iNTA 2025 - 9th International Conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA

Housing Futures in the Tropics: Resilience, Sustainability, and Action

iNTA 2025 Design Competition

Design Innovations for Housing in the Tropics: An International Competition on Climate-Responsive Housing in the Tropics

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Housing Futures in the Tropics: Resilience, Sustainability, and Action

INTA 2025 - 9th International Conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA

The International Network for Tropical Architecture (INTA) invites scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community advocates to submit research papers, case studies, and innovative solutions addressing critical housing challenges specific to tropical regions. The conference is rooted in the recognition that tropical and subtropical areas face some of the world’s most urgent issues, including impacts of natural disasters, social disparities, and economic inequality.  The conference theme emphasizes the need for integrative approaches across architecture, housing policy, urban planning, and engineering and the necessity for context-sensitive, climate responsive, and socially responsible approaches to housing and urban development in the tropics.  

Thematic Streams

  • Examining climate-responsive and disaster-resilient housing strategies, adaptive urban planning, and local community-driven solutions. 

  • Investigating environmentally sustainable materials, circular housing economies, and the role of heritage conservation in tropical housing.

  • Showcasing policies, financing mechanisms, and participatory models for equitable, inclusive, and affordable housing.

  • Examining how transformation of underutilized or obsolete buildings preserves architectural heritage, fosters sustainability, and revitalizes neighborhoods by repurposing existing assets for housing, community services, and mixed-use developments.

We seek cases of best practices and cutting-edge innovations that redefine tropical housing for a more just and sustainable future. 

  • Nancy Clark, Director and Ivan Smith Endowed Professor, University of Florida School of Architecture, Co-Director, UF CHU

  • Dean Sakamoto, FAIA, Principal, Dean Sakamoto Architects/SHADE group, Executive Director, SHADE Institute

  • Johannes Widodo, Dr, Graduate Program in Architectural Conservation, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore & Chairperson of iNTA

2025 Conference Co-Chairs

Jury Chair, 2025 iNTA Design Competition

  • Billie Tsien, Williams Tsien Architects

Pedro Guedes - MA (Cantab) Dip Arch PhD (Qld), former A/P at U-Queensland, Australia (Ret)

Elizabeth Musgrave - Dr, Associate Professor, Faculty of Society and Design at Bond University, Australia

Nirmal Tulsidas Kishnani - Dr, Asso. Professor, Co-Program Director of MSc Integrated Sustainable Design, Dept of Architecture National University of Singapore

Robin Hartanto Honggare - Dr, Assistant Professor, Dept of Architecture, National University of Singapore

Binti Singh - Dean, Research & Academic Development, KRVIA, Mumbai, Series Editor Routledge Urban Futures

Albertus Wang - Instructional Assoc. Professor, UF School of Architecture, Florida

iNTA 2025 Steering Committee

  • Conference delegates will benefit from participation in interdisciplinary dialogues and exposure to diverse perspectives and the latest advancements in tropical architecture, housing, and urbanism.

  • The conference will foster meaningful networking opportunities and support professional development through panels discussions and peer-reviewed presentations. 

  • AIA CEU credits available for select conference sessions. iNTA

Benefits of Attending