Preface

Abstract

The only certainty is that conditions always change. Change is necessary for life to exist and to be capable of correctly perceiving changes is essential for adapting to new conditions. In an era of rapid environmental change, resilience has become a critical aspect of a sustainable built environment (Architecture and urban design). Resilience is the key of adaptability to maintain continuity. Sustainability itself must not last forever, but one that can easily adapt to future uncertainty.Architecture and urban design are claimed to play a significant role in the deterioration of environmental quality regarding its resilience and sustainability. High intervention in natural habitats for infrastructure propose, poor energy conservation design, lack of accessibility for a wide range of users, and minimum anticipation of immediate change are the small pieces of many architectural and urban design practices that worsen the environmental quality.Many attempts have been to reduce this global phenomenon by incorporating government top-down policies and practitioner bottom-up strategies. Since 2015, the United Nations, specifically through SDGs 11 and 13, dedicated itself to promoting a more sustainable and resilient future for the environment. Practitioners and academics also contribute to initiating and implementing environment-oriented approaches, both in practice and research. Nevertheless, the engagement and collaboration among practitioners, stakeholders, academics, and the community still need to enhance in providing more comprehensive and impactful benefits. These steps are important because the built environments are the products of human work and become the systems that organize human life itself, thus its design should be the solution when preparing for the uncertainty of what comes in the future.International Conference on Architecture Research and Design (AR+DC) is an annual event organized by the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember. This international event was first initiated in 2009 and has invited academics, researchers, and professionals from a wide range of expertise and fields. For years, AR+DC topics focused on architecture and its related subjects, such as architecture design, architectural theory, history, and criticism, environmental architecture, housing and settlement, and urban design. In 2023 the conference theme is “Architecture and Urban Resilience: Sustainability through Adaptation.” This conference addresses the following themes: Resilient and Liveable Cities, Resilient Architectural Design and Practice, Resilient Housing and Settlement, Theoretical, Historical, and critical perspectives of resilient Architecture and urban design, Resilient Buildings and Technology, and other Topics.To commemorate Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) 63rd Anniversary on November 10th, 2023, this year ARDC 2023 will be held concurrently with the CIVPLAN International Conference (CIC). The CIC, organized by the Faculty of Civil, Planning, and Geo-engineering (CIVPLAN), ITS, focuses on the theme of “Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Living.” This conference also serves as a platform to bring together seminars from various departments under the Faculty of CIVPLAN, namely: Architecture, Civil engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Engineering, and Geo-Engineering.List of Advisory Board, Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee, Guest Editor and Members are available in this pdf.