ASA2020: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association

Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method

At a glance

Role: Co-Chair and co-editor of the proceedings, with Prof Ali Ghaffarianhoseini
Location: Hosted by AUT, Auckland · held virtually
Host: School of Future Environments, Auckland University of Technology, for the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
Edition: 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association
Theme: Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method
Dates: 26–27 November 2020
Host: School of Future Environments, AUT, Auckland
Format: Held virtually, through the Covid-19 pandemic
Chairs: Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Charles Walker and John Tookey; Co-Chairs Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Timothy Anderson and Nicola Naismith
Editors: Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini and Nicola Naismith
Proceedings: The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) · ISBN 978-0-9923835-7-2

291Abstracts submitted

140Papers in the proceedings

158Reviewers from 15 countries

The story

Architectural science, from Auckland

In November 2020, AUT's School of Future Environments hosted the 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, the region's long-standing forum for architectural science, on the theme Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method. Amir served as Co-Chair and, with Ali Ghaffarianhoseini and Nicola Naismith, edited the proceedings.

Rigour at scale, online

Held entirely online during the pandemic, the conference drew 291 abstracts. Each abstract was blind-reviewed by two members of a 158-strong scientific committee from 15 countries across four continents, and each full paper by two or three. 188 abstracts went forward to full papers, and the final proceedings hold 140 papers.

Selected highlights · 2016 to 2027

Amir has convened, chaired and spoken every year for more than a decade, in New Zealand and abroad. This line shows a selection.