Stimulating Research This conference is the most recent in a series of research conferences sponsored by the Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Previous conferences have been held in Washington, DC, Tuscon, Atlanta, and Blacksburg, VA. The primary objective of these conferences is simple: to provide a focused forum for the dissemination and discussion of architectural research findings, approaches, philosophies, and potentials. A typical ARCC research conference is attended by educators, researchers, and practitioners in architecture, landscape architecture, and planning -- providing for a diverse range of issues and concerns within the confines of a comfortable small-group atmosphere. The upcoming conference in Tempe (Phoenix) solicits research or scholarly papers dealing with any of the following foci (Building sciences, Design and culture, Education in architecture, The practice of architecture, Issues that encourage debate on the nature and role of research/scholarship in architectural research and related disciplines, Reviews and analyses of trends, approaches, opportunities, or impediments in architectural research, Theoretical or applied research inquiry, Using digital media in architectural research, Doctorial investigations in theoretical and applied research subjects, or Other topics of interest).
