“Modernities in architecture.” Call for proposals No. 26-2026
The journal Arquitectura y Sociedad (Architecture and Society) of the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Central University of Ecuador invites authors to submit contributions to any of its four sections: Article, Essay, Project (Analysis/Description/Review), and Art and Design. Submissions may be based on the specific theme of this call for papers or on any theme within the scope of the journal.
No. 26 – 2026: “MODERNITIES IN ARCHITECTURE”
In this new call for papers for Arquitectura y Sociedad, corresponding to the second semester of 2026, authors are invited to reflect on modern architecture, in particular, and on architectural modernities, in general, based on the following questions: Is it possible to speak of modern architecture in societies considered non-modern? Can modern architecture be considered, stylistically, as a delimited framework with clearly defined formal characteristics reproducible in any geographical or political context, from which “anomalous,” “atypical,” or peripheral expressions must be excluded? How was the modern discourse of architecture configured, and what were its relationships with its social, cultural, political, economic, formal, and technical dimensions? Did the beginning of modern architecture respond to ideological positions and progressive debates, or was it assimilated as a “stylistic” renewal in response to economic limitations? Were there any connections between local architects and the European avant-garde movements of the time, as well as with modern European and Latin American architecture?
In this second issue, researchers, professors, and professionals in the field of architecture and related disciplines are invited to contribute articles, essays, and works that answer these questions and address:
- The relationship between modern architecture and pre-modern and modern societies.
- Understanding modern architecture through its attitude toward the present, which therefore applies to any architectural work that reflects it, regardless of its historical period.
- Shifting from understanding modern architecture as a style to approaching it as a discourse in construction.
- Overcoming stylistic simplification in modern architecture and incorporating architects and works that responded to modern conceptions by breaking with the past.
- The construction of the modern discourse in architecture.
- The relationship of local modern architecture with emerging avant-gardes worldwide.
Florencio Compte
President of Docomomo Ecuador
Guest Editor A&S 2026-2026
Florencio Compte is an architect from the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil and holds a PhD in Design from the University of Palermo, Argentina. Full Professor at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, former Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design (2011-2021), and Academic Vice-Rector (2021-2026). Member of the National Academy of History of Ecuador. Author of publications on the history of architecture and urban development in Guayaquil.
Submission Deadlines
• Abstract submission (via form): until May 6, 2026
• Notification of abstract acceptance: until May 20, 2026
• Submission of full articles (via journal platform): until July 6, 2026
• Notification of the double-blind peer review process: until August 6, 2026
• Submission of final texts: until September 6, 2026
The editorial committee appreciates your interest in contributing to the 2026 relaunch of this historic journal, founded in 1975, which maintains its spirit from a renewed perspective thanks to its contributions framed within contemporary dialogues.
Submit your proposal by completing the FORM. Submitting this form implies acceptance of the deadlines and editorial guidelines established in the call for papers.
