Extended Preface

Abstract

It is a great pleasure and honor for us as the Organizing Committee to welcome all of you to the 5th International Conference on Rebuilding Place (ICRP). The conference is held online from September 15 to 16, 2021, and hosted by the Department of Architecture and Planning, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Chulalongkorn University, and Institut Teknologi Sumatera (ITeRA). It was initially planned for 2020 in Banda Aceh, but the outbreak of Covid-19 has forced us to reschedule and shifted online.This year, the conference takes the opportunity to promote the central theme Rethinking Sustainable Environment in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The keynote speakers are Prof. Susan Roaf from Heriot-Watt University and Dr. Matthew Rofe from the University of South Australia. Invited speakers are Prof. TPr, Dr. Jamalunlaili Abdullah from Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Malaysia, Assoc. Prof. Muna Hanim binti Abdul Samad from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Dr. Surapong Lertsithichai from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and Dr. Laina Hilmasari from Universitas Syiah Kuala. The keynote and invited speakers have 30 minutes each to share insights on the theme, followed by a questions and answers (Q&A) session.List of Organising Committee, Scientific Committee, Editorial Committee are available in this Pdf.