The Third International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture explored appropriate directions for designing the built environment for the next millennium with the topic: Challenging New Technologies to Fulfill the Human Spirit.

Symposium sessions included keynote speeches by Douglas J. Cardinal, Gregory Burgess, Robert L. Thayer,Jr., Earl E. Bakken, and Kenneth Yeang, and paper sessions on High Tech and Indigenous Values, Centers and Settlements, Technology Serving the Culture of Place, Construction Technology Innovations, Technology and the Quality of Life, Designing for Wellness, Information Technology in the 21st Century, and The 21st Century Community.