Fresh Meat Journal X: Call for Submissions

FMX: Don’t I Know You from Somewhere? 

Contemporary architectural interest in analog and digital history manifests itself in references. The ease and speed of the digital age allow references across time, across disciplines and across cultures. The words we use to talk about these references often employ the prefix re- meaning to return to a previous condition or to repeat an action; recopy, redraw, refurbish, regenerate, reimagine, reinterpret, repeat, replay, represent, restore, revert, rewind, rewrite, etc. Recognizable formal moves, subtle details that go unnoticed, and conceptual references that only the architect’s words can articulate; this is the referential language of contemporary architecture. Since the sources of a project are numerous, its layers and complexities are rarely fully revealed and legible by the audience. At the same time, the origin of these inspirations demand acknowledgement but are rarely cited. As we celebrate our tenth issue, FM Journal seeks to present an array of positions on the role that reference plays in architecture, past, present, and future.

To this end we ask: what is the value of a reference for an architectural project? Are historical references time-bound, or do they generate ideas that lead to a different future? What are we referring to, and who benefits when architects reinterpret history? If no idea is original, what responsibility does the architect have to acknowledge a project’s sources? Finally, is reference by appropriation an acceptable approach to design in the digital world?

Submission Guidelines

Fresh Meat Journal accepts submissions in various mediums, that both respond to and push back on our call for submissions. We ask that you submit your work to a specific category: Writing or Project. Please submit text as Word documents, and images as .jpeg or .tiff (300 dpi). Submissions should be emailed to [email protected]. 

Submission Deadline

May 15, 2018 

Issue Release

Fall 2018 

References and Citations

All references should be correctly cited via the attached Source Information Sheet. Please provide one sheet per source. 

Writing

FM seeks writing that is considered and conceived as essays or general observations that relate to the themes of FM X. Critical engagement with specific themes are preferred. Footnote text and footnote imagery must be cited and submitted along with the work via the Source Information Sheet. 

Short-form Piece

400-700 Words

Short examinations and explorations will be considered. Pieces do not have to be academic papers, and critical personal opinions or unsolicited predictions are encouraged. 

Long-form Piece

1000-2000 Words

Longer examinations and explorations will be considered. Pieces should be investigative and projective.  

Project 

Images

1-4 Photographs / Renderings

1-4 Drawings 

Statement

300-700 Words

A project statement must be included describing crucial information that further articulates the project’s directive and relationship to FM X. 

About FM Journal

Founded in 2008, Fresh Meat Journal is produced entirely by students at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture. With contributors varying between students and international practicing architects, we aim to produce a journal that raises interest among an audience within the architectural discipline of Chicago and beyond. Operating through digital platforms, printed media, and social events, FM curates conversations to examine the role of architecture in today’s world.

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