Editorial: methodologies of sustainable projects

Abstract

The Edinburgh Architecture Research has been gathering together the postgraduate community in Architecture at the University of Edinburgh for many years. Since 1973 it has been challenging the research students to raise questions and work together to develop calls for papers, and organise the publication of the journal issues. It began as a reviewed collection of papers produced by students and academics of the University of Edinburgh, and it soon developed into a blind, doublereviewed journal of wide recognition, inviting papers from the broader international academic community. In this issue, we have departed from the general process of conference driven proceedings. This time we have paved the way for a theme-based edition with a wider participation from among the academics, students and practitioners. This 33rd edition of EAR is aimed at research papers and design projects that explore sustainable methodologies. Sustainable design requires skilful integration of multiple and often competing social, financial and environmental concerns. It can be argued that designers satisfy the increasingly sophisticated demands and multiple readings of sustainability without sacrificing design legibility. The intention is to explore these topics in the hope that this edition will act as a catalogue for the innovative methodologies deployed through research and design.