Vol 11 No 1 (2014): Rhetoric, Policy and Critical Environmental Engagement

ENQ (Enquiry), an open access journal for architectural research, is an online journal (ISSN 2329-9339) published by the Board of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) as a source for information on research in architecture. ENQ is committed to open sharing and persistent access to knowledge as a key element in building and maintaining an architectural research community.

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Peer Reviewed Papers

Environmental Discourses and Rhetoric in the Conceptual Space of Architectural Education

The Courtyard Inside and Out: a Brief History of an Architectural Ambiguity

Material and Social Construction: A Framework for the Adaptation of Buildings

Graphic Ecologies

Sustainability and the Architectural History

The Labor-saving Kitchen: Sources for Designs of the Architects’ Small Home Service Bureau