Building on the successes of previous Arte-Polis international conferences and design workshops in 2006, 2008 and 2010, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) is proud to present Arte-Polis 4, an international conference and workshop with the theme "Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design". This biennial event is an initiative of the Architecture Program at ITB's School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development in collaboration with other creative institutions, to be held from Thursday till Saturday, 5 to 7 July 2012 in Bandung, the place in Indonesia with a long heritage of creative culture, communities, collaboration, and connectivity.

The aim of Arte-Polis 4 is to connect together practitioners, academics, community leaders, government officials, policy-makers, artists and other creative professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world concerned with the quality of life and connected nature of creative communities in urban, rural and pastoral places. Its objective is to share and learn from international and local experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of creative connectivity on place-making.

International Conference
The peer-reviewed Arte-Polis 4 International Conference will critically address the theme "Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design" through a number of diverse Tracks, such as:

A. Architecture and Environmental Design for Creative Connectivity
B. Business, Management and Entrepreneurship through Creative Connectivity
C. Culture, Arts and Design showcasing Creative Connectivity
D. Digital Media and Information Technology harnessing Creative Connectivity
E. Education and Theoretical Discourses on Creative Connectivity
F. Planning and Policy Development informed by Creative Connectivity