The 12th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (ISAIA 2018) was held successfully for four days from October 23 to 26, 2018 in Alpensia Resort Convention Center in Pyeongchang, Korea. It was organized by the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK), and jointly hosted by the Architectural Institute of Korea(AIK), the Architectural Society of Chin (ASC), and the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ).

612 participants including architectural professors, engineers, researchers, and graduate students from 13 countries including Korea, China and Japan participated this symposium, and 427 papers were presented by field of study. It was a good opportunity to share and exchange their research information during the symposium. With the theme of the symposium: Confluence of Architecture in the Age of Super Connectivity, we discussed the problems and alternatives through in-depth discussions. In addition, we have learned advanced architectural culture and architectural skills to come forward through keynote speeches.

On the first day, Prof. Kai CHU from China, Prof. Riken YAMAMOTO from Japan, and architect Yoon Gyoo JANG from Korea presented their works titled Land-based Rationalism: My Design Philosophy, Housing Systemss Tokyo·Seoul·Beijing, and Connective Body respectively. Next day, architects Jeong Hoon LEE, Hoon MOON, Chanjoong KIM delivered their speeches Material_Metry : Interpretation of Materials as a Geometric Unit of Measurement and  the Semantic Reconstruction of a Site, Doodle Constructivism, and Context Driven Architecture in Korea. The keynote speeches attracted much attentions and received a lot of applause from participants.

Also, there were two special sessions (Reunification : Preparation for the Reunification of Korean Peninsula Focused on Architecture, Urban Issues Including Infrastructure / Smart City : Making a Good City with Utilizing Cutting Edge Technology) during the symposium and 7 speakers and panel members participated the session.

Young Architects’ Design Session was organized for young architects and designers in Asia to share and exchange their works and ideas for the first time. 46 design works were exhibited and 15 selected design works were presented during the Pecha Kucha session.

By country, 612 people participated from 13 countries including 205 in Korea, 235 in Japan, 86 in China, 7 in Indonesia, 3 in Thailand, 1 in Botswana, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Russia, and Spain. 427 papers were presented from 11 countries, including 114 in Korea, 200 in Japan, 97 in China, 7 in Indonesia, 2 in Thailand, 2 in England, 1 in Botswana, Italy, Spain, USA and Vietnam.

We would like to express our greatest respect and thanks to the ASC, AIJ and sponsors for all of the hard work and dedication to prepare this symposium. We also extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the architects who submitted and presented their papers.