4-6 December, 2025

Jeddah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia

About The Conference

The Architecture and Design Arts Commission is pleased to announce the second edition of the Architecture and Design Research Conference (ADRC 2025), under the title:

Documentation in Architecture and Design.

This year's conference theme focuses on documentation theories and practices in the fields of architecture and design, to include architecture, environmental architecture, urban design, interior design, graphic design, and industrial design

Therefore, this conference seeks to explore and establish practices for documenting material elements, as well as documenting the intangible cultural and theoretical ideas that accompany them. We also seek to develop a comprehensive understanding of documentation that includes theoretical movements and design philosophies and their physical embodiment in the built environment by fostering dialogue and collaboration between different disciplines. To ensure that the rich legacy of architectural and design achievements remains available and relevant, inspiring future generations and maintaining its integral place in our collective historical and cultural narrative, the conference aims to:

Documentation Theory

Explore and analyze evolving theories in documentation within architecture and design practices and develop methodologies that shed light on how these frameworks influence the formation of contemporary and future design.

Cultural and Historical Impact

Document how architectural and design projects are shaped and influenced by cultural and historical contexts, and how they are influenced by them, contributing to a deeper understanding of their societal impact.

Integration of tangible and intangible elements

Develop and explore innovative methodologies that effectively integrate intangible theoretical aspects and tangible results in architecture and design practices creating a comprehensive archive of concepts.

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Promote collaboration between different disciplines to increase the richness and accuracy of documentation and benefit from diverse perspectives to monitor all design impacts and outcomes.

Thursday 4 December 2025
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration and Welcome
Lobby Area
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
CEO Opening Speech
Prince Nawaf bin Ayyaf
Main Auditorium
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Keynote Address
A Journey into Architecture Archives: Beirut, Cairo, Rabat Dr. George Arbid
Main Auditorium
11:00 AM – 12: 00 PM
Panel Discussion
Designing the Archive: National Strategies for Documenting Saudi Architecture and Design
Bader Alrasheed
Taha Alandejani
Reda Sejini
Main Auditorium
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 1
Track 1: Documentation Strategies Policies, and Methodologies

Decoding the Orientalist Documentation of Islamic Architecture and Urbanism — Dr.Abeer Allahham

Semantic Mapping and Cultural Memory: Documenting Riyadh Architectural Identity — Dr. Fahad Alotaibi

Strategic Frameworks for Architectural Documentation: Policies, Methodologies, and Institutional Collaboration — Fahad Allahaim

From Tradition to Design: New Urbanism as an Interpretive Practice for Tangible and Intangible Heritage — Dr. Khalid Al-Hagla
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 2
Track 2: Education and Future Documentation | Track 4: Cultural and Physical Documentation

• From Scan to Simulation: A Workflow for virtual Documentation of AlUla’s Archaeological Heritage — Huda Alarfaj

• بيت الشَّعر: دراسة في الأبعاد الثقافية والتصميمية كعنصر من التراث غير المادي (دراسة تحليلية لبيت الشَّعر- بمدينة تبوك) — Mona Albalawi

• التأصيل وأثره في عمليات الحفاظ المعماري ودوره في تعزيز ربط المباني المعاصرة بالتراث والهوية — Afnan Alnefaie

• Architecture of Memory : Narrative as a Living Archive for Heritage Spaces — Serine M'rah
Auditorium B
1:30 PM– 2:00 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 3
Track 1: Documentation Strategies Policies, and Methodologies

From Participation to Documentation: Mapping Two and a Half Decades of Children’s Involvement in Participatory Design — Dr. Fatimah Alsaif

Towards a Participatory Framework for Urban and Architectural Documentation: AlSeddah “السّدة” The Living Archive of Spatial Memory — Khadijah Al Khuwaitem

Documenting the Intangible: Expanding Ethnographic Frameworks for the Historic Built Environment. — Dr. Anwar Basunbul

Eco-Innovation in Creative SMEs in Saudi Arabia: Documentation of Drivers, Barriers, & Stakeholder Interactions — Raghad Sendi
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 4
Track 4: Cultural and Physical Documentation

تحولات المسكن والمجتمع في مدينة الدمام — Dr. Fatima Reda

Saudi Sands: Mapping Saudi Stories through sand and Pigment the Exploration and Extraction Phase — Lojain Alamri

التحولات الحضرية وأثر التوسع العمراني على الهوية الثقافية للمكان - وادي عتود نموذجًا — Dr.Amnah Khubrani

The impact of Saudi visual identity on industrial designers’ outcomes — Haneen Alkhaldi
Auditorium B
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Workshops
Archiving in Architecture and Design: Data, Information, Knowledge
Prof. Carlo Bianchini
Workshop Room 1
From Static Files to Living Documentation: Designing Ecosystems for BIM, Digital Twins, and Archiving
Dr. Haidar Hosamo
Workshop Room 2
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Built Narratives: The Architectural and Urban Narrative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Mohammed Alkhabbaz Dr. Amer Habibullah Dr. Ayad Al-Maimani Dr. Ali Bokhari
Main Auditorium
7:00 PM– 7:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Main Auditorium
Friday 5 December 2025
1:00 PM– 2:00 PM
Registration and Welcome
Lobby Area
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Panel Discussion
From Archive to Audience: Contemporary Practices of Documentation in Architecture and Design Abdulrahman Gazzaz Lulu Almana Beatrice Leanza
Main Auditorium
3:00 PM– 3:30 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
3:30 PM -5:00 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 5
Track 1: Documentation Strategies Policies, and Methodologies

Activating Archives Theorizing Wright’s Organic Teaching Dr. Mohammad Alrajhi

Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Architectural Archives: The Family-Led Role in Preservation Prof. Shaimaa Ashour

Multiplicities of the Margin/ Re-Imagining Historical Narratives of the South Western Coast of India (Karwar to Kasargod) Deepika Madhava

Temporary Spaces as Mediums for Documenting Time in Space; Narrative Tools for Site Study and Urban Interventions Dr. Sukaina Almousa
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 6
Track 4: Cultural and Physical Documentation

Documenting Implications of Ethnographic Research on Design Practices of Cultural Sustainable Crafts — Prof. Noha Essam

إرث اللاجئين في الفضاء العمراني: حالة مخيم الحسين في عمّان- الأردن — Nour AL-Asaa'd

Environmental Adaptation and Socio-cultural Mitigation Approached in Architectural Built-form: the case of Vernacular Red Sea Architecture at Suakin, Sudan — Elobaid Mohammedali

Cross-Cultural Continuities in Red Sea Architecture: A Comparative Documentation of Jeddah and Suakin — Arwa Omer
Auditorium B
5:00 PM– 6:30 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 7
Track 3: Advanced Documentation Technologies
Traditional and Transformation: Comparative Documentation of Mosques in Central KSA for Digital Twin Approach to Authenticity Preservation — Dr. Mohammed Alghafis

تطوير الملقف التقليدي بدمج العناصر الحديثة لتعزيز الاستدامة في العمارة السعودية — Norah Fawzan

Preserving the Past Through the Future: Leveraging Digital Twin Technology to Document Cultural Heritage in Historic Jeddah — Prof. Samah Elkhateeb

Integrating Laser Scanning into Heritage BIM Workflows: A Practical Approach from Historic Jeddah — Sara Majed
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 8
Track 4: Cultural and Physical Documentation

الشكل والمفاهيم في سياق التغيير: العمارة السودانية بين الإيكولوجيا والتحولات الأسلوبية (1980–2010) — Dr. Shama Elrasheed

تطبيق مبادئ مبادرة منار في استغلال مخلفات النخيل بتصميم وتنفيذ قطع الأثاث — Arwa Alwaqdan

تصميم الأثاث العسيري كتراث مادي بين التوثيق والتحديث — Dr.Wessam Ezzeldin

Slow Documentation as Creative Agency: Reframing Heritage through the Lyngør Residency — Bashayr Alfehaed
Auditorium B
6:30 PM– 7:00 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Workshops
Design Project Diary; Documentation in Education
Dr.Zati Ismail
Workshop Room 1
The Tricks and Trades of Archiving: Investigating Key Practices in Design Studios and Collecting Institutions
Dr. Albena Yaneva
Workshop Room 2
Saturday 6 December 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration and Welcome
Lobby Area
10: 00 AM – 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion
Redefining Documentation: AI, XR, and the Next Generation of Archival Tools
Christain Brensing
Dr. Ahmad Baik
Dr. Duha Engawi
Main Auditorium
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Keynote Address
Post-Occupancy Evaluation for the KSA Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025
Adam Davis, Jainnan Luo
Main Auditorium
11:00 AM -12:30 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 9
Track 1: Documentation Strategies Policies, and Methodologies

Fast and Slow Affordances: A Framework for Documenting Tangible and Intangible Dimensions of Expatriate’s Adaptation in a Gated Community- Ruba Al Soufi

Balcony-Access Housing: A Modern, Socially Acceptable Alternative to Conventional Housing for Addressing Informal Settlements in Aleppo — Dr. Asser Alhamoud

Human and habitat : Humanizing Habitat versus Robotizing Inhabitants — Riyad Samkary

The Urban Heritage of the Eastern Coast of Saudi Arabia: Towards Sustainable Cultural Governance and Comprehensive Documentation Methodologies — Fahdah Ofaissan
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 10
Track 2: Education and Future Documentation
| Track 4: Cultural and Physical Documentation

التوثيق كفعل حيّ: تقاطع الرؤى بين السينوغرافيا الحدثية والتصميم العمراني لإحياء الذاكرة الحضرية – Dr. Salsabil Miled

Exploring Student Behavior and Awareness in Reducing Air Conditioning Dependency — Dr. Mohd Faheem

الاستدامة التكيفية في العمارة الساحلية بجزر فرسان: دراسة حالة قرية القصار كنموذج تطبيقي — Amirah Alsofiany

Environmental Performance Analysis and Sustainable Solutions Aligned with International Standards: A Case Study of Building 6, College of Design and Arts, the University of Jeddah. — Samah Alhazmi
Auditorium B
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Paper Discussions – Session 11
Open Track

Explore Photography Storytelling as a Tool for Social Change — Dr. Deem Ali

تحليل العلاقة بين حواف الطابق الأرضي وحيوية الشارع: الحالة الدراسية شارع العليا، الرياض — Somayah Alfraidi

Quality of Life in Retirement Care Centers — Jana Fahad

المباني تتحدث: كيف يعيد الذكاء الاصطناعي تشكيل التوثيق المعماري والسلامة من الحرائق في السعودية — Ahmed Hamad
Auditorium A
Paper Discussions – Session 12
Track 3: Advanced Documentation Technologies

Evolving Trends in Architecture and Design Documentation Process and Procedure Towards Sustainability — Osunkunle Abdulmageed

The Role of 3D Construction Printing in Promoting Sustainable Building Practices: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia — Zakiah Altehaini

جودة التوثيق و دوره في حصول المشاريع على شهادة الريادة في تصميم الطاقة و البيئة — Haneen Bahri
Auditorium B
3:00 PM- 4:30 PM
Workshops
Building a Book: A Documentation Practice
Dr. Roberto Fabbri
Workshop Room 1
From Idea to Funding: Research Grant Writing
Dr. Ayman Akil, Dr. Nicolas Teeny
Workshop Room 2
4:30 PM- 5:00 PM
Prayer Break
Lobby Area
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Keynote Address
Building Sharjah: Archiving the Last Boom Town
Sheikh Sultan Al-Qassemi
Main Auditorium
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Best Paper Award
Main Auditorium
7:30 PM– 7:45 PM
Closing Remarks and Farewell
Main Auditorium

Scientific Committee

Dr. Fahad Alotaibi

Dr. Fahad Alotaibi

Scientific Committee Chair, Senior consultant at the Architecture and Design Commission

Prof. Adrian Lahoud

Prof. Adrian Lahoud

Professor and Dean of School of Architecture at Royal College of Art in the UK

Prof. Ashraf Salama

Prof. Ashraf Salama

Professor in Architecture and Urbanism, and Head of School of Architecture and Built Environment at University of Northumbria in the UK

Dr. Ayman Alitany

Dr. Ayman Alitany

Assistant Professor at Faculty of Architecture and Planning in King Abdulaziz University

Dr. Abeer Allahham

Dr. Abeer Allahham

Associate Professor at College of Design in Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Dr. Rezan Gassas

Dr. Rezan Gassas

Executive Director in Studies, Research and Publishing at Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Global Center of Arabic Calligraphy

Dr. Zati Ismail

Dr. Zati Ismail

Assistant Professor at the Industrial Design Department in the University of Putra in Malaysia

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Calendar Icon Day 1 December 4, 2025
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Calendar Icon Day 2 December 5, 2025
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Calendar Icon Day 3 December 6, 2025
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