15h International Conference on The Constructed Environment, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany + Online
10th to 11th April 2025
Berlin, Germany
CALL FOR PAPERS
https://constructedenvironment.com/2025-conference
Place: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany + Online
Format: A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in person (at scale that's allowed) presentations and social interaction spaces.
Dates: 10-11 April 2025
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Doina M Petrescu, Professor, Chair of Architecture and Design Activism at the University of Sheffield, UK
Carsten Keller, Professor, Urban and Regional Sociology at the University of Kassel, Germany
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SPECIAL FOCUS: Sharing Practices and Sustainable Urban Fabrics
The theme of "Sharing Practices and Sustainable Fabrics" is in the spotlight for TCE 2025. It delves into the impact and opportunities presented by the sharing economy within urban landscapes and realizes the utopia of the sustainable city. Rather than adhering to traditional, compartmentalized urban planning, this thematic focus examines the contemporary dynamics of socio-economic networks shaping urban spaces.
The new sharing economy fosters a collaborative approach across the spectrum of creation, production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, contrasting with the rigid delineations of modernist urban planning. Its essence lies in grassroots networking among local stakeholders, facilitating collective schemes like peer-to-peer and business-to-consumer interactions, thus challenging monopolies and empowering smaller players.
This paradigm shift is propelled by the advancements in information technologies, online networks, and data flow, alongside the influence of algorithms on the organization of spaces and social networks. However, amidst its promise lies inherent controversy regarding the distribution of benefits and the disruption of power dynamics. Loose regulations struggle to contain these emerging systems and to spread the benefits, possibly leading to ethical dilemmas and the real danger of over-personalization, which risks isolating communities rather than fostering connections.
Moreover, the sharing economy's impact extends to the workforce, characterized by a preference for simplified, temporary, and insecure manual jobs, with direct implications for the built environment encompassing housing, public spaces, green areas, and community dynamics.
The conference aims to explore how social innovations, encompassing new practices and organizational models, can complement technical innovations in achieving sustainable urban development in both its resource referencing and social meaning. Specifically, it will delve into the nexus between sharing practices and built structures within cities, considering diverse forms of sharing - whether profit-oriented or nonprofit-oriented, spontaneous or planned - across various urban contexts.
Critical questions will guide discussions, probing into the ideal configurations of cities, neighborhoods, and buildings conducive to promoting sharing practices while addressing potential challenges and complexities. Emphasis will be placed on interdisciplinary dialogue, welcoming submissions ranging from case studies to theoretical frameworks and actionable recommendations.
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CONFERENCE THEMES
THEME 1: The Design of Space and Place
THEME 2: Constructing the Environment
THEME 3: Environmental Impacts
THEME 4: Social Impacts
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ABOUT US
Founded in 2010, the Constructed Environment Research Network is brought together by a common shared interest in human configurations of the environment and the interactions among the constructed, social and natural environments. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
https://constructedenvironment.com/about
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2026 CONFERENCE
We would like to invite you to the Sixteenth International Conference on the Constructed Environment to be held Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain + Online, 14-15 May 2026.
https://constructedenvironment.com/2026-conference
Enquiries: support@cgnetworks.org
Web address: https://constructedenvironment.com/2025-conference
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