How is an architect's knowledge generated, gathered, and passed on? Who are the people, institutions, and groups involved, and how do these participants go about their work? These questions are at the heart of the journal Candide, which has been published bian nually since 2009, describing and promoting a specif ic culture of knowledge about architecture. In order to do justice to the many different kinds of approach to research, each edition is divided into five sections: "Analysis" investigates forms of the built environ ment, looking for the knowledge invested in them. "Essay" offers space for a personal exploration of one of the grand themes of architecture. "Project" serves as a forum for practicing architects and their works. "Encounter" highlights the wealth of experience of famous or unjustly forgotten architects. "Fiction" ap peals to the power of the imagination, which occa sionally transports more knowledge than does empir ical research.

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How is an architect's knowledge generated, gathered, and passed on? Who are the people, institutions, and groups involved, and how do these participants go about their work? These questions are at the heart of the journal Candide, which has been published bian­nually since 2009, describing and promoting a specif­ic culture of knowledge about architecture. In order to do justice to the many different kinds of approach to research, each edition is divided into five sections: "Analysis" investigates forms of the built environ­ment, looking for the knowledge invested in them. "Essay" offers space for a personal exploration of one of the grand themes of architecture. "Project" serves as a forum for practicing architects and their works. "Encounter" highlights the wealth of experience of famous or unjustly forgotten architects. "Fiction" ap­peals to the power of the imagination, which occa­sionally transports more knowledge than does empir­ical research.

Wie wird das Wissen der Architektur generiert, ge­sammelt, aufbereitet und tradiert? Welche Personen, Institutionen und Verbände sind daran beteiligt? Was sind die entscheidenden Methoden und Wissensfor­men? Diese Fragen stehen im Zentrum der Schriften­reihe Candide, die seit 2009 halbjährlich mit dem Ziel erscheint, eine spezifisch architektonische Wissens­kultur zu befördern. Um der Vielfalt möglicher For­schungsansätze Rechnung zu tragen, ist jede Ausga­be in fünf Rubriken gegliedert: Während »Analyse« die gebaute Umwelt in ihre Bestandteile zerlegt, zielt »Essay« auf die persönliche Auseinandersetzung da­mit. »Projekt« ist ein Forum für praktizierende Archi­tekten und »Begegnung« lässt vergessene oder un­bekannte Akteure zu Wort kommen. »Fiktion« appel­liert nicht zuletzt an die Kraft des Imaginären, das oft mehr Wissen zu transportieren vermag als jede em­pirische Beweisführung.