The sustainable conservation and regeneration of historic built environment constitute crucial elements in the construction of urban and rural living environments, and are also key drivers for advancing the high-quality development of living environments. Properly recognizing the value of cultural heritage, while respecting its intrinsic nature and foundational conservation principles, and leveraging its social, cultural, and economic significance within the built environment is a significant topic in the sustainable conservation and regeneration of historic built environments. Xi’an Jiaotong University and Politecnico di Milano have jointly convened the “First International Conference on the Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Built Environment in Urban and Rural Areas” warmly welcoming experts and scholars engaged in research and practice related to cultural heritage and built environments to participate. The initiative focuses on the significance of cultural heritage in defining economic processes geared towards the revitalization of rural villages and historically-rooted urban areas, as well as the revitalization of local communities.

The event is supported by Vernacular Architecture Branch of Architectural Society in of China, UNESCO Asian Heritage Management Institute, Heritage Research Institute of the University of Liverpool, Silk Road University Consortium Heritage Sub-Consortium.

Conference Chairs

Binqing ZHAI (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

Ilaria VALENTE (Politecnico di Milano)

Theme:

1. Heritage
2. Intelligent Environment – Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Built Environment

Sub-topics:

1. Sustainable conservation and revitalization of cultural heritage: theory, methods and practices
2. Urban renewal/regeneration theories, methods and technologies
3. Sustainable conservation and regeneration of vernacular architecture and rural heritage
4. Digital-enabled conservation and regeneration of historic built environment
5. Urban and rural heritage conservation and regeneration policy and governance
6. Resilient development of urban and rural historic built environment

From 12 to 14 June 2025, the symposium will offer researchers, scholars, heritage site managers, and specialists in historic built environments the opportunity to present their work and research through oral presentations.

Submission requirements:

Conference submission system website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICSCRE2025

1. Submitted papers should be written in English.
2. All manuscripts should be original and unpublished. Papers need to be relevant to the theme, well-supported by evidence, practical, and innovative.
3. Submitted articles will be evaluated by review experts. The evaluation criteria include originality, technical or research content and depth, relevance to the conference theme, contribution, and readability.
4. The abstract should be within 350-500 words, and the full text length is generally between 8-12 pages, not less than 8 pages, including formulas and charts, references and appendices.
5. Authors can check for plagiarism through the query system, and the plagiarism rate must not exceed 20%.
6. If your article is accepted, we will notify you by email.

After screening by the conference organizing committee, the selected papers will be included in the conference proceedings (to be published by Springer), and excellent papers have the opportunity to be included in the book “Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Built Environment” (to be published by Springer).

The paper included in the book “Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Built Environment” needs to be written in English, closely focusing on the sub-topics, and has good innovation and scientific level.

Important dates:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: March 30, 2025
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2025     
• Notification Date: May 31, 2025
• Registration Deadline: June 10, 2025
• Main Conference Date: June 12-14, 2025 (Venue: Western China Science and Technology Innovation iHarbour, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province) 

Please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Daniele Villa (daniele.villa@polimi.it) or Prof. Barbara Galli (barbara.galli@polimi.it) with any questions regarding how to submit the project and templates to use.