ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities

ABC2 Journal

The built environment is encountering significant challenges, from rapid urbanisation and climate change to environmental depletion and socioeconomic inequality. These challenges demand knowledge development and research that cross the boundaries of architecture, building design and practices, construction technologies, and urban studies.

ABC2 is an open-access journal (ISSN 2978-6282 - Online) that engages with the full spectrum of built environment-related disciplines and professions, including Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities.

ABC2 aims to empower research for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through promoting dialogue among academics, professionals, and policymakers, to address pressing and timely challenges towards creating truly sustainable built environments. Focusing on cutting-edge research, advanced technology, and transformative strategies, ABC2 is a platform for meaningful research findings that defy present challenges and envision a better future.

ABC2 emerges from the combined editorial trajectories of the two eminent, highly acclaimed journals, Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research and SASBE: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, building on their leadership and established strengths into advancing an integrative vision of the built environment.

Co-Editors In Chief:

  • Professor Ashraf M. Salama
    Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and Head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    asalama@abc2.net
  • Professor Farzad Rahimian
    Professor of Digital Engineering and Manufacturing, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
    f.rahimian@abc2.net

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Announcements

Special Edition Published: UIA Architectural Education Commission (EDUCOM) - ABC2, Vol 2026 - 05

2026-07-26

We are pleased to announce the release of a special edition of ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities, developed in close collaboration with the UIA Architectural Education Commission (EDUCOM) of the International Union of Architects in Paris. This edition brings together a substantial body of work reflecting the Commission's ongoing efforts to document, evaluate, and advance architectural education on a global scale.

The contributions of this special edition of ABC2 (Volume 2025 - No 5) offer a rich, evidence-based resource for educators, institutions, and policymakers engaged in shaping architectural education worldwide.

Read more about Special Edition Published: UIA Architectural Education Commission (EDUCOM) - ABC2, Vol 2026 - 05

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This space of ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities brings together peer-reviewed research articles, perspective articles, review articles, and technical notes and reports,  that have been accepted for publication and made available Ahead of Print prior to assignment to a themed or regular issue. It responds to the need for timely dissemination of research in fields where architectural practice and pedagogy, construction technologies, urban development, and environmental challenges are rapidly evolving.  Articles will later be assigned to forthcoming or other future regular issues according to thematic relevance, scope, and date of acceptance, ensuring editorial coherence and continuity in the scholarly record.

Published: 2026-07-27

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