Calls for papers - December 2014

Inflection journal

http://www.inflectionjournal.com/cfp2015.html

Inflection is a student-run design journal based at the Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne University. The editors invite contributions from students, academics and practitioners in architecture and the built environment, and welcomes work in any mode of expression.

Contributions before 1 April 2015

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Interstices under construction symposium

New library videos

The library has recently created two short information videos for students.

'What's a library subject guide?' explains what a subject guide is and how it can can help students get started on research for their assignments:

Calls for papers - November 2014

Daughters of Chaos: 8^th Deleuze Studies International Conference

29 June –1 July 2015, Stockholm

http://daughtersofchaos.net/call-for-papers/

Abstract submission: 21 November 2014

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‘Inflection’ journal

“Inflection, the Melbourne School of Design's student-run journal of architecture and the built environment, invites submissions to its second annual edition, Projection.”

OnArchitecture database on trial

OnArchitecture includes interviews of prominent architects throughout the world, video records of their main works, installations, as well as complementary material about the main authors and figures of contemporary architecture.

Access the database here.

After accessing the database and please leave some feedback.

The trial of this database ends on 7 October.

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New information page for academics & teachers

The Library has updated the 'Academics and teachers' information web page.

The page outlines a range of resources and services to help build course content, augment your teaching with online and interactive resources, and improve the learning experience of students.

The page can be accessed here: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/teaching

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Conferences & journals

‘Fusion’ journal

Journal website: http://www.fusion-journal.com/submission/, call for papers: http://s-architecture.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/s-architecture-call-for-papers.html?q=fusion

Deadline for papers: 30 January 2015.
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‘Charrette’ journal

Journal website: http://architecturaleducators.wordpress.com/aae-journal/

“Contributions are welcomed from practitioners and theorists engaged in innovative and significant architectural education and research.”
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Streitsache: Architecture as Matter of Contention

29-31 January 2015, Aachen, Germany

Call for papers: http://www.candidejournal.net/news/cfp-streitsache-architecture-as-matter-of-contention-aachen-29-31-jan-15/

Deadline for abstracts: 20 September 2014
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PhD by design conference

6-7 November 2014, London

Conference website: http://phdbydesign.com/

Submission deadline: 26 September 2014
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Beginning Design

26-28 February 2015, Houston.

Conference website: http://www.beginningdesign2015.org/

Deadlines: 1 October 2014 (abstracts); 1 November (media, installations, ‘tinyTEDs’)

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32nd Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand

7-10 July 2015, Sydney

Conference website: http://www.sahanz.net/conferences/

Abstract deadline: 6 October 2015
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Cumulus Milan 2015: The virtuous circle, design culture and experimentation

3-7 June 2015, Milan

Conference website: http://cumulusmilan2015.org/

Submission for abstracts: 10 November 2014
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MuseumNext

19-21 April 2015, Geneva.

Conference website: http://www.museumnext.com/

Deadline: 31 October 2014
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Semester 2 library services

Get ready for semester 2 with the following Library services:

Reserve collection and eReserve
The Print Reserve collection can include books, audiovisual items, lecture notes, reading packs or other material. If you wish to add items to Reserve, please submit a Reserve request form to reserve.swanston@rmit.edu.au or reserve.carlton@rmit.edu.au.

Alternatively, the Digitisation Service team will help you make course related documents available online with a link to use in Blackboard.

Library resources for myRMIT (Blackboard)
The Library can help you link your students to useful information tools and resources from your Blackboard course. These can include Library subject guides, online tutorials, e-Reserve readings, referencing guides for your preferred style, search boxes, the ask-a-librarian service, and RMIT assignment planner.

Go to Linking Library resources in BlackBoard and complete the online form to create your Library course page.

Request books and DVDs

You can request library books and AV materials via the Library purchase request form, or by contacting your liaison librarian.

Prescribed and recommended textbooks can be ordered via the Library textbook request form.

Library research skills classes
Contact your liaison librarian to arrange a library class. The types of sessions available include library orientation, research skills, LibrarySearch and database searching, and Endnote.

Information for academics and teachers

See the Information for academics and teachers for more details and other services including copyright, reading list linking and booking AV materials for screening in class. Contact your liaison librarian if you have any questions.

Conferences

DesignEd Asia Conference

2-3 December 2014, Hong Kong.

Conference website: http://www.designedasia.com/index.php

Deadline for abstract submission: 27 July

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NordiCHI2014, the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

26-30 October 2014, Helsinki.

Conference website: http://nordichi2014.org

Call for late submissions, due to August 14: Panels, Demos, Posters, Videos, Industry experiences, Design cases, Student Design Competition, Doctoral consortium, Performances.

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Designing Experience Conference

27-29 November 2014, Hong Kong.

Conference website: http://experiencedesign.hk/designing-experience-conference

Deadline for abstracts: 17 August 2014

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Product Lifetimes and the Environment (PLATE) Conference 2015

17-19 June 2015, Nottingham UK.

Conference website: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/plate_conference/index.html

Deadline for abstracts: 8 September 2014.

The conference “…will embrace a multi-disciplinary perspective including design, geography, anthropology, business management, economics, marketing and consumer behaviour, sociology and politics. The conference will explore the following themes, among others: design approaches to product longevity; the role of product longevity in resource efficiency and waste reduction; strategies for product lifetime optimisation; cultural perspectives on the throwaway society; business opportunities, economic implications and marketing strategies; consumer influences on product lifetimes; policies, regulation and legislation.”

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Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2015 Conference: Future of Architectural Research

6-9 April 2015, Chicago.

Conference website: http://www.arcc2015.com

Deadline: 15 September 2014

"Research in architecture, design and the built environment is currently diversifying and reaching new directions. Technological changes, such as new materials, construction techniques and design representations, have accelerated the need for research within design disciplines. Today, research is more important than ever and it is also becoming an integral component in the design practices ...  interdisciplinary research approaches that address advanced materials, building technologies, environmental and energy concerns, computational design, automation in construction, design delivery methods, and project management are essential for advancing the state of knowledge relating to the design of built environment. This conference will address these topics, and will also aim to define the future course of architectural research."

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Participatory Innovation Conference 2015, "reframing design"

18-20 May 2015, The Hague.

Conference website: http://sites.thehagueuniversity.com/pinc2015/home

Deadline: 20 October 2014

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