The Terms of Dwelling

This thematic issue re-articulates the question of housing as an architectural and planning problem examines how architecture can contribute to reduce divorce between provision research. The articles included in investigate terminology used designate a way relation housing, architecture, planning, theorize language emergence new varied modes inhabiting. Built on heterogeneous corpus terms, offer outlook current crisis role it. papers unpack selected terms via close historical inquiry specific case studies, typologies, policies codes, discourses, schemes, explore social, economic, political, design dimensions by inquiring origin, evolution, codification, diverse usage meanings terms. collection defines theoretical frame recasting crucial aspect provision, reconnecting policy finance, laying ground for envisioning capacities post-neoliberal society. Specific concepts, notions are examined authors their understanding discourse practice, while other analyzed multiple origins changing meanings, when migrated fields (normative, administrative, financial) or across countries, disciplines, cultures.