Publishing & rights.

What we publish

Field Assembly publishes architectural research, essays, field notes and practical tools. We look for a clear question, work or evidence behind it, and a useful contribution to how places and materials are understood. Selection considers relevance, clarity, authorship and permission—not the size of a studio or institution.

Essays express their authors’ arguments. Projects document the work and its stated limits. Tools support a defined activity. Appearing here does not imply that a study is a built development, independently validated product or peer-reviewed scientific paper unless explicitly identified as such.

Authorship and editorial responsibility

Authors and research teams are credited for their work. Hemant Jindal leads the publication; an author’s featured position does not imply ownership of Field Assembly. Editing aims to clarify the work without changing its meaning. Material changes to a contributor’s argument or credits should be agreed before publication.

Relevant personal, institutional or commercial relationships should be disclosed to the editorial desk. Any paid placement, sponsored feature or brand partnership will be labelled prominently as “Advertisement” or “Advertisement Feature” before readers engage with it; “sponsored” alone is not enough. Payment does not buy editorial consideration, acceptance or priority, and commercial arrangements do not determine editorial selection.

Permissions and reuse

Submitting does not transfer copyright. Rights stay with whoever owns each part; that may be its creator, an employer, commissioner, institution or another rights-holder. Before sending, confirm you may share the material for editorial consideration. Name co-authors and image creators, and flag restrictions from collaborators, employers, clients, institutions or previous publishers. Selection starts a separate discussion of what may be published, how it is credited, any substantive edits and any promotional reuse. A pitch alone grants no publication or promotional rights.

Reading, linking to and citing the publication does not grant a general licence to republish its text or images. Ask the relevant rights holder before reuse unless a stated licence or legal exception permits it. Credit does not replace permission. A portfolio or source link is not, by itself, permission to reproduce everything it contains.

Corrections and rights concerns

Email the editorial desk with the page link, the passage or image concerned, and supporting information. For a rights concern, identify your relationship to the work and the action requested. Do not send more personal information than necessary.

We review concerns against the available evidence and contact the relevant contributor where appropriate. Substantive corrections are dated; disputed material may be amended or temporarily withdrawn while a claim is considered. We do not promise to remove criticism simply because someone disagrees with it.

Using the tools

The toolkits support observation, discussion and early planning. They do not provide structural certification, planning approval or a guarantee of safety, accessibility or material performance. Check local requirements and seek qualified advice before construction or decisions that could affect people’s safety.

For fieldwork, obtain relevant site and participant permission, respect access needs, avoid unsafe locations and do not record identifiable people without an appropriate basis. You can use and print the tools for your own study or workshop with their credits retained. Ask before redistributing or adapting the published materials unless a specific licence says otherwise.

Report a website problem

For broken links, accessibility barriers or a suspected security issue, email the publisher with the page and a brief description. Please do not access other people’s information, disrupt the service or publish private details while reporting a concern.