The FARU Annual Conference will be held for the sixteenth year. This year FARU opens the platform to present virtual and in-person presentations on 1-2 December 2023 online and at the University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri Lanka. This year’s conference theme is “Empower Communities” to accelerate action on sustainability. There are less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The conference is an opportunity to explore global systems and human aspirations incorporating sustainable development goals. Explore means of increasing sustainability through current and future methods, technologies, and policies. Investigate methods to support communities to achieve sustainability goals while reaching business value outcomes. Possible topics in the thematic selection includes (and not limited to) : – Green products, buildings and cities – Technology for simulating built form – Making places for people – Methods, tools and practices in delivering sustainable solutions – Integrated systems, policy and governance – Sustainable construction management
Keynote Speaker 01
Professor Charles Egbu,
Vice Chancellor,
Leeds Trinity University,
United Kingdom.
Keynote Speaker 02
Professor Hisham Elkadi,
Professor in Architecture,
School of Science, Engineering and Environment
University of Salford,
United Kingdom
FARU 2023 -16th International Research Conference
Vice Chancellor,
Leeds Trinity University,
United Kingdom.
Professor in Architecture,
School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, United Kingdom
FARU 2022 -15th International Research Conference
IIT Bombay, Industrial Design Centre, IIT Visiting staff International Director of Solar Project, NUS, Singapore Advisor, Indian Architect and Builder (IA&B), India.
FARU 2021 -14th International Research Conference
Institute for Transport Planning and Road Traffic, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
FARU 2020 -13th International Research Conference
Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Professor of Urban Resilience and Adaptation, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, UK
Director of Designing Resilience in Asia Research Programme, Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore
FARU 2019 -12th International Research Conference
Munster School of Architecture, Dept. for Building Construction and Industrial Building, Germany
FARU 2018 -11th International Research Conference
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
FARU 2017 -10th International Research Conference
The University of Cambridge, UK
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
University of New South Wales, Australia
National Institute of Design, India
FARU 2016 -9th International Research Conference
The University of Cambridge, UK
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
FARU 2015 -8th International Research Conference
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Reichardt-Maas-Associated Architects GmbH & Co. KG in Essen, Germany
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
FARU 2014 -7th International Research Conference
Director, National Institute of Design, India
FARU 2013 – 6th International Research Conference
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
FARU 2012 -5th International Research Conference
University of New South Wales, Australia
University of Sydney, Australia
FARU 2011 -4th International Research Conference
The Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
University of Melbourne, Australia
University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland.
FARU 2010 – 3rd International Research Conference (ISVS – 5)
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Sri Lanka
Newcastle University, UK
University of Brasilia, Brazil
FARU 2009 – 2nd International Research Conference
FARU 2008 -1st International Research Conference