LISBON 16th International Conference on Architectural Design & Transportation Engineering: ADTE-27

Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

Foundational & Independent Topics

These topics focus on the standalone spatial, aesthetic, and structural principles of architecture, alongside the mathematical and physical systems of transportation physics.

1. Architectural Design Foundations

The study of spatial composition, aesthetics, human experience, and the built form.

• Spatial Composition and Form: Principles of scale, proportion, balance, symmetry, and spatial hierarchy in 3D design.

• Tectonics and Materiality: The structural and expressive use of stone, concrete, steel, timber, and advanced composites.

• Architectural History and Theory: The evolution of design movements from classical antiquity to modernism, postmodernism, and contemporary paradigms.

• Human Factors and Ergonomics: Designing for universal accessibility, psychological comfort, spatial sequencing, and environmental behavior.

• Building Envelope and Environmental Controls: Passive heating/cooling, day-lighting design, acoustic insulation, and building aerodynamics.

2. Transportation Engineering Core

The planning, functional design, operation, and management of facilities for any mode of transportation.

• Geometric Design of Highways: Horizontal and vertical alignments, sight distance requirements, cross-section elements, and interchange design.

• Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics: Analysis of speed, density, and flow relationships; bottleneck dynamics; and shockwave theory.

• Pavement Materials and Structural Design: Flexible and rigid pavement design, asphalt/concrete rheology, and subgrade soil mechanics.

• Railway and Track Engineering: Rail geometry, ballast and track-bed mechanics, signaling systems, and high-speed rail dynamics.

• Airport and Port Engineering: Runway configurations, taxiway layouts, terminal airspace management, and maritime berth capacity.

Interrelated & Integrated Topics

These fields represent the massive overlap where structural design, spatial planning, and mobility systems converge to shape villages, cities, and global transit networks.

1. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) & Urban Design

The integration of high-density architectural spaces directly with public transportation networks to minimize car dependency.

• Micro-Mobility Architecture: Integrating dedicated lanes, storage, and charging infrastructure for e-scooters and bicycles into building facades and public spaces.

• Pedestrianization and Public Realm Design: Transforming vehicular corridors into walkable plazas, analyzing pedestrian level of service (LOS), and designing active streetfronts.

• Mixed-Use Spatial Programming: Vertical and horizontal zoning that places residential, commercial, and civic spaces within walking distance of rapid transit nodes.

• First-Mile/Last-Mile Connectivity: Designing seamless urban pathways and transfer interfaces between the home/office and primary transit networks.

2. Multi-Modal Transit Hubs & Station Architecture

The design of highly complex, high-occupancy structures that serve as interfaces between different transportation modes.

• Wayfinding and Spatial Navigation: Utilizing architectural geometry, lighting, and sightlines to guide high-volume passenger flows intuitively through complex terminals.

• Egress and Crowd Dynamics Simulation: Modeling emergency evacuation behaviors, crush-capacity limits, and pedestrian circulation in train stations and airport terminals.

• Intermodal Interchanges: Structural and spatial coordination between subways, buses, regional rail, ride-sharing zones, and parking structures under a single roof.

• Subterranean and Sub-Aqueous Architecture: Structural engineering and spatial design challenges of underground subway networks, deep-level stations, and ventilation shafts.

3. Sustainable Infrastructure & Green Corridors

The ecological alignment of architectural frameworks and transportation networks to reduce carbon footprints and heat-island effects.

• Complete Streets Design Architecture: Reconceptualizing roadways to equitably balance space for trees, bioswales, pedestrians, cyclists, and automated public transit.

• Wildlife Crossings and Landscape Connectivity: Architectural design of overpasses and underpasses tailored to animal behaviors to mitigate habitat fragmentation caused by highways.

• Kinetic and Solar Infrastructure: Integrating solar pavements, kinetic energy-capturing sidewalks, and piezo-electric materials into architectural roadways and plazas.

• Embedded Carbon in Infrastructure Construction: Life-cycle assessment (LCA) of architectural structures and transport corridors, prioritizing recycled aggregates and low-carbon concrete.

4. Smart Cities & Future Mobility Integration

The bleeding edge where advanced digital networks, autonomous vehicles, and architectural geometry collide.

• Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Urban Spatial Impacts: How self-driving cars redefine building drop-off zones, minimize urban parking footprints, and reshape curb-space design.

• Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Vertiports: Designing urban rooftop terminals, flight path clear zones, and building structural reinforcements for urban air mobility (air taxis).

• Dynamic Curb Management: Digitally adaptive urban curbsides that change usage throughout the day (e.g., from outdoor dining architecture to delivery zones).

• Digital Twins of Urban Mobility Ecosystems: Real-time data modeling of building energy outputs combined with traffic congestion data to optimize city-wide resource distribution