Ninth editionSociety for Urban Form Studies
Urban Form & Infrastructure Symposium
Ground, water, repair — cities after the waterline
- Dates
- 16–18 June 2027
- Venue
- Kadegebouw, Rotterdam
- Programme
- 24 sessions · 4 tracks
- Registration
- Opens 01 Feb 2027
Three days of papers, panels and field visits on how cities hold their ground: subsidence and flood defence, the repair of housing we already have, and the methods we use to read urban form.
01Important dates
Call for papers →- Call for papers opens (passed)
- Abstracts and workshop proposals dueNext
- Notification of acceptance
- Early registration closesDeadline
- Full papers due (for the proceedings)Deadline
- Symposium opens
02Programme at a glance
Full programme →Wednesday 16 June
Workshops & opening
- 17:30KeynoteThe lagoon keeps the ledger: land-making on the Lagos edgeAdaeze Oyelaran · Aula
- +5parallel workshops in 3 rooms
Thursday 17 June
Main programme
- 09:00KeynoteRetreat is a design briefHenrike Vos · Aula
- 14:45Poster session & coffeeFoyer
- 17:15SUFS general assemblyAula
- +9parallel sessions in 3 rooms
Friday 18 June
Main programme & excursions
- 11:00KeynoteRepair before replacement: a century of the Porto ilhasRafael Quintanilha · Aula
- 12:00Awards and closingAula
- 14:00Field excursionsFoyer
- +3parallel sessions in 3 rooms
03Speakers
All 21 speakers →04Partners
Become a partner →Principal partner
Supporter
- Atlas of Plots Foundation
- Kadecafé
- Friends of the City Archive
- Veldwerk Survey Instruments
Travel-grant donor
- SUFS members’ fund
- Two anonymous donors
05News
All news →Twenty student travel grants
Grants of up to €400 for doctoral and master’s students presenting at UFIS 2027.
Three keynotes announced
Adaeze Oyelaran, Henrike Vos and Rafael Quintanilha will open, anchor and close the symposium.
Call for papers is open
Abstracts, posters, workshops and roundtables for UFIS 2027 are due on 15 January 2027.
06Registration fees
Tickets & conditions →| Category | Earlyto 30 Apr 2027 | Regularfrom 01 May 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| MemberSUFS members in good standing | €260 | €330 |
| Non-member | €340 | €410 |
| Student / unwagedProof of status at the desk; 20 travel grants available | Flat€120 | |
| Single dayThursday or Friday | Flat€150 | |
| Optional | ||
| Symposium dinnerSold outThursday 17 June, 19:30 | €65 | |