THEME: Confluence of Architecture in the Age of Super Connectivity

Confluence is a situation in which two things join or come together. It can connect people, things, fields of study, time, and ideas in the age of super connectivity. Nothing great can be accomplished without collaborations, just as great rivers are the results from the merge of numerous small streams. Not only science and technology, but humanities and cultures are being fused in recent architectural space. Sharing knowledge, space, and even cars is becoming the creative commons for all. It is time to discuss and share new ideas crossing over various fields from the perspective of confluence in architecture.

Dates

• October 19 (Mon) – 22 (Thu), 2026

Venue

• Daejeon Convention Center (DCC), Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea

Organizer

• Architectural Institute of Korea (Host)
• Architectural Society of China
• Architectural Institute of Japan

Theme : Architecture in the Expanding Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer confined to a single domain but is gradually extending its reach across the built environment. It influences not only how architecture is planned, designed, constructed, and maintained, but also how decisions are made and knowledge is shared. As data, computation, and human insight begin to converge, architecture becomes a field where multiple forms of intelligence interact and evolve together. Much like small streams merging into a larger current, individual technologies and disciplines are increasingly interconnected. In this context, architecture is called upon to mediate, integrate, and give form to these expanding relationships. It is now time to explore how architecture can navigate and shape this emerging landscape of intelligence.

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