ABC2

ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities (ISSN 2978-6282 – Online) is an open-access interdisciplinary journal that engages with the full spectrum of built environment-related disciplines and professions, including Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities.

ABC2 aims to bridge theory and practice, serving as a platform for disseminating research findings, innovative methodologies, critical analyses, and research-based policy implications that address contemporary challenges in the built environment. The journal encourages interdisciplinary contributions that integrate theoretical rigour with practical application, fostering dialogue between academia, industry, and policy-making institutions.

ABC2 emerges from the combined editorial trajectories of two eminent, internationally recognised journals — Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research and SASBE: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment — building on their leadership and established strengths into advancing an integrative vision of the built environment.

Co-Editors in Chief: Professor Ashraf M. Salama, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and Head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and Professor Farzad Rahimian, Professor of Digital Engineering and Manufacturing, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.

ABC2 Inaugural Issue 

Bridging Disciplines, Building Futures: Launching ABC2 as a Platform for Architecture and Built Environment Research

Vol. 2025, No. 01 — Inaugural Issue, December 2025

Salama, A. M., & Rahimian, F. (2025). ABC2: Journal of Architecture, Building, Construction, and Cities, 2025(01), I–VIII.

The inaugural issue of ABC2 introduces the journal's transdisciplinary vision through five peer-reviewed articles addressing global built environment challenges. Spanning case studies from Kazakhstan, New Zealand, South Korea, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the issue demonstrates methodological diversity and theory–practice integration across architecture, building, construction, and cities. Collectively, the contributions establish ABC2 as a platform for inclusive, globally grounded, and impact-oriented built environment research.

Editorial: Bridging Disciplines, Building Futures: Launching ABC2 as a Platform for Architecture and Built Environment Research https://doi.org/10.66408/abc2.2025.26