ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism

Publishing ZARCH Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism , requires a minimum of justification. At times when architecture and urbanism are experiencing substantial changes with the corresponding reconversion of the professional and research activity, the proliferation of academic publications, sometimes with traditional formats and standpoint, turns out to be a bit paradoxical. It's obvious that research is one of the University's tasks and the diffusion of its results through magazines that seek recognition from evaluating institutions. And that each university or School of Architecture needs to generate contributions that must be adequately spread, as a means to get jobs way outs which create researchers and professionals, logically, following society's demands. But it's also obvious that overdose risks exist when some people recognize a growing confusion in the "society of disinformation and lack of awareness" (Daniel Innerarity). […]