Where ABC2 Authors Come From? Global Research Across Countries and Institutions

Across the four issues published between 2025 and 2026 (over the past three months), ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities has published contributions from 76 unique authors affiliated with 39 institutions across 18 countries, reflecting the journal’s growing international reach and institutional diversity.

Authors contributing to these issues were affiliated with institutions located in Australia, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong SAR (China), India, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This geographical spread spans Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America, highlighting the journal’s engagement with a broad range of regional and disciplinary contexts within the built environment.

The institutions represented across the four issues include Aarhus University; Ain Shams University; Aston University; Birmingham City University; Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM); Deakin University; Federal University of Technology Akure; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST); Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Lingnan University; London South Bank University; Loughborough University; Northumbria University; Plateau State University; Queen’s University Belfast; Shandong Xiehe University; Shanghai ZhongQiao Vocational and Technical University; Technical University of Munich; Teesside University; The British University in Egypt; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; The University of Hong Kong; The University of Manchester; The University of Melbourne; University of Cambridge; University of Johannesburg; University of Santiago de Compostela; University of Strathclyde; Virginia Tech, alongside a range of research institutes and professional organisations including AKKODIS; Coda LLC; eBOS Technologies; IRT SystemX; ITA INNOVA; Mott MacDonald; National Highways; Tech Innovation Experts (Building Performance Analysis Lab); and VLTN.

Several authors have contributed to more than one issue, indicating early continuity and sustained engagement with the journal. These figures underline ABC2’s emergence as an international scholarly platform that brings together diverse institutional perspectives on architecture, building, construction, and cities.