Mission
ESTABLISHED AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM WHERE SCHOLARS CAN EXCHANGE IDEAS, DISCUESS METHODS AND APPROACHES AND SHARE FINDINGS IN DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS AND SETTLEMENTS AS AN EXPRESSION OF CULTURAL COVENTIONS. IN THIS CAPACITY, IASTE HAS THREE MAIN VENUES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. FIRST, IT PUBLISHES A SEMI-ANNUAL REFEREED JOURNAL, TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS AND SETTLEMENTS REVIEW. IT COLLABORATES WITH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IN DIVERSE LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO HOST A BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON SELECTED THEMES. THIRD, IASTE HOSTS A VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM THAT ATTRACTS ACADEMICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WORKING ON THEMES OF TRADITION AND THE BUILD ENVIRONMENT.