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Urban Natures: A Technological and Political History
Antoine Picon · pp. 217–228
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The Nature of Cities
Research Journal in Architecture, Design and Urbanism
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A Platform for Critical Research
THE PLAN Journal (TPJ) is an open, inclusive, non-ideological and independent platform, founded on an ongoing praxis of criticality. The journal aims at disseminating and promoting innovative, thought-provoking and relevant research, studies and criticism in architecture, design and urbanism.
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Bridging Research and Practice
In addition, the TPJ wants to enrich the dialog between research and the professional fields, in order to encourage both applicable new knowledge and intellectually driven and locally relevant modes of practice.
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Recognizing Quality Research
With an overarching concern for recognizing quality research, the criteria for selecting contributions will be: innovation, clarity of purpose and method, and the potential transformational impact on disciplinary fields or the broader socio-cultural context.
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Africa
What is the current, emerging research in architecture, design and urbanism in and about Africa? Proposals due June 15, 2026.
Proposals due: June 15, 2026
· Manuscripts due: September 7, 2026
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Vol. 11 · No. 1 · 2026 · 15 essays · Peer reviewed
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The Evolving Shape of Post-Cold War Space: Architecture, Empire, and Spatial Sovereignty in the Arctic
Eric Nay
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Research by Drawing: Imagining the Otherwise in Rio de Janeiro’s Metropolitan Peripheries
Rodrigo d’Avila, Irene Luque Martín
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Massimo Carmassi, the Civic Architect of Pisa. Five School Projects
Cecilia Marcheschi
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Massimo Carmassi, the Civic Architect of Pisa. Five School Projects
This article examines the work of Massimo Carmassi, a civil servant architect and head of the architecture department of the…
Cecilia Marcheschi · pp. 119–139
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Reclaiming the Right to the City: Architectural Strategies for Urban Regeneration
This study examines the impact of privately managed tourist rentals on urban contexts through a review of the literature on…
Silvia Dalzero · pp. 23–40
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The University and the City. A Project at Pisa’s Former Marzotto Complex
This article frames the expansion of the University of Pisa’s Fibonacci Campus as a threshold project: an interface between university…
Sara Stillavato, Francesca Molle · pp. 141–163
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“Lake of the Mind. A Conversation with Steven Holl”
Christopher Platt · n.1 (2019)
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A Prairie Archipelago
The Green Archipelago, introduced by Oswald Mathias Ungers in 1977 in response to Berlin’s depopulation, amplified a lack of urban…
Martin Hättasch, Dean Almy · n.1 (2026)
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A Right to Housing: A Compelling Idea and an Elusive Reality
Rachel G. Bratt · n.2 (2022)
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Abstractive Reuse. A Review of SHIFT: Ecologies at the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Alex Serbanescu · n.1 (2026)
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Aesthetics and Epistemological Decentralization: Toward an Embodied Framework for Museum Space
Museum architecture shapes how knowledge is encountered. This article develops the concept of epistemological decentralization to describe spatial configurations that…
Majed Awadh Alghaemdi, Abdulrahman Bin Burayk · n.1 (2026)
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A Productive City in a Time of Pandemics: Healthy Food Access as Justice in Baltimore
Inequity is the underlying cause of today’s major societal health dilemmas. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social health as…
Cristina C. Murphy, Carla Brisotto · n.2 (2020)
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