6th International Conference on Human System Learning

For more than 25 years CAAD has been available and more and more successfully used in research and commercial Architectural practice. In education, which by definition should prepare students for the future, the constantly evolving CAAD metaphor is provoking a challenge to cope with the ever expanding scope of related topics. It is not surprising that this has lead to differing opinions as to how CAAD should be taught. Questions such as how advanced research results can be incorporated in teaching, or if the Internet is provoking self-education by students, are in striking contrast with the more fundamental issues such as the discussion on analogue versus digital design methods. Is CAAD a part of design teaching or is it its logical successor in a global E-topia? The integration of CAAD education in the wider field of research and design topics will make it at least greater than the sum of its parts and could be the key to boosting CAAD for the future.
Although the E of education is a prominent factor in the raison d'être of the organisation, the eCAADe is open to all other relevant contributions in the area of computer aided architectural design such as: 

CAAD Curriculum; City Modelling; Collaborative Design; Digital Aids to Design Creativity; Digital Applications in Construction; Generative Design; Human-Computer Interaction; Mass Customization; Modes of Production; Pervasive Computing; Precedence and Prototypes; Prediction and Evaluation; Research, Education and Practice; Shape Studies; User Participation in Design; Virtual Architecture; Virtual Reality; Web-Based Design