CSAAR 2009—Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development

November 03 - 05, 2009 - Tripoli, - LIBYA

The seventh annual Conference Organized by The center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR) in collaboration with the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Al-Fateh University, Libya will be held November 3-5, 2009, on the campus of Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. • The conference theme is "Sustainable Architecture and Urban Development". The event will feature international prominent speakers, plenary sessions, workshops, and interactive discussions with participants. • Keynote Speaker: Sandy Mendler, AIA, LEED® AP, Principal, MITHUN, USA • The conference aims to address the various aspects of urban development in accordance with the principles of sustainability. The conference will address issues such as ecological and social sustainability, transit-oriented development, neotraditional design, eco-friendly development, economic and environmental sustainability, environmentalism, regionalism and architectural design. In addition, the conference will explore how neighborhood design can further a sustainable region and how local culture and history can interact with new urbanism concepts to create a new mix of urban development options. Of particular interest for the conference is sustainability in the Arab cities. These cities undergo one of the fastest rates of developments in the world. This rapid, often erratic, growth has not occurred without unwanted consequences in the built environment.

Contact:
Samer Taweel, Conference Secretariat
conference@csaar-center.org
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Al-Fateh University, Libya in collaboration with The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region, Jordan.
962 795094171
Web site: http://www.csaar-center.org/conference/SD2009/