices of ADAPTIVE
ARCHITECTURE, this international call for papers invites contributions from
architectural historians, theorists, conservation scholars, researchers,
designers and practicing architects to draw out the connections between
architecture, its imagination and the qualities of sustainable environments as
places aspiring to be socially just, inclusive and equitable.
