The series of international symposium has beenorganized to encourage the participation of scholars and practitioners from different disciplines and professions including architecture, urban design, planning, psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as from a range of countries and cultures. The evaluations and suggestions made during these international meetings provide an important platform for exchanges on the “ and promote future studies on “The main symposium interests have beenfocusedon the Culture-Space Relations in Environment & Behavior studies and Housing researchin both traditional and contemporary home environments; Housing for Low-income family, Informal/ squatter housıng; Social Change and Spatial Transformation In Housing Environments . Much of recent issues of the network and symposia theme   focus on globalization and its effect on urban environments and new housing trends; and socio-cultural issues in  architectural design education