ITMAD
ITMAD 2025
International Conference on
Interactions between
Tradition & Modernity
in Architecture & Design
Conference Organizer: TraMod ACADEMY
Conference Main Partner: İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi
Conference Dates: 17-18 July 2025
Conference Venue: İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiye
Conference Language: English
Conference Website: www.TraModAcademy.com/ITMAD2025
Conference E-Mail Contact Addresses: ITMAD2025@gmail.com & info@TraModAcademy.com
ABOUT ORGANIZER: TraMod ACADEMY
TraMod [Tradition + Modernity] is an International academy for studying interactions between tradition and modernity in architecture and design. Respecting and saving identity, traditions and cultures in one hand and being modern and up-dated in the other hand, cause new generations of architects and designers to have a mixture of tradition and modernity in their architecture, interior design and fashion-industrial design projects. TraMod ACADEMY focuses on the methods of this mixture and will analyze architecture and design projects which follow this way of design thinking. This academy is an open platform to share these kinds of projects, related conferences, events, workshops, webinars, competitions, tours and interviews with architects and designers all over the world
INTRODUCTION, AIMS & GOALS
Identity and traditions are some important parts of the culture and the culture is one of the main sections of the society and history of a civilization. Architecture, art and design as the main factors of a culture need to create a joint language with past and today to connect with different generations. In one hand traditions and past are some parts of the cultures and societies and in the other hand being needed to be updated with the contemporary time and modernity seems necessary. ITMAD 2025, The first international conference on Interactions between Tradition and Modernity in Architecture and Design, focuses on this research area, how to create an interaction and dialogue between past and today and if there is a need to have this interaction. In this regard, the conference is seeking to review, discuss and find solutions of this research problem in different aspects and majors. This conference will be an international platform for researchers, academicians, professional architects, designers, artists and students in different fields to discuss, share their latest ideas and research and connect each other
FIELDS AND TOPICS
Architecture | Interior Design | Urban Design | Fashion Design | Product Design | Arts and Creativity | Philosophy, Society, History and Life Style
Tradition, identity, culture: Philosophy and Meanings
The effects of past in today
The important factors of traditions
The important factors of modernity
History, Geography, Religion, Society, Economy and Tradition
History, Geography, Religion, Society, Economy and Modernity
The relationship between tradition and modernity: Interaction, confrontation or conflict
Interactions between tradition and modernity in the contemporary world
Interactions between tradition and modernity in the East
Interactions between tradition and modernity in the West
IMPORTANT DATES
Early Bird Submissions: 30 April 2025
Early bird registration and abstract submission deadlines have been extended up to 10 May 2025
Standard Submissions: 30 May 2025
Late Submissions: 20 June 2025
Submissions of Presentations: 30 June 2025
Conference Presentations: 17-18 July 2025
CHAIR OF THE POLICY COUNCIL & HEAD OF SCIENTIFIC-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Javad Eiraji – Department of Architecture, Hashtgerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hashtgerd, Iran
Prof. Dr. Neslihan Dostoğlu – Dean, İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiye
Conference GOLDEN-ACADEMIC SPONSORS
İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi
Eskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi
Islamic Azad University, Hashtgerd Branch
