The academic peer-reviewed journal.
Pro­vides a forum for the publication of research papers on architecture and town-planning of 20th and 21st century, with focus on Central and Eastern Europe.

Scientific studies

An Imperfect Circle: An Investigation into the Variations and Contrarian Phenomena of Several Unique Intrusive Ring Roads

Cornelius Van der Westhuizen
Wherever the circles of car infrastructures have been drawn onto the map of the city, invisible fortress walls have arisen.…

Urban Rings as Indicators of Urban Transformation: The City of Nikšić, Montenegro

Vladimir Bojković
After liberation from the Ottoman Empire in 1877, Nikšić became part of Montenegro, a sovereign and internationally recognized state after…

Replacing a River Canal with an Urban Highway: The “Gottwaldova Street” Ring Road in Košice as a Historical Urban Design Mistake from the 1960s

Ondrej Ficeri
Until the1960s, the east Slovak city of Košice displayed a ring road system, largely inspired by the models of Vienna…

Open Spaces, Green Areas: The Szeged Circular Embankment as a Green Ring in the Plans of Endre Pálfy-Budinszky

Anna Váraljai
In 1879, the Hungarian city of Szeged was destroyed by the flooding Tisza River, necessitating its rebuilding from Lajos Lechner’s…