EURAU 2026 12th Symposium. LATITUDES. Situated Reflections on Architectural Research

Umeå School of Architecture (UMA) is one of the four School of Architecture in Sweden. At UMA, we strongly believe in trans-disciplinary and international collaborations. Therefore, the notion of LATITUDES is the main theme for the 12th edition of the EURAU 26 European Research in Architecture and Urbanism 12th Symposium, hosted for the first time in the Nordics, in continuity with a tradition initiated in 2004 by Farid Ameziane as a platform for PhD schools in the field of architecture.

Research in Architecture can be conceived as a situated practice, linked to the tradition of studies, cultures, climatic and contextual conditions. Emphasising the importance of understanding architectural research as a practice situated across multiple contexts, disciplines, and cultural points of view EURAU26 LATITUDES encourages a research approach that is rigorous yet attentive to the diversity of perspectives that shape the world we inhabit. The notion of LATITUDE is a human construct, designed to establish precise measurements and relationships among places, contexts, and peoples, and to situate the Earth in relation to other celestial bodies, foremost among them the Sun. It is on the basis of this construction, through cartography and other relational frameworks, that architectural research has historically grounded its methods and inquiries. The notion of parallel as a line that determines multiple latitudes is a concept that reflects the peculiar conditions of the place where the EURAU26 symposium will take place, Umeå, Sweden.
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IMPORTANT DATES:

• Extended abstract submission deadline: 8 December 2025
• Notification of acceptance: 30 January 2026
• Early bird registration: 13 February 2026
• Standard registration: 20 March 2026
• Revised abstracts (if applicable): 20 March 2026