Submission deadline:

October 1, 2025

The Neglected Times of Architecture

March 17 and 18, 2026
Brussels

Sasha (ULB) and ACTE (ULiège) research groups are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the conference “The Neglected Times of Architecture” to be held in Brussels on March 17 and 18, 2026. The framework of the conference, along with practical information, can be found in the call attached to this email or via this link.

By bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives, this conference seeks to unfold the multiple temporal dimensions of architecture and the built environment, to foreground the actions, resources, and actors implicated in these processes, and to explore research methodologies capable of apprehending such dynamics. The event will also feature a dedicated space for the exhibition of audio/visual materials stemming from research engaging with these themes. Submissions may therefore take the form of traditional oral presentations, as well as shorter presentations centred on one or more audio/visual pieces—such as photographs, films, drawings, maps…

Proposals (written in French or English) should be submitted by October 1, 2025, via email to temps.architecture@gmail.com

Timeline

October 1, 2025:           Deadline for abstract submissions

November 3, 2025:       Notification of accepted proposals

February 2, 2026:          Submission of full papers from selected participants

Note : The event will take place in person only.

For any questions, please contact Charlotte Gyselynck (charlotte.gyselynck@ulb.be).

The Organising Committee

Tiphaine Abenia (ULB), Ludivine Damay (ULB), Pauline Dubois (ULB), Charlotte Gyselynck (ULB),  Mélusine Le Brun (ULB), Pauline Lefebvre (ULB), Julie Neuwels (ULiège), Christine Schaut (ULB).

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