For more than 25 years CAAD has been available and more and more successfully used in research and the commercial Architectural practice. In education, which by definition should prepare students for the future, the constantly evolving CAAD metaphor is provoking a challenge. It is not surprising that this challenge has lead to differing opinions as to how CAAD should be taught. Questions such as how advanced research results can be incorporated in teaching, or if the Internet is provoking self-education by students, are in striking contrast with the more fundamental issues such as the discussion on analogue versus digital design methods. Is CAAD a part of design teaching or is it its logical successor in a global E-topia? The integration of CAAD education in the wider field of research and design topics will make it at least greater than the sum of its parts and could be the key to boosting this technology for the future.

Although the E of education is a prominent factor in the raison d'être of the organisation, the eCAADe is open to all other relevant contributions in the area of computer aided architectural design such as:

 

CAAD Curriculum	Pervasive Computing
City Modelling	Precedence and Prototypes
Collaborative Design	Prediction and Evaluation
Digital Aids to Design Creativity	Research, Education and Practice
Digital Applications in Construction	Shape Studies
Generative Design	User Participation in Design
Human-Computer Interaction	Virtual Architecture
Mass Customization	Virtual Reality
Modes of Production	Web-Based Design