The Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design

Name

The Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design

Legal name

The Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design

Website

https://ascaad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Conference Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Computational design research
• Academic conference services
• Architecture education
• Conference proceedings publishing
• PhD workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: ASCAAD generates revenue through conference registration fees charged to authors, co-authors, guests, and students. Fees vary by participant type (author, student, guest) and registration timing (early/late).
2. Workshop Registration: Additional revenue stream from workshop registrations at conferences, typically priced at $30 (=22JD).
3. Excursion Fees: Optional excursion programs at conferences generate additional revenue at $50 (=35JD) per person.
4. Conference Proceedings Publications: Conference proceedings and contributions from educational events are published as books, which may generate revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ASCAAD is a nonprofit professional society that organizes annual international academic conferences on computational design in architecture, art, and design. The society publishes conference proceedings as books, runs pre-conference workshops and joint PhD workshops with sister organizations, and facilitates communication and information exchange among academics, researchers, architects, designers, artists, educators, and technologists focused on the Arab World regions.

Product overview

The Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design (ASCAAD) is a professional society that facilitates international conferences and educational events focused on computational design research in architecture, art, and design. The organization's primary offerings include annual international conferences (ASCAAD 2005 through 2026), published conference proceedings, and PhD workshops. The conferences serve as a platform for researchers to share work on topics including digital heritage, smart cities, BIM, AI applications in architecture, virtual reality, and parametric design. ASCAAD collaborates with sister organizations ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, and SIGraDi, and uses the OpenConf platform for paper submission and peer review management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASCAAD International Conferences Annual international academic conferences on computational design in architecture, art, and design, hosted at different universities each year. Each conference features paper presentations, keynote speakers, workshops, and networking events for academic researchers, architects, designers, and technologists.
• Conference Proceedings Publications Published conference proceedings books containing accepted research papers from each annual ASCAAD conference. Papers cover computational design, BIM, digital heritage, smart cities, AI applications, and virtual environments, serving as peer-reviewed academic publications for the research community.
• World CAAD PhD Workshops Jointly organized virtual PhD workshops with sibling CAAD organizations (ACADIA, ASCAAD, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SIGraDi) providing research development opportunities for doctoral candidates in computational design across global regions.
• ASCAAD 2023 Pre-Conference Workshops Pre-conference workshops covering AI applications in architecture, lateral thinking, building envelope synthesis automation, urban walkability analysis, and AI in architectural design, offered as part of the ASCAAD 2023 conference at University of Petra, Jordan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Conferences held annually since 2005 with proceedings published as conference books
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of five regional sister organizations worldwide dedicated to computational design research and education. ACADIA covers North America (founded 1981). ASCAAD collaborates with ACADIA on joint PhD workshops and shares the mission of promoting computational design worldwide.
• eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean sister organization in computational design (founded 1983). One of five regional organizations collaborating globally under shared mission of promoting computational design research and education.
• SIGraDi (Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American/Ibero-American sister organization (founded 1997). ASCAAD collaborated with SIGraDi on ASCAAD 2024 joint conference at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
• CAADRIA (Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsian sister organization (founded 1996). Part of the five regional organizations sharing computational design research and education mission worldwide.
• CAAD Futures FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal CAAD Futures organization with worldwide scope, complementing the five regional sister organizations including ASCAAD.
• University of PetraflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of ASCAAD 2023 conference at Faculty of Architecture and Design. The university, established in 1991, achieved Jordanian Quality Assurance Certificate for 4 years in 2022 and has engaged in international research projects with UCL, Oxford, Reading, Berlin and Brighton universities.
• Istanbul Technical UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerScheduled host of ASCAAD 2026 (14th International Conference) at Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, Türkiye.
• Alfaisal UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerScheduled host of ASCAAD 2025 at College of Engineering and Advanced Computing, Architecture Division, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly organized with SIGraDi for ASCAAD 2024 on Computational Design and Territorial Resilience, Barcelona, Spain.
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina / ISISmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHost of ASCAAD 2007 conference. The International School of Information Science (ISIS) research institute at Bibliotheca Alexandrina fosters digital and technological projects, preserving heritage and providing universal access to knowledge.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AIA (American Institute of Architects): Large US-based professional architecture association. AIA is not focused on computational design but serves overlapping architect and designer members with conferences, publications, and continuing education, providing a broader-incumbent comparison point.
• RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects): UK chartered body for architects. RIBA offers conferences, research programs, and validated publishing similar in spirit to ASCAAD's proceedings, but at much larger scale and without the computational-design specialization.
• UIA (International Union of Architects): Global federation of national architectural societies. UIA hosts a triennial world congress and regional forums structurally analogous to ASCAAD's regional annual conferences, though covering all architecture rather than computational design specifically.
• CAAD Futures Foundation: Global organization complementing the five regional sister societies including ASCAAD. CAAD Futures runs a broader, less regionally-tied conference series with overlapping CAAD research themes.

Others

• e- CAAD Knowledge Network / CuminCAD: Community bibliographic index for CAAD-related conference papers. CuminCAD indexes proceedings including those of ASCAAD and sister organizations, acting as the upstream research-discovery layer for the same scholarly community.
• OpenConf: Third-party peer-review and conference-management platform used by ASCAAD for paper submissions. OpenConf is the operational backbone across many CAAD-related conferences including ASCAAD's and its sister organizations.

Direct peers

• CAADRIA (Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia): Asian sister organization founded in 1996. CAADRIA runs an annual conference on computational design research and collaborates with ASCAAD on the joint PhD workshop, making it a directly comparable peer.
• ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture): North American sister organization founded in 1981 and one of ASCAAD's five global regional peers. ACADIA runs an annual computational-design conference, publishes proceedings, and co-organizes the joint PhD workshop with ASCAAD, making it the closest functional peer.
• eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe): European sister organization founded in 1983. eCAADe runs annual CAAD conferences and education initiatives structurally identical to ASCAAD's offerings, serving the same researcher and practitioner community in a different region.
• SIGraDi (Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital): Latin American/Ibero-American sister organization founded in 1997. SIGraDi co-hosted the 2024 ASCAAD conference and partners on the joint PhD workshop, mirroring ASCAAD's conference-driven, regionally-focused model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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