Aims & Scope
Mission
The Journal of Architecture and Urban Design (JAUD) aims to provide a rigorous and inclusive scholarly platform for the exploration of architectural design, urban design, and urban culture. By fostering interdisciplinary research, disseminating innovative scholarship, and engaging a diverse global audience, JAUD seeks to advance the understanding of built environments, promote ecologically sustainable design practices, and contribute to the creation of better living environments for communities worldwide.
Scope
JAUD publishes original research across a broad range of topics within architecture and urban design, including but not limited to:
- Architectural design theory, methodology, and criticism
- Urban design, planning, and spatial analysis
- Sustainable and ecological architecture
- Urban culture, identity, and placemaking
- Historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and heritage conservation
- Landscape architecture and environmental design
- Housing design, policy, and community development
- Building technology, materials innovation, and construction methods
- Transportation infrastructure and urban mobility
- Smart cities, digital design, and computational urbanism
- Interior design and human-centered spatial experience
- Resilient design and climate adaptation in the built environment
The journal emphasizes rigorous analysis of the historical, theoretical, social, cultural, environmental, and technological dimensions of architecture and urban design. Contributions that integrate multiple methodological approaches and draw on diverse evidentiary sources are particularly encouraged.
Interdisciplinary and Methodological Emphasis
JAUD welcomes contributions from architects, urban planners, landscape architects, engineers, sociologists, geographers, environmental scientists, cultural studies scholars, and practitioners. The journal particularly values:
- Research employing advanced analytical, computational, or geospatial techniques to investigate design processes and outcomes.
- Studies that connect historical analysis with contemporary design challenges, drawing lessons from the built heritage for future practice.
- Comparative and cross-cultural studies that situate architectural and urban design within broader regional and global contexts.
- Action research, design-based research, and practice-led investigations that bridge scholarship and professional practice.
- Studies examining the intersections between architecture, public health, social equity, environmental sustainability, and technology.
Thematic Priorities
JAUD actively bridges traditional disciplinary boundaries by exploring how architecture and urban design shape and are shaped by cultural, social, economic, and environmental forces. The journal contributes to broader scholarly conversations about sustainability, livability, resilience, community well-being, and the role of the designed environment in addressing contemporary global challenges.
Audience
JAUD serves a broad and diverse readership:
- Architects and Urban Designers: Practitioners and design professionals seeking evidence-based insights, innovative approaches, and critical discourse on contemporary and historical design challenges.
- Scholars and Researchers: Academics in architecture, urban planning, environmental design, cultural studies, and related fields who seek access to original peer-reviewed research.
- Urban Planners and Policymakers: Professionals who rely on scholarly research to inform land use, infrastructure, housing, and environmental policy decisions.
- Students and Educators: Architecture and urban design students and faculty who use the journal as a primary learning, teaching, and research resource.
- Conservation and Heritage Professionals: Specialists in historic preservation and heritage management who consult scholarly research to inform conservation strategies.
- Engineers and Environmental Scientists: Professionals interested in the technical, structural, and environmental dimensions of the built environment.
Through open-access digital publication and the encouragement of submissions in English from researchers worldwide, the journal fosters broad international engagement with the fields of architecture and urban design.
