Conferences

Since 1982 PLEA has organised international conferences and events across the globe. This page provides access to details of recent conferences and a comprehensive list of all conferences held to date.

Forthcoming Conferences

PLEA 2012

Lima, Peru

7th - 9th November 2012

Towards an environmentally responsible architecture

Find all information on the website

http://www.plea2012.pe

Past Conferences

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2011

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Architecture and Sustainable Development

2009

Québec City, Canada

Architecture, Energy and the Occupant’s Perspective

2008

University College Dublin, Ireland

Towards Zero Energy Building

2007

Singapore

Sun, Wind and Architecture

2006

Geneva, Switzerland

Clever Design, Affordable Comfort: A challenge for low energy architecture and urban planning

2005

Beirut, Lebanon

Environmental Sustainability: The Challenge of Awareness in Developing Societies

2004

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Built environments and environmental buildings

2003

Santiago, Chile

Rethinking development : Are we producing a people oriented habitat?

2002

Toulouse, France

Design with the environment

2001

Florianópolis, Brazil

Renewable energy for a sustainable development of the built environment

2000

Cambridge, UK

Architecture, City, Environment

Conferences pre 2000

1999

Brisbane, Australia

Sustaining the future : Energy-Ecology-Architecture

1998

Lisbon, Portugal

Environmentally friendly cities

1997

Kushiro, Japan

Sustainable Communities and Architecture: Bioclimatic Design in Cold Climates

1996

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Building and urban renewal

1995

New Delhi, India

Sustainability through climate responsive architecture

1994

Dead Sea, Israel

Architecture of the extremes

1992

Auckland, NZ

Architectural responses to climate change

1991

Sevilla, Spain

Architecture and urban space

1990

Halifax, Canada

Bioclimatic design in architecture and planning

1989

Nara, Japan

Global environment and architecture in the post-industrial age

1988

Porto, Portugal

Energy and buildings for temperate climates

1986

Pécs, Hungary

Passive and low energy architecture in housing

1985

Venice, Italy

Architecture and regionalism

1984

Mexico

Passive and low energy ecotechniques applied to housing

1983

Crete

Passive and low energy architecture

1982

Bermuda

Passive and low energy alternatives

1981

Miami, USA

Meeting to inaugurate PLEA

Other Events

In addition to the above, PLEA has organised or co-sponsored the following events

1999

Melbourne

Symposium on Urban Futures

1999

Cairns

1995

Harare, Zimbabwe

PLEA session at ISES conference

1995

Firenze, Italy

Teachers in architecture, co-sponsored with TIA

1993

Budapest, Hungary

PLEA session at ISES conference

1993

Athens, Greece

Solar energy and buildings, co-sponsored with the Academy of Athens & the European Commission

1991

Arizona, USA

PLEA study tour