CAADRIA

What CAADRIA does

CAADRIA (The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia) is a non-profit academic association founded in 1996 and headquartered at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. It serves teachers, students, researchers, and practitioners in the field of computer-aided architectural design (CAAD), primarily across Asian institutions, with members reported on six continents. Its core offering is the annual CAADRIA Conference, rotating through locations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand, accompanied by peer-reviewed proceedings (2025 theme: "Architectural Informatics") indexed in CUMINCAD with over 10,400 bibliographic records and approximately 7,600 full-text PDFs available in open access via the organization's website.

CAADRIA generates revenue almost entirely through conference proceedings sales (HKD 320 per copy, sold directly via its Hong Kong secretariat) and conference registration fees routed through host institutions, with the explicit organizational principle that conferences should break even rather than generate profit. The organization does not develop or sell software products or APIs; its technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website and the CUMINCAD bibliographic repository. It is one of four founding organizations of the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) — supervising one issue per year — and maintains reciprocal "complementary registration" partnerships with sister associations CAAD Futures, eCAADe, SIGraDi, ACADIA, and ASCAAD. Governance is handled by a volunteer executive committee, with operational administration conducted by a single Administration Officer at the CUHK secretariat.

Name

CAADRIA

Legal name

The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia

Website

https://caadria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CAADRIA (The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia) is a non-profit academic association founded in 1996 that promotes CAAD teaching and research across Asia via an annual conference and peer-reviewed proceedings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Research Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architecture, Planning & Surveying (AIA, Planning, Land Surveyor CE) (EDAAALAG), Governance Bodies & Board/Trustee Administration (EDADAKAL)

Keywords

• Academic conference organization
• Computer-aided architectural design
• Scholarly proceedings publishing
• Academic research association
• Architectural computing research

Headquarters

HQ city

Sha Tin

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Proceedings Sales: Proceedings of CAADRIA conferences are sold for HKD 320 each. Copies can be purchased from the CAADRIA Secretariat at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue generated from conference attendance registration fees managed by host institutions, with the principle that conferences should break even rather than generate profit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CAADRIA is a non-profit academic association that promotes teaching and research in Computer-Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) in Asia. It operates an annual conference held at rotating Asian venues, publishes peer-reviewed conference proceedings available for purchase and open access, co-supervises the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), and maintains its proceedings in the CUMINCAD bibliographic index. Its secretariat is hosted at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Product overview

CAADRIA (The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia) is a professional academic association, not a software product company. The organization operates a portfolio of conference and publication services: the annual CAADRIA Conference serves as the primary gathering for CAAD researchers in Asia; CAADRIA Proceedings publish peer-reviewed conference papers available via open access; CuminCAD provides a searchable index of over 10,400 CAAD publications; and the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) is produced quarterly with CAADRIA supervising one annual issue. These products are interconnected through their shared focus on promoting computer-aided architectural design research and education across Asian institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CAADRIA Annual Conference Annual academic conference bringing together teachers, students, researchers, and practitioners in computer-aided architectural design to share the latest research findings. Hosted on a rotating basis at Asian universities, with conferences themed around current CAAD research topics (e.g., CAADRIA 2026 scheduled for 26 April – 2 May 2026 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan).
• CAADRIA Proceedings Peer-reviewed conference proceedings published for each annual CAADRIA conference. Copies are available for purchase at HKD 320 each from the CAADRIA Secretariat and are also indexed in CUMINCAD for open access. Volumes from 1996 through 2025 are available for download in PDF format.
• CUMINCAD Cumulative index of publications about computer-aided architectural design, including bibliographic information from journals and conferences such as ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SIGraDi, and CAAD Futures. Contains over 10,400 records with abstracts, and full-text PDFs for approximately 7,600 papers, plus a separate index of around 1,500 Spanish-language papers.
• International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) Quarterly journal published in paper and online versions by Multi-Science, with CAADRIA supervising one issue per year as one of the four founding organizations. A special subscription rate is available to CAADRIA members.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996CAADRIA is one of four founding organizations of IJAC and supervises one issue each year. IJAC is published quarterly by Multi-Science in both paper and electronic versions.
• CUMINCADcoreTechnology or IntegrationAll CAADRIA conference proceedings are indexed in CUMINCAD, a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design containing over 10,400 records with full text access to approximately 7,600 papers.
• CAAD Futures FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization focused on CAAD Future Foundation. CAADRIA provides complementary registration to this and other sister organizations at its conferences.
• eCAADe (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean sister organization. CAADRIA provides complementary registration to eCAADe and other sister organizations at its conferences.
• SIGraDi (Sociedade Ibero-Americana de Gráfica Digital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIbero-American sister organization. CAADRIA provides complementary registration to SIGraDi and other sister organizations at its conferences.
• ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth American sister organization. CAADRIA provides complementary registration to ACADIA and other sister organizations at its conferences.
• ASCAAD (Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArab region sister organization. CAADRIA provides complementary registration to ASCAAD and other sister organizations at its conferences.
• Multi-Science PublishingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher of the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) in both paper and electronic versions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CUMINCAD: Cumulative bibliographic index of CAAD publications closely tied to CAADRIA; effectively the archive and discovery layer for CAADRIA and sister-organization proceedings.
• Multi-Science Publishing: Publisher of the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), which CAADRIA co-founds and supervises one issue per year; comparable as a scholarly publishing counterpart.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): Global architecture professional body with research, education, and CPD programs; comparable as a structured membership organization in architecture, though serving a much broader purpose than CAADRIA.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA): Major architecture professional association that also runs continuing education and conferences; comparable as an academic/professional body serving architects, though far broader than CAADRIA's CAAD niche.

Direct peers

• eCAADe (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe): European sister organization for CAAD research and education; annual conference with peer-reviewed proceedings, directly comparable mission and structure to CAADRIA.
• CAAD Futures Foundation: International CAAD-focused foundation that organizes CAAD Futures conferences; partners with CAADRIA via complementary registration and shares the same academic community.
• ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture): North American sister organization in CAAD; holds an annual conference and shares complementary registration with CAADRIA, serving the same researcher/practitioner audience in a different geography.
• SIGraDi (Sociedade Ibero-Americana de Gráfica Digital): Ibero-American sister organization focused on digital graphics in architecture; runs annual conferences and shares the complementary-registration network with CAADRIA.
• International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC): Quarterly peer-reviewed journal co-founded by CAADRIA alongside three sister associations; shares the same author and reviewer community and is CAADRIA's journal-publishing vehicle.

Regional players

• ASCAAD (Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design): Arab-region sister organization for CAAD; parallels CAADRIA's regional mission in a different geography with similar conference and publication activities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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