THE THIRD ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

IN BISKRA (BASC 2008)

“STRATEGIES AND PERSPECTIVES”

April 8 – 10, 2008

The building sector represents a major platform for social and

economic activities to create and improve our living environment.
Meanwhile, it has a considerable impact on our natural and built
environment, as well as on human beings, consuming a significant
proportion of limited resources on the earth including energy, raw
material, water and land. Sustainability of a built environment and
related activities is therefore a key issue to be coped with by all of us to
create a sustainable future.
Based upon the outcomes and reviews of the prior conferences, the
BiskraASC2008 National Conference Board has set a slogan for the
2008 Conference as follows:
Strategies and Perspectives

Under the slogan, the Conference will be characterized by the three

major streams of bridging existing gaps among "sustainable issues",
"Architecture", and "human settlements", respectively. Participants are
expected to contribute to those bridging through their own researches
and practices

Sponsored by:

Agence Nationale développement de la Recherche Universitaire (ANDRU)

Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique sur Les Régions Arides (CRSTRA)

Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF)

Arab Society for Computer Architectural Design (ASCAAD)

University Mouhammed Khider Biskra

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Objectives:
• Present the latest results from research and development.
• prepare the ground for knowledge transfer from research into practice.
• Encourage contacts between researchers and the building industry.

Conference location:
The conference will be held at the Department of Architecture, University of
Biskra, Algeria. The Department with its graduation program in sustainable
architectural environment has organized several conferences and meeting about
this subject, and seeks to share and develop its experience with expertise of
international community of experts in the field.

Who should attend?

The International Conference addresses architects, engineers, builders, public
authorities and researchers.

Topics for contributions

1. Lessons from vernacular architecture and urban settings
2. Design strategies and tools
3. Comfort and well-being in indoor and outdoor spaces
4. Research and technology transfer
5. Strategies and tools for renovation
6. Architectural education for sustainable design
7. Examples of low energy design at the urban scale
8. Computational design support tools and methods
9. Sustainable buildings (eco-buildings)
10. Case studies
11. Related Topics

Call for Papers

The conference will include keynote lectures, technical papers presentation,
Poster Presentation, panel discussions, open forum sessions as well as social
events.
Original and unpublished papers on the topics within the scope of the conference
are invited. Abstracts of no more than 500 words on MS - Word format (Font 12
Times Roman) can be submitted by e-mail.
Important dates for abstracts and papers submission
ABSTRACTS
Call for abstracts June 2007
Deadline for abstracts September 2007
Notification of acceptance (Abstracts) November 2007
FULL PAPERS
Deadline for full papers submission 31 December 2008
Notification of acceptance (Full papers) and 30 January 2008
definitive notification for oral or poster presentation.

Templates
Can be downloaded from: www.archbis.netfirms.com/events/basc2008_paper_template.pdf

Submit papers
Paper must be DOC format and size should not exceed 2MB (Files larger than
2MB should be compressed).
- Use only the basc2008_paper_template to compose your contribution!
- Send your abstract by e-mail to: basc2008@gmail.com

Honorary Chair
Dr. Belkacem Selatnia (Vice Chancellor of the University of Biskra)

Conference Chair
Dr. Noureddine Zemmouri (Head of the Department of Architecture)

Organizing Committee
Benabbas Moussadek Mazouz Said
Houda Saddok Saouli Ahcine Zineddine
Aoura Ali Farhi abdellah
Malika Zemmouri Lebbal Noureddine
Bada Yassine Alkama Djamel
Bouzaher Soumia Chieb Smail
Seksaf Mouniette Ennoufous Meliouh Fouzia
Belakhal Azedine Seghirou Belkacem
Hamel Khalissa Chabi Samia
Sakhraoui Nacer Boumerzoug Abdelouahab
Guers Karima Bouzouid Med Lahcene
Chouia Med Laid Ghamri Brahim
Scientific Committee
Prof. André De Herde,
Prof. M. E. Schiler
Prof. D. Noble
Prof. Adrian Ilinka
Prof. Cote Marc
Prof. Khellaf Abdellah
ed
Prof. Zerouala M Salah
Prof. Abdelmalik Tachrift
Prof. Mazouz Said
Dr. Farhi Abdellah
Dr. Zemmouri Noureddine
Dr. Alkama Djamel
Dr. Saffiddine Djamila
Dr. Dib Belkacem
Dr. Abdelkader Ben saci
Dr. Belakehal Azeddine
ed
Dr. Bouzouid M Lahcene
Registration
Free Registration is offered for authors with accepted papers.
Information
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Professor Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Professor University of Southern California, USA
Professor University of Southern California, USA
Professor University of Québec, Canada
Professor University of Provence, France
Professor CDER, Bouzariaa
Professor Polytechnic school of architecture, Algeria
Professor University of Setif
Professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Associate professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Associate professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Associate professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Associate professor University of Canstantine, Algeria
Associate professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Associate professor National school of architecture of Grenoble
Assistant Professor University of Biskra, Algeria
Assistant Professor University of Biskra, Algeria