City regeneration and construction activities are related to new buildings and infrastructure. Although architecture, archaeology, and urban planning in the contemporary society are deeply connected, it is hard to find their collaboration in academic fields. Thus, attending the fifth workshop of AACCP (Architecture, Archaeology and Contemporary City Planning) in Turku, Finland, 15th – 18th of May, 2017 was meaningful not only for those academics who had held their thirst on this multidisciplinary cooperation but also for me as a doctoral candidate who is currently researching on UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy in East Asia. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the papers presented at the workshop of AACCP 2017 in Turku and to report my reflection of the meeting. In this paper, I approach the papers through three themes: urban identity, heritage, and commodity, which attracted my interests related to my own research. Finally, I suggest expanding the workshop with urban studies in other continents.