Jan. 9 – 11, 2025 | Austin, TX

2025 ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference:
NEW HOUSING PARADIGMS

Fall Conference

September 4, 2024

Abstract Deadline

October 2024

Abstract Notification

January 9 – 11, 2025

New Housing Paradigms

Tours

Below are Add-on Tours that you can register for.

Wolf Ranch Tour

Pre-Conference Bus Tour

Thursday, January 9, 2025

1:00pm-4:00pm

Description
Built by ICON and Lennar, one the nation’s leading homebuilders, and codesigned by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, the innovative community of one hundred 3D-printed homes features eight floorplans, 24 elevations and will be powered by the sun with rooftop solar panels in Georgetown, Texas

Cost: $65
What: Bus Tour
When: Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: Wolf Ranch, Georgetown, Texas
Included: Light Snack

You may purchase tickets for yourself and guest(s), along with your conference registration.

Downtown Austin Walking Tour

Walking Tour

Friday January 10, 2025

12:30pm-2:30pm

Description:
Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States.Downtown Austin is where most of the city’s high-rise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region. It is currently experiencing a building boom, with many condos and high-rise towers being built. Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Downtown Austin.

Cost: $45
What: Downtown Austin Walking Tour
When; Friday, January 10, 2025, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Where: Downtown Austin
Included: Lunch

Credit: Christan Horan Photography

You may purchase tickets for yourself and guest(s), along with your conference registration.

East Side Austin Tour

Bus Tour

Saturday January 11, 2025

1:00pm-4:00pm

Description
The 1928 Austin city plan set East Avenue, the site of present day Interstate 35, as the dividing line between “white Austin” and “Black Austin”. African-American Austinites living west of East Avenue were denied access to public services and utilities in hopes they would be influenced to move to the city’s east side. As a result of this segregation, Central East Austin is one of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods and is home to many of Austin’s Black institutions.Notable areas of the neighborhood include the Texas State Cemetery, the Oakwood Cemetery, and the Swedish Hill Historic District.

Cost: $65
What: East Side Austin Bus Tour
When: Saturday, January 11, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Eastside Austin with drop-off on UT campus for closing keynote.
Included: Lunch

Credit: Ryan Ford & Suerte

You may purchase tickets for yourself and guest(s), along with your conference registration.

Mueller Neighborhood Tour

Bus Tour

Saturday January 11, 2025

1:00pm-4:00pm

Description
Mueller is a 711-acre Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the east-central portion of the city of Austin, Texas. The project is in the process of long-term development on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport. Mueller is intended to be a pedestrian-oriented, interactive mixed-use community and a model for responsible urban planning and development. The Mueller Master Plan includes a mix of residential, commercial and retail developments, along with designated parks and green space, with many of the elements completed and many more in the planning stages.

Cost: $65
What: Mueller Neighborhood Bus Tour
When: Saturday, January 11, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Where: East-Central Austin with drop-off on UT campus for closing keynote.
Included: Lunch

You may purchase tickets for yourself and guest(s), along with your conference registration.

CONFERENCE PARTNERS

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

Michele A. Russo
AIA
Vice President, Research
202-626-9045
research@aia.org