Intersections Research Conference: New Housing Paradigms

Thursday Jan. 9, 2025 , 1 to 8 p.m. Google Outlook iCal
Friday Jan. 10, 2025 , 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Google Outlook iCal
Saturday Jan. 11, 2025 , 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Google Outlook iCal
Location: The Westin Austin Downtown + University of Texas at Austin
Hosted by the ACSA, AIA and UTSOA, with Assistant Professor Martin Hättasch and Professor Elizabeth Mueller as co-chairs.
Intersections Research Conference Poster

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture will join the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) in hosting the 2025 Intersections Research Conference: New Housing Paradigms. Held annually, the 2025 conference will focus on housing as a process, as a product and as a place. 


THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025

At the Westin Austin Downtown

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Wolf Ranch Tour

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Opening Keynote with Shaun Donovan

7:00 p.m. Opening Reception

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025

At the Westin Austin Downtown

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch (Provided) Autodesk Workshop

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Downtown Walking Tour

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Plenary; Affordable Housing: Design Matters

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2025

At the Westin Austin Downtown + LBJ Library + Goldsmith Hall

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

12:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own), Travel to UT Campus

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. East Side Tour

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mueller Neighborhood Tour

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Keynote with Michael Bennett at the LBJ Library

5:30 p.m. Closing Reception at Goldsmith Hall


The majority of the conference is by registration only, with the exception of the closing keynote at the LBJ Auditorium, which will be  free and open to the public as space is available. Registration information for the conference is available here. To request admitance to the closing keynote event, complete this form