The first issue of Aris addresses the relationship between form and technology in architecture through the theme "Where We Live."

Contributors:
Michael Benedikt Prolegomena to a Duty of Depth
Robert Bingham Boundaries: A Discussion
Richard Cordts Before I Was Interrupted
Jacek Dominiczak Hidden Compositional Codes in Cities
John Eberhard Where We Live: Introduction
Ardeshir Mahdavi Acoustical Aspects of Urban Environment
Lin Nan China's Fujian Vernacular Housing and Customs
Ralph Rapson Cedar Riverside: An Approach to Urban Housing
Michael Sorkin Current Projects
Lebbeus Woods Electronic Technology and Architecture



Aris 2 examines the implications of the media of mass communication on the physical environment - "MEDIArchitecture."

Contributors:
Aaron Betsky It's the End of the World
Dara Birnbaum Media's Affection: Public Space
Petra Fallaux
Manipulated Certainties: Media, Perception, and the Real
John Fisher
Theatre as Media: A Discussion
Judith Hull Meta-Media: The Mechanics' Institutes and Early Architectural Education
Wes Jones Notes in RE:mediation
Marcos Novak The Media of Dis/Embodiment
Neal Payton Cinematic Space and the Place of Experience
Raul Rosas Towards an Equitable Electronic Age
Agus Rusli Scanlines: An Autopsy of a Temporary Storage
Peter Slatin
Print and Power: Mainstream Architectural Magazines