41st ISTANBUL International Congress on Architecture & Transportation Engineering: A2TE-27

Call for Papers: A2TE-27

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields.

Independent Topics & Subtopics

1. Architectural History, Theory, and Design

• The Evolution of Built Form: Ancient, classical, medieval, and modern architectural eras; regional vernacular architecture; the impact of cultural values on spatial layout.

• Design Typologies and Spatial Programming: Residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial space planning; human-scale architecture and spatial psychology.

• Aesthetics, Form, and Composition: Volumetric composition, geometric patterns, balance, symmetry, and architectural expressionism.

• Building Science and Envelope Design: Insulation performance, moisture control, acoustic treatments, and internal environmental comfort.

2. Geotechnical and Materials Engineering

• Soil Mechanics and Earthwork: Soil classification, compaction behavior, shear strength, and slope stability.

• Advanced Foundation Systems: Deep foundations, pile driving mechanics, retaining walls, and soil-structure interaction.

• Structural Mechanics and Stress Analysis: Bending moments, shear forces, torsion, and elasticity of materials under heavy loading.

• Pavement Material Characterization: Asphalt binder rheology, concrete mix designs, fatigue cracking behavior, and rutting resistance.

3. Traffic Flow Theory and Stream Characteristics

• Macroscopic Traffic Flow Variables: Statistical relationships between traffic volume, average stream speed, and vehicular density.

• Microscopic Car-Following Models: Vehicle reaction times, gap-acceptance behavior, and shockwave propagation in congested bottlenecks.

• Queueing Theory and Capacity Analysis: Level of Service criteria, bottleneck delays, and deterministic versus stochastic queuing at bottlenecks.

4. Pavement Design, Maintenance, and Management

• Flexible and Rigid Pavement Design: Empirical and mechanistic-empirical design methods; structural layered analysis.

• Pavement Distress Evaluation: Pothole formation, stripping, thermal cracking, and international roughness index evaluation.

• Maintenance Rehabilitation and Recycling: Cold-in-place recycling, asphalt overlays, and perpetual pavement design philosophies.

Interrelated Topics & Subtopics

5. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Urban Form

• High-Density Mix-Used Architectural Nodes: Designing pedestrian-friendly vertical buildings directly integrated into major mass transit hubs.

• Pedestrian Sheds and First/Last-Mile Connectivity: Micro-mobility integration, walkable spatial radii, and architectural links between transit stations and surrounding neighborhoods.

• Micro-Climate Comfort in Transit Plazas: Architectural wind-tunnel mitigation and shading structures designed to improve public waiting conditions around transit infrastructure.

6. Terminal Infrastructure and Hub Architecture

• Airport Terminal Spatial Dynamics: Passenger processing flow, baggage handling logistics, and the balance between security screening zones and architectural concession areas.

• Multimodal Transport Hub Design: Co-locating high-speed rail, regional subways, and bus rapid transit systems inside a singular, structurally complex architectural landmark.

• Universal Design and Accessibility Engineering: Implementing intuitive wayfinding, tactile paths, and step-free architectural circulation for aging or disabled transit populations.

7. Sustainable Smart Cities and Intelligent Infrastructure

• Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Architectural Integration: Embedding smart charging grids into public parking structures and residential building envelopes without compromising structural footprints.

• Active Building Envelopes and Smart Corridors: Kinetic facades that respond to localized traffic air-pollution spikes or traffic noise attenuation.

• Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Vertiport Design: Architectural and structural structural engineering required to build drone and eVTOL landing pads on top of existing skyscrapers.

8. Bridges, Tunnels, and Structural Monuments

• Iconic Bridge Architecture and Highway Engineering: Balancing aesthetic cable-stayed or suspension bridge forms with highway approach alignments and geometric safety constraints.

• Subterranean Transit Architecture: Designing safe, well-ventilated, aesthetically reassuring underground subway stations within deep-bore transportation tunnels.

• Dynamic Structural Loads and Wind Engineering: Architectural shape optimization of transport structures to withstand seismic events and aerodynamic vortex shedding.

9. Right-of-Way, Urban Streetscapes, and Complete Streets

• Traffic Calming and Pedestrian-Centric Architecture: Using tactical urbanism, curb extensions, and textured paving to naturally slow vehicular traffic and protect building frontages.

• Active Transportation Corridors: Integrating dedicated, barrier-protected bicycle lanes into dense commercial architectural districts.

• Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management: Merging bioswales and permeable pavement designs into streetscapes to handle both roadway runoff and urban building drainage.