ABC2 Volume 2026 - Issue 01, Now Available

January 14, 2026

ABC2 Volume 2026 - Issue 01, Now Available

We are delighted to announce ABC2 Volume 2026 - Issue 01, featuring five research contributions that advance sustainable transitions in architecture, building, construction, and cities. The issue explores cognitive science frameworks for urban density management (Patil), fuzzy-based evaluation of green building performance (Mohandes et al.), barriers to 3D printing adoption in Nigeria (Rimtip et al.), theory-informed frameworks for construction exoskeletons (Gonsalves et al.), and integration of embodied carbon accounting into quantity surveying practice (Ghansah et al.). These contributions demonstrate that sustainable futures emerge through convergence—when organizational capacity, workforce competencies, and user acceptance align with technological capabilities across diverse global contexts. ABC2 remains committed to scholarship bridging human experience, digital innovation, and professional practice.

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In This Issue:

Cognitive Science Frameworks for Urban Density Management – Madhavi P. Patil explores how visual field thresholds inform sustainable urban design
Green Buildings Under the Microscope – Saeed Reza Mohandes, Atul Kumar Singh, Kofi Agyekum, and Tarek Zayed deliver a meticulous SWOT analysis using fuzzy-based approaches
3D Printing Barriers in Nigeria – Manbyen Nanven Rimtip, Olajumoke Olatunbosun, and David Ojimaojo Ebiloma examine technology adoption challenges in developing economies
Construction Exoskeletons – Nihar Gonsalves, Abiola Akanmu, Philip Agee, and Alireza Shojaei develop theory-informed implementation frameworks for workforce well-being
Embodied Carbon and Quantity Surveying – Frank Ato Ghansah, Eseosa Jesuorobo, David J. Edwards, and Bert Ediale Young investigate professional role evolution responding to climate imperatives

Editorial Focus: This issue demonstrates that sustainable transitions emerge through convergence—integrating perception with performance, innovation with implementation, and technological capability with human experience across diverse global contexts.

Michael Crosbie interviews Ashraf Salama on possible outcomes in a post-coronavirus world.

How Might the COVID-19 Change Architecture and Urban Design? Ashraf M. Salama, a professor at the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland, and the director of the Cluster for Research in Architecture and Urbanism of Cities in the Global South, has been following how these disciplines might be changing. He’s recently written a publicly peer-reviewed paper on some of his findings: “Coronavirus Questions That Will Not Go Away: Interrogating Urban and Socio-Spatial Implications of COVID-19 Measures.” I sat down with Salama to discuss some of the issues he raises, and what their implications might be for the built environment in the future (7 May 2020) (Feature image taken from CommonEdge by Andy Yueng, as part of his “Urban Density” drone series).