BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:IntroductionThis special issue of Archnet-IJAR: International J ournal of Architectural Research examines the intersections of architectur al practice\, design\, and theory as critical modes of research\, articula ting how hybrid methodologies generate new knowledge for pressing issues. If there is anything that living in the Anthropocene tells us\, it is that the stability of disciplinary certainties and methods may no longer be ad equate. We seek contributions that amplify reflection within architectural theory and design research yet push at the discipline&rsquo\;s methodolog ical and theoretical boundaries to address urgent ecological\, political\, and urban challenges. Too often\, design research is constrained by ontol ogical debates about its relevance\, limiting disciplinary progress. Inste ad\, this issue moves beyond those debates\, foregrounding design research as both a critical and projective tool. We are interested in contribution s that reconcile\, mediate\, or transgress those positions.Architectural r esearch must respond to pressing planetary\, urban\, and socio-political c hallenges\, which are spatial crises demanding spatial knowledge and hence an architectural response. Recent scholarly work by Albert Pope (2024)\, Caroline Voet et al. (2022)\, Keller Easterling (2021)\, Andreas Lechner ( 2021)\, Elisa Iturbe (2019)\, Diana Agrest (2018)\, Paula Vigano (2016)\, and Neil Brenner and Christian Schmid (2015) examines architecture&rsquo\; s shifting epistemologies and the interplay between pedagogy\, practice\, theory\, design\, and representation. In different ways they explore the r elations and practices of architectural knowledge. Initiatives such as the New European Bauhaus\, UN-Habitat&rsquo\;s Urban Resilience Hub\, the Ant hropocene Commons global network\, and the foundational ETH Studio Basel u nderscore the role of design in responding to systemic issues. \;  \;This special issue on Hybrid Practices curates a selection of studies th at critically engage with design research\, speculative experimentation\, and interdisciplinary inquiry. We encourage contributions that develop hyb rid constructions\, models of theory and practice\, and propositional work that open new and alternative pathways. We are interested in\, for exampl e\, how pragmatic problem-solving engages speculative thinking about alter native futures\, or how theoretical close readings bear on the facts and f orms of climate change\, or how extraction critique and typological readin gs generate alternative approaches to peripheral urbanisation.List of topi c areas1. Hybrid practices: pedagogy and knowledge production\, conceptual speculation and practical application\;2. Tectonic hybrids: typological i nnovation\, mixed-use and hybrid programs\, post-extractive design strateg ies\, circular economies.3. Urban futures: peripheral and dispersed urbani sm\, zwischenstadt\, città\; diffusa\, after sprawl\, policy-driven spatial interventions.4. Planetary imaginaries: world-making and architect ural imaginaries beyond growth-driven paradigms\, alternative pedagogies t hat challenge traditional architectural education\, design research in the time of the Anthropocene.Key deadlinesOpening date for manuscripts submis sions: March 10\, 2025Closing date for manuscripts submission: December 15 \, 2025 \;  \; \;Guest editorsDr. Cameron McEwan [Newcastle No rthumbria University]\, Dr. Andreas Lechner [TU Graz]For inquiries\, pleas e contact Cameron McEwan [ c.mcewan@northumbria.ac.uk ] \; DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251216 DTSTAMP:20250905T131510Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250523 LOCATION:United Kingdom\,Newcastle upon Tyne\,Sutherland Building SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Hybrid Practices: Practice/Design/Theory-Base d Research in Architecture UID:RFCALITEM638926749101732663 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Introduction

This special issue of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architec tural Research examines the intersections of architectural practice\, design\, and theory as critical modes of research\, articulating how hybr id methodologies generate new knowledge for pressing issues. If there is a nything that living in the Anthropocene tells us\, it is that the stabilit y of disciplinary certainties and methods may no longer be adequate. We se ek contributions that amplify reflection within architectural theory and d esign research yet push at the discipline&rsquo\;s methodological and theo retical boundaries to address urgent ecological\, political\, and urban ch allenges. Too often\, design research is constrained by ontological debate s about its relevance\, limiting disciplinary progress. Instead\, this iss ue moves beyond those debates\, foregrounding design research as both a cr itical and projective tool. We are interested in contributions that reconc ile\, mediate\, or transgress those positions.

Architectural re search must respond to pressing planetary\, urban\, and socio-political ch allenges\, which are spatial crises demanding spatial knowledge and hence an architectural response. Recent scholarly work by Albert Pope (2024)\, C aroline Voet et al. (2022)\, Keller Easterling (2021)\, Andreas Lechner (2 021)\, Elisa Iturbe (2019)\, Diana Agrest (2018)\, Paula Vigano (2016)\, a nd Neil Brenner and Christian Schmid (2015) examines architecture&rsquo\;s shifting epistemologies and the interplay between pedagogy\, practice\, t heory\, design\, and representation. In different ways they explore the re lations and practices of architectural knowledge. Initiatives such as the New European Bauhaus\, UN-Habitat&rsquo\;s Urban Resilience Hub\, the Anth ropocene Commons global network\, and the foundational ETH Studio Basel un derscore the role of design in responding to systemic issues. \; \ ;

This special issue on Hybrid Practices curates a selection of studies that critically engage with design research\, speculative experim entation\, and interdisciplinary inquiry. We encourage contributions that develop hybrid constructions\, models of theory and practice\, and proposi tional work that open new and alternative pathways. We are interested in\, for example\, how pragmatic problem-solving engages speculative thinking about alternative futures\, or how theoretical close readings bear on the facts and forms of climate change\, or how extraction critique and typolog ical readings generate alternative approaches to peripheral urbanisation.< br />

List of topic areas
1. Hybrid pract ices: pedagogy and knowledge production\, conceptual speculation and pract ical application\;
2. Tectonic hybrids: typological innovation\, mixe d-use and hybrid programs\, post-extractive design strategies\, circular e conomies.
3. Urban futures: peripheral and dispersed urbanism\, zwisc henstadt\, città\; diffusa\, after sprawl\, policy-driven spatial in terventions.
4. Planetary imaginaries: world-making and architectural imaginaries beyond growth-driven paradigms\, alternative pedagogies that challenge traditional architectural education\, design research in the tim e of the Anthropocene.

Key deadlines
Open ing date for manuscripts submissions: March 10\, 2025
Closing date fo r manuscripts submission: December 15\, 2025 \;  \; \;
Guest editors
Dr. Cameron McEwan [Newcastle Northumb ria University]\, Dr. Andreas Lechner [TU Graz]

For inqui ries\, please contact Cameron McEwan [ c.mcewan@northumbria.ac.uk ]
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