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Open House International

Cover of Open House International, Volume 51, Number 4, 2026: white cover with the blue title and a photo, cut into diagonal shapes, of a hillside town with green playing fields and wind turbines.
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An interdisciplinary research journal on the built environment, published by Emerald Publishing, covering architecture, building technology, housing, urban design and planning. It aims to link theory, design, education and practice, with emphasis on international collaboration and on ordinary people sharing more in decision making. Articles are accepted in English only and go through double-anonymous peer review; standard publication is free, and open access has a fee.
Open House International: Sustainable & Smart Architecture and Urban Studies (OHI) is an interdisciplinary research journal in built environment studies speaking to the disciplines and areas of interest in architecture, building technology, housing, urban design and planning. The journal aims at establishing effective links between theory and design and education and practice in these fields. Placing emphasis on international collaboration, and global south/global north dialectics, the key objectives of the journal are to: Promote research and practice towards addressing the full spectrum of sustainable development and whenever possible relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Improve the quality of built environment through encouraging greater sharing of decision making by ordinary people. It also aims at developing the necessary institutional frameworks, which will support the local initiatives of parties in the housing and place production processes. OHI publishes articles in the following two areas as they relate to the built environment. […]

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