DIMENSIONS 08 »Prototypes as Instruments for Critical Practice«
edited by Isak Worre Foged (The Royal Danish Academy), Hugo Mulder (University of Southern Denmark), Anne-Catrin Schultz (Wentworth Institute of Technology), and Filip Van de Voorde (University of Antwerp / Denkbar).
This issue will exploit how prototyping is inevitably connected with the making and building; samples, models or examples are made to gain new insights. This issue's perspective on the notion of prototypes is deliberately broad, including all facets of the architecture discipline and allied fields. We are looking for contributions which investigates how prototypes may encapsulate the complete work and the thinking that led to it or capture an aspect of the work, as a biopsy or detail. We invite contributors to address the following guiding questions: What knowledge is embodied in the prototype or has emerged through prototyping? How does the prototype enable synergetic collaborations across academia and practice? What is the role of the prototype in establishing or refining applied research strategies?
Further information: https://dimensions-journal.eu/#/curated-editions/prototypes-as-instruments-for-critical-practice
Deadline for Submission: September 10, 2024.
Contact and Submission at issue-08@dimensions-journal.eu
DIMENSIONS 09 »Changing Spatial Practices: Alliances, Activism and Networks«
edited by Kadambari Baxi (Barnard College, Columbia University, New York), Isabel Glogar (Technical University of Munich), Gabu Heindl (University Kassel), Bernadette Krejs (Vienna University of Technology), Tatjana Schneider (TU Braunschweig).
In times of multiple crises – characterized by inequality, exploitation, conflicts and violent forms of extraction – multidimensional and diverse forms of thinking, designing and building, disrupt and challenge existing paradigms in the field of architecture. This issue investigates how the field of work and practice, as well as the terminology of ›space‹ are changing, i.e. reaching beyond the physical space, including social and action related spatial constellations, political spaces, ecological environments. We seek contributions that stimulate new forms of architectural knowledge focusing on feminist spatial practices, collaborative practices and alliances, actors and networks involved and are particularly interested in inter-, cross- and transdisciplinary contributions that reflect and report on the consequences of such changes for the architectural knowledge.
Further information: https://dimensions-journal.eu/#/curated-editions/changing-spatial-practices
Abstract / Letter of Intent: August 15, 2024.
Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2024.
Contact and Submission at issue-09(at)dimensions-journal.eu
DIMENSIONS 10 »Rethinking Döllgast«
edited by Prof. Uta Graff (Technical University of Munich), Dr. Irene Meissner (Technical University of Munich, Architekturmuseum), Prof. Dr. Maximilian Sternberg (University of Cambridge).
This issue of reflects on the nature of Döllgast’s unique relevance and appeal today. Many questions about Döllgast’s reception and legacy remain unexplored. Long considered as an outsider to the modern movement, Döllgast is a rooted visionary whose place in twentieth century architecture needs to be revisited.
Contributors are invited to address the following questions:
What did he share with contemporary architects, both within and on the margins of the canon across Europe? Does Döllgast belong to a tradition, and if so, how could this tradition speak to contemporary challenges? How can Döllgast’s thinking, approach and oeuvre inspire today’s architectural practice? What can we learn from Döllgast? How can we fathom the architectural knowledge – regarding the process, thinking, approach, conception and making – contained in Döllgast’s work?
»Rethinking Döllgast« is structured around three themes: Reception, Rebuilding and Revisiting.
Further information: https://dimensions-journal.eu/#/curated-editions/rethinking-dollgast
Abstract / Letter of Intent September 15, 2024.
Deadline for Submission October 15, 2024.
Contact and Submission at issue-10@dimensions-journal.eu
Please note that all contributions will be evaluated and selected by a double-blind peer review procedure.
Extended information on the peer review can be found here: https://dimensions-journal.eu/#/peer-review
Isak Worre Foged, Hugo Mulder, Anne-Catrin Schultz, and Filip Van de Voorde
Editorial Team of Dimensions’ Issue 08
Kadambari Baxi, Isabel Glogar, Gabu Heindl, Bernadette Krejs, Tatjana Schneider.
Editorial Team of Dimensions’ Issue 09
Uta Graff, Irene Meissner, and Maximilian Sternberg
Editorial Team of Dimensions’ Issue 10
Uta Graff, Ferdinand Ludwig, and Katharina Voigt
Lead Editors
Website: https://www.dimensions-journal.eu/