PREMISES

COTAA stands for Collection of Texts About Architecture, and its ambition is to be just that, at a time when everything, from text to architecture, and research itself, is increasingly subject to interrogation, whether through processes of self-reflection or through technological developments such as those in the field of artificial intelligence. COTAA emerges from a desire to embrace change and to continuously rediscover our discipline and profession through a broader, more generous research community. It aims to provide a space in which different forms of architectural knowledge can coexist and confront one another.

The journal welcomes contributions that question established narratives, revisit overlooked subjects, test new methods of inquiry, or establish unexpected connections between architecture and other disciplines. Each issue is organised around a theme understood not as a fixed framework, but as an invitation to open up new questions and perspectives.

The journal is addressed primarily to the academic community working in architectural and urban theory and research, as well as to specialists and researchers from related fields, while remaining open and accessible to a wider public interested in architecture and the questions surrounding its production, interpretation, and transformation. COTAA is committed to fostering an international and interdisciplinary community of authors, editors, reviewers, and readers.