The Companion to Architectural Research (CAP) will examine the question: Why is research important in architecture?

The publication will offer a platform to facilitate future lines of inquiry by providing an emerging and established understanding of the importance of research in advancing architectural knowledge and practice. Oftentimes, architectural research supports education both directly, through research training of future architects, and indirectly, by providing for the continual advancement of the discipline, but what is architectural research? This companion will debate this question and invites contributions that conceptualize the particular state of architectural research today, proposes methodologies to better understand architectural research, and/or discusses concrete case studies that highlight a historical dimension of architectural knowledge and its contemporary importance.

CAP accepts manuscripts written in English, 6,000 words maximum (including footnotes and bibliography).

Timeline

July 15th 2020. Launch of CallDec 1st 2020 Deadline for paper submissionsJan-Mar 2021 Peer-review processApr-May 2021 Revisions, as necessaryJun-Aug 2021 Copy editing and proofreadingSept 2021 Publication

Please email proposals and manuscripts to: no later than 12/01/2020.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) will be posted until November 30, 2020. Please either post in the comment section below or email questions to CAP editor: Liz Martin-Malikian