Guest Editors: Hannah Vowles (Birmingham City University), Victoria Farrow (De Montfort University) and Mat Jones (University of the West of England) on behalf of the aae editorial committee
Charrette, the journal of the association of architectural educators (aae), first published in 2013, is now well established as a pioneering research journal for academics, practitioners, and theorists engaged in design teaching practices and theoretical debates. For this issue (Volume 10, Issue 2), Charrette is extending an open call for papers – essays, projects/narratives, polemics and book reviews for a special anniversary issue.
Theme:
Where to go?
What to do?
Since its founding, Charrette has been a space in which architectural educators and researchers, students of architecture and practitioners can articulate and reflect upon contemporary architectural pedagogies. We find ourselves in a moment where the space to discuss, disseminate and learn from each other is more important than ever. To mark the anniversary of aae (association of architectural educators) and Charrette we are looking for expressions of interest for papers to contribute to an open call.
The global climate of architectural education, but also the wider architectural industry and profession finds itself at a point of change. How can we educate and prepare next generations to tackle such global issues as climate injustice, ecological breakdown, inclusivity, ethical practice, decolonising curricula? How can we cease to replicate conventional modes of history-, theory- and place-making and explore points of radical innovation in architectural education and the current centrality of the design studio to create dialogue around its future direction?
We hope papers submitting to this open call will come from a broad range of contextual backgrounds, cover a broad spectrum of topics, and look ahead to futures of architectural pedagogy.
Submission Formats:
In their expression of interest, authors should clearly indicate which of the following formats they are submitting under and whether the submission will be in written and/or graphic form:
● Conventional Essays – 5,000-8,000 words (including all references and endnotes) – must demonstrate their intellectual and theoretical context, method and data, and have a clear conclusion.
● Projects / Personal Narratives – 3,000-5,000 words (including all references and endnotes) – substitute traditional “academic” data with descriptive and reflective content related to personal, educational experiences and/or projects. Narratives may include more images, diagrams, and illustrations.
● Freespace – 3,000-5,000 words (including all references and endnotes) – allows for authors to develop accessible, provocative, and/or polemical work which may be written or illustrated.
● Book Reviews – 1,000-3,000 words (including all references and endnotes) – examine a contemporary book that is relevant to the theme of this issue. Authors are encouraged to choose texts that have been published within the last five years.
Publication Timeline:
Queries regarding the open call issue should be directed to the Co-Editors – Annie Bellamy and Nick Drofiak at charrette@architecturaleducators.org.
500-word expressions of interest should be submitted in the body email, containing author name(s), affiliations, suggested article type, and contact details, according to the timeline below. Selected authors will then be invited to submit a full paper for double-blind peer review and editorial review.
● Call for contributions distributed: March 2024;
● Expressions of interest due: 30th April 2024 at 12:00GMT;
● Notification of selected contributions: May 2024;
● Submission of full contributions: July/August 2024 [exact date TBC];
● Editorial review: Summer/Autumn 2024;
● Publication Charrette 10(2): Autumn/Winter 2024.
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