2016-07-27

CfP: Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA)

Every city has its unique and valuable identity that is revealed through its physical and visual form and seen through the eyes of its residents and users. The city develops over time, and its identity evolves with it. Reflecting the rapid and constant changes the city is subjected to, Architecture and Arts are the embodiment of the cultural, historical, and economical characteristics of the city. The conference Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA) is dedicated to the investigation of the different new approaches developed in Architecture and Contemporary arts. It will focus on the basis of urban life and identities and take place May 11 - 13, 2017 in Cairo, Egypt. Abstract submission deadline is September 15, 2016.

It will discuss the examples and tendencies in dealing with urban identities as well as the transformation of cities and urban cultures mentioned in terms of their form, identity, and their current art. Contemporary art, when subjected to experiments, continues to be produced in various directions, to be consumed and to put forward new ideas. Art continuously renews itself -from new materials to different means of communication, from interactive works to computer games, from new approaches to perceptional paradigms and problems of city and nature of the millennium.

Conference Topics

Architectural Identity and Globalization

  • Artistic Heritage and its Impact on Contemporary Arts.
  • Art and Cultural Identity.
  • The Correlation Between Architecture and Arts.
  • Artistic Identity in Globalization Context.
  • Architecture and Arts in Cultural Transformation Age.
  • Planning and Development for Maintaining and Reviving the Historical Areas.
  • Analysis of the citys Planning and Aesthetics Design (Morphology -Spaces and Aesthetics).
City as a Scene

  • Urban Form and Art.
  • The Citys Image and Self-Identity.
  • Spaces in Contemporary Arts.
  • Landscape in History and Arts.
  • The Importance of the City and its Users.
  • Religion and Culture: Creating Cities.
City as organism

  • Urban Growth and Controlling Urban Sprawl.
  • Urban Morphology and Urban Regeneration.
  • Slums and Urban Fringe Belts.
  • Urban Aesthetics and New Developments in Urban Design.
City as a Subject

  • Cities and their Psychology.
  • Contemporary Art in Modern and Historical cities.
  • Re-Imagining Cities.
  • History of Future Cities, & the Future of Historical Cities.
  • Retrofitting of historical buildings.
  • Human Interaction& Experience with the City.
  • Culture Tradition, & History: Developing Cities.
Planning & Approaching the City

  • Cities & Sustainable Transformations.
  • Smart & Future Cities.
  • Urban Morphology: Shaping the City and its Culture.
  • Ideologies & Movements: Shaping the City and its History.
  • Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Approaches.
  • Conservation of Architectural and Historical Cities.
  • Policies & Guidelines and how Communities are developed.
The conference proceedings will be published by CRC Press / Balkema of Taylor & Francis Group.

Important Dates

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15, 2016
  • Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance: September 25, 2016
  • Full Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2017
  • Last Notification for Full-Paper Acceptance: March 15, 2017
  • Late Payment Deadline: March 20, 2017
  • Conference Program: April 10, 2017
Participation Procedures

Once an abstract has been submitted to our website, it is assigned for review by the reviewers using the abstract review sheet and validation of publication. The criteria for accepting abstracts for the conference are as follows; a relevant topic of the conference should be proposed with clear writing, aims, and objectives of the study clearly presented, as well as a sound literature and methodology of the work.

Authors will receive a notification message to know the feedback of the reviewers committee. If an author receives the acceptance of his or her abstract, he or she has to continue writing the full-length paper using the requested templates.

The final paper will proceed to the primary revision to be checked if it meets the conference proceedings standards. Once it gets accepted, the author of the paper will be informed to pay the fees so that it could be sent for the final revision by the scientific committee.

In this step, and to proceed paper(s) that passed to the final revision process and to get the final approval, authors have to pay the requested fees. Otherwise, the final revision process will not be considered for their papers.

Those with full papers and who have paid the requested fees will get finally inspected, either scientifically or linguistically. There will be a rigorous review process of full papers following the previous process according to the following criteria:

  1. Is the topic relevant to the conference?
  2. Is the writing and structure clear?
  3. Are graphics, photos, illustrations used where needed?
  4. Are the aims of the study clearly stated?
  5. Are the objectives of the study achieved?
  6. Is the literature review relevant and adequate?
  7. Has the author used an appropriate methodology and has it been clearly explained?
  8. Has the author interpreted the findings correctly?
  9. Is the paper a significant contribution to the field?
Download instructions and template formats here.

Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results, and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper. Note:

English will be the official language of Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA).

All information on the conference can be found here.
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