MAB 2018: Media Architecture Biennale 2018 Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the Beijing Visual Arts Innovation Institute (BVAII) Beijing, China, November 13-16, 2018 |
Conference website | http://mab18.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mab2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | July 2, 2018 |
Submission deadline | July 9, 2018 |
THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS: The deadline for submitting full papers has been **extended to July 9, 2018 (23:59 PDT ie CET + 9hrs)**. See full details below.
*NEW DEADLINE - 9 JULY 2018 (PLEASE REGISTER ABSTRACTS BY 2 JULY 2018)
The Media Architecture Biennale in 2018 will explore the role that Media Architecture plays as infrastructure well suited to placemaking and smart city initiatives, large and small. How can the various scales and systems that media architecture operates in be connected to support social structures within the territory of a city? A country? Or even a planet? How can we think critically and creatively about the past, present, and future developments of expressive, connected, and reactive architectural elements at both a local and global scale?
Submission Guidelines
The conference invites research presentations from both academia and industry:
- We invite papers with a minimum of six and a maximum of ten pages in length, in ACM format (https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template).
- The papers should clearly explain the research question addressed, research methods and tasks, findings or results, and contributions of the work. Papers should also provide sufficient background and related work to situate and contextualize the authors’ work within the greater body of research.
- Submissions should consist of original work not previously published or concurrently under consideration for any other conference, workshop, journal, or other publication with an iSBN, iSSN or Doi number.
- Authors must provide a 30-word contribution statement for their paper upon submission. The contribution statement should explain the contribution made by the paper to the Media Architecture community.
- Double blind peer-review: Papers should be anonymised. They will be peer-reviewed by multiple members of a program commitee consisting of experts in a range of disciplines that shape media architecture.
List of Topics
We consider media architecture as an inclusive term that encompasses encounters and intersections between digital technologies and our physical surroundings. We invite papers that present and discuss novel contributions to media architecture both on a practical and theoretical level and that further our understanding of the field through case studies, design approaches, and best practices. We expect contributions to critically explore a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:
- How to support the development of social structures with urban digital media
- Social & Cultural Aspects of Media Architecture
- Participatory Architecture & City Planning
- Spatial Locative Media
- Case Studies of Specific Projects
- Future Trends & Prototypes
- Media Facades & Urban Displays
- Interaction Techniques & Interfaces
- Critical & Historical Perspectives on Media Architecture
- Design Processes & Methods
Specifically related to or framed conceptually and theoretically with the following concepts/terms:
- infrastructure
- smart cities
- coordinated and connected media architecture systems across cities, countries, and the world
Committees
Program Committee
Alex Wiethoff | Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), Germany |
Andrew Vande Moere | KU Leuven, Belgium |
Dietmar Offenhuber | Departments of Art + Design and Public Policy, Northeastern University, US |
Jens Geelhaar | Faculty of Art and Design, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
Karolina M. Zielińska-Dabkowska | Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Poland |
Kim Halskov | Aarhus University, Denmark |
Marcus Foth | Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
Martin Brynskov | Aarhus University, Denmark |
Martijn de Waal | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands |
Michael Smyth | Edinburgh Napier University, UK |
Scott McQuire | School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, Australia |
Tanya Toft | Urban Media Art Academy, Denmark/US |
Zach Melzer | Film & Moving Image Studies, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
Organizing committee
General Chair |
Chang Zhigang – CAFA, Beijing |
Exhibition Chairs |
Fei Jun – CAFA, Beijing |
Luke Hespanhol – The University of Sydney, Sydney | |
Awards Chair |
Gernot Tscherteu – Reality Lab, Vienna |
Conference Chairs |
Ava Fatah gen. Schieck – UCL, London |
Dave Colangelo – Portland State University, Portland | |
Late-Breaking Works Chairs |
Martin Tomitsch – The University of Sydney, Sydney |
Alexander Wiethoff – LMU, Munich | |
Doctoral Consortium Chairs |
Katharine Willis – Plymouth University, Plymouth |
Alessandro Aurigi – Plymouth University, Plymouth | |
Andrew Vande Moere – KU Leuven, Leuven | |
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Beijing Advanced Visual Innovation Institute – Cities Leader Forum |
M. Hank Haeusler – UNSW Sydney |
Urban Media Art Academy |
Tanya Toft – Connecting Cities, Berlin |
Susa Pop – Connecting Cities, Berlin | |
Workshop Chairs |
Luke Hespanhol – The University of Sydney, Sydney |
Glenda Caldwell – QUT Brisbane, Brisbane | |
Joel Fredericks – The University of Sydney, Sydney | |
Student Exhibition Chairs |
Luke Hespanhol – The University of Sydney, Sydney |
Ian McArthur – UNSW Sydney |
Publication
Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library.
Proceedings of the Media Architecture Biennale Conference 2016: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2946803&picked=prox
Venue
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the Beijing Visual Arts Innovation Institute (BVAII), Beijing, China
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to conference@mediaarchitecture.org