Study Architecture 
ProPEL Call for Abstracts & Submissions
Submission Deadline: May 28, 2025
The 2025 Intersections Research Conference: AI DESIGN PRACTICES invites contributions, papers, case study, projects, and posters that explore, propose, or challenge new and existing practices and paradigms in using AI technologies. Authors will submit work under one of the following submission types and select a track that best represents their content. Authors will also select a number of keywords describing the content of their submission.
Submission Types & Requirements
Abstracts
Peer-Reviewed Presentation
Selection of scholarly presentations will be based on double-blind peer review of Abstracts accompanied by optional images. Authors of accepted abstracts who present their work at the conference are then invited to submit a full paper or case study for inclusion in the conference proceedings. It is expected that feedback from the abstract review and conference presentation will inform the final submission.
- Abstract (500-words max), Title (100-characters max) & Endnotes (optional: 250-word max)
- Images (optional): No more than 5 images (jpg format)
- Select a primary track
- Submissions must be prepared for anonymous review (remove author/contributor names and affiliation identification)
- Submissions must report on recently completed work and cannot have been previously published or presented in public, except to a regional audience
- Submissions must be written in English
- An author may present only one submission at the conference. No individual may be listed as co-author on more than two submissions.
Project / Case Study
Peer-Reviewed Presentation
Selection of presentations will be based on blind peer review of the abstract accompanied by images. Authors of accepted projects will be invited to present their work at the conference and may submit for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
- Abstract (500-words max), Title (100-characters max) & Endnotes (optional: 250-word max)
- Images: No more than 5 images (jpg format)
- Select a primary track
- Submissions must be prepared for anonymous review (remove author/contributor names and affiliation identification)
- Submissions must report on recently completed work and cannot have been previously published or presented in public, except to a regional audience
- Project submissions should summarize the motivation, context and objective of the relevant architectural project or material research and development; highlight the most salient issues, challenges or dilemmas faced by the project team in their particular context; share explored pathways to meet these challenges; provide relevant frameworks, data, analysis, insights and findings; and suggest transferable knowledge
- Submissions must be written in English
- An author may present only one submission at the conference. No individual may be listed as co-author on more than two submissions.
Poster / Exhibit
Juried Exhibition
Selection of posters will be based on jury, for exhibition at the conference. Authors of accepted posters will be invited to exhibit their poster at a curated conference exhibition.
- Title (100-characters max)
- Poster: 20″ x 30″ / 508mm x 762mm in Portrait format (jpg)
- Select a primary track
- Submissions must be prepared for anonymous review (remove author/contributor names and affiliation identification)
- Submissions must report on recently completed work and cannot have been previously published or presented in public, except to a regional audience
- Submissions must be written in English
- An author may present only one submission at the conference. No individual may be listed as co-author on more than two submissions.
Conference Tracks
AI DESIGN CREATIVITY
Generative Design and Computational Creativity
- Contributions that explore how AI tools are reshaping and optimizing design workflows and vice versa, from concept generation to iterative design processes.
- Research or projects that evidence invention, innovation, or creativity in the use of AI tools and multi-agent systems.
METHODS & PRACTICES
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Future Practices
- Models using AI to allow for new types of creative collaboration, project management and assessment.
- Methods of integrating vernacular practices and community engagement that address aesthetics and cultural values.
Ethics, Equity, and Bias
- Design methods and practices to engage AI technologies in order that they responsibly promote equity and social justice in the built environment.
- Tools and techniques to locate data bias. AI-driven projects that address equity questions and ethical concerns.
Environmental Systems, Climate Change, and Resilience
- Contributions that use AI to examine, analyze, and create possibilities that address environmental questions, carbon intensities, climatic changes, and resilient systems.
- Research and projects that create environmental data sets and use sensory technologies.
HISTORY, THEORY & PEDAGOGY
History & Theory of AI in Design
- Historical and theoretical scholarship that highlights insights into AI and machine learning technologies, concepts, and discourses.
Rethinking Pedagogies
- Curricula and pedagogies that engage new types of knowledge and skills to prepare students for AI design practices.
- Examples of how AI enhances learning, aids collaboration, and advances innovation in design education.
Eligibility
Educators, Practitioners, Researchers and Students are all encouraged to submit. If you are already an ACSA member, please log into the website to complete your online submission. If you are not an ACSA member or do not have an ACSA login, please create one online HERE. You may also request access by contacting ACSA directly at info@acsa-arch.org.
Submission Timeline
May 28, 2025 | Submission Deadline |
July 2025 | Author Notification |
September 25-27, 2025 | 2025 Intersections: AI DESIGN PRACTICES |
October 29, 2025 | Final Full-Paper / Case Study Project Deadline, for publication |
HOW TO SUBMIT
Authors must submit through the ACSA online interface. All submitting authors must have an ACSA database profile. If you are not an ACSA member or do not have an account, you can create an account.
Follow the steps below to complete your submission. The ACSA online interface will guide you through the remaining steps.
- Log in using your ACSA username and password. Click here if you forgot your password.
- Click the Enter Now button.
- Select Intersections Research Conference 2025 from the dropdown menu and click Create New Submission.
- Click Add Myself as Author and then add other authors, if applicable.
- On the next page, fill in the text boxes for title and abstract. These are simple copy/paste text boxes.
- To add images, attach them by clicking Browse.
- Select a primary and secondary tracks from the options above.
- Select Either: Abstract or Case Study
- On the Proofread page you have the opportunity to review your work before finalizing your submission.
- Click Complete My Submission. You have completed your submission and should receive a confirmation email for verification.
Presentation & Publication
Following the blind peer-review or jury process, the conference co-chairs make final acceptance decisions. All authors will be notified of the status of their submission and will receive comments from their reviewers. Final acceptance of abstracts translates to presentation at the conference. Sessions will be composed of four to five accepted authors allowing for both scholarly and applied research to demonstrate impact.
Accepted Abstracts and Case Study Projects will be invited to expand on their research and submit a full aricle, post-conference, to be included in the conference proceedings. Full Papers are to be 2500-4000 words with optional 1-5 images. Full Case Study Projects may be up to 1000 words with 5-10 images. Authors accepted to present at the conference will be required to complete a copyright transfer form and agree to present the research at the conference before it is published. It is ACSA policy that accepted authors must pay full conference registration in order to be included in the conference presentation and proceedings. Once the conference proceedings is published, each submission will be included in the Proceedings Index.
Accepted Case Study Posters will be exhibited at the BSA Gallery with an opening reception taking place during the conference.
Conference Partners
Questions
Michelle Sturges
ACSA
Conferences Manager
202-785-2324
msturges@acsa-arch.org
Eric Wayne Ellis
ACSA
Sr. Dir. of Operations & Programs
202-785-2324
eellis@acsa-arch.org
