...Buket Samancı; Elmira Ayşe Gür Purpose This research aims to discuss possible aesthetic shift framed by care in architecture with a more-than-human approach, focusing on the potential involvement of neglected non-human entities in spatial designs. In this regard, this research encourages people...

... collaboration is conceptualised across professional, institutional and educational frameworks, and how these professional and institutional mandates are translated into the pedagogical structures of the architectural design studio. Design/methodology/approach Through a qualitative document analysis across...

...Valerie Watchorn; Richard Tucker; Danielle Hitch; Patsie Frawley Purpose Co-design aims to strengthen design outcomes by meaningfully engaging users in design processes. To enhance architectural accessibility, there is increased interest in engaging people with disability in co-design processes...

...Georgia Lindsay; Mark Sawyer; Nadia Alaily-Mattar Purpose This special issue brings together the work of scholars investigating architecture’s interaction with social media across a broad spectrum of geographical contexts, methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. The aim...

... photographing architecture in tourist places. Design/methodology/approach To understand the ways that tourists use smartphones to photograph buildings, we applied a qualitative research design at multiple tourist sites in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At each tourist site, we used a mix...

... of fundamental elements of what The Line as an architectural project actually is. Rather the materials foreground three main tropes that disrupt existing notions of nature, space and temporality. Such disruptions propagate KSA’s official story of transformation as drafted in its Vision 2030. They lead...

...Tracy Huang; Sophia Maalsen; Joel Fredericks Purpose This paper explores the engagement of architecture and design-related disciplines within the built environment with social media. The study aims to identify key themes, assess the methodologies used and compare the approaches across different...

...Arta Xhambazi; Vlora Aliu Purpose This study explores how transformative pedagogy enhances project-based learning in architectural education. It presents a studio case study implementing a process-based approach and a student-led design programme. It promotes creativity, critical thinking...

... perspective of translation is employed to analyse the process and the complexity of the network of elements involved in the efforts to develop a new approach. The analysis is grounded in a qualitative survey, including semi-structured interviews, with respondents from architectural firms and respondents from...

...Roderick John Lawrence Purpose Transdisciplinarity was the core subject of a special issue of Futures in 2004 including numerous cases of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary architectural and urban research and professional practice in several countries. This paper takes...

... research is needed to compare the participating groups and the effect of their sociodemographic factors, using on-site surveys and interviews. Originality/value Few studies have investigated how PV systems affect apartment building users' architectural aesthetic perception. The results of this study...

...Daniela A. Ottmann Purpose This paper delves into the critical role of women in the domains of architecture, engineering, construction and urban planning, particularly within the context of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the imperative of achieving gender parity...

... beyond wheelchair accessibility by including, for example, requirements regarding tactility. To determine the additional cost, a reference book is used from a national architectural expertise centre (i.e. BKO-Objekte N1-N11, Baukosteninformationszentrum Deutcher Architektenkammern, 1998–2012) as well...

...Sarah Briant; Philip Crowther; Jennifer Clifton; Lindy Osborne Burton Purpose This research argues that architecture knowledge is fragmented between the profession and academia as evidenced by long-standing conflicting opinions regarding desirable graduate attributes. Work-integrated learning (WIL...

... of basic design in architecture education. The primary purpose is to improve the conventional, well-established principles and methodologies of basic design studios into fresh perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Focussing on the case study of a basic design studio assignment that translated...

... to be further researched, such as the difference between Western and Eastern cultures to use voids in architecture. Originality/value In compiling 35 articles focussing on the void, this article proposes a valuable source of knowledge regarding this topic, as well as delineates new research directions...

...John Bruen; John P. Spillane; Jim Bradley; Tara Brooks Purpose This study aims to uncover managerial representations of achieving competitive advantage in architectural practices operating within the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach A sequential qualitative methodology...

...Sanghee Lee; Wooree Shin; Eun Joo Park Purpose Neuroarchitecture is a new interdisciplinary research field combining neuroscience and architecture that has developed and expanded since 2000. Neuroarchitecture originated from the divergence of previous multidisciplinary studies on the relationship...

...Ashraf M. Salama Purpose Commemorating the 15th year anniversary of discourse, knowledge dissemination in architecture and urbanism through the contributions published in Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, since March 2007, this article aims to capture, unpack...

...Gwendoline Schaff; Ann Petermans; Jan Vanrie; Fabienne Courtejoie; Catherine Elsen Purpose Most older people wish to age “in place”. However, as current housing is mainly unsuitable for later life, architects have a key role to play. Yet, there is little architectural consideration for the notion...