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Our era is defined by upheaval. The rapid pace of technological, political, social, and environmental change—especially the escalating climate crisis—exposes the fragility of existing hierarchical models of living.
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These shifts demand a fundamental rethinking and resetting of the systems we think, design, produce and consume.
This moment of profound transformation calls for creative and critical responses.
This annual issue seeks to bring together diverse topics and themes, offering a platform for innovative ideas that map these shifting landscapes by fostering spatial, visual and theoretical investigations.
The 1st Chapter of the Journal explores TRANSITION.
Transition represents movement, change, or a passage from one state to another. It is a period of flux—an ongoing process of negotiation and transformation. In spatial terms, transition is often seen as a threshold between old and new, interior and exterior, the familiar and the unknown. It embodies an in-between stage that can provoke tension, uncertainty, and radical shifts in perception.
Transition represents movement, change, or a passage from one state to another. It is a period of flux—an ongoing process of negotiation and transformation. In spatial terms, transition is often seen as a threshold between old and new, interior and exterior, the familiar and the unknown. It embodies an in-between stage that can provoke tension, uncertainty, and radical shifts in perception.
Transition is also a developmental necessity, revealing the adaptive capacities of our systems and driving societal reconfigurations. This issue seeks to showcase groundbreaking, innovative, forensic, critical, experimental, romantic, and visionary ideas that explore TRANSITION as a pivotal force in shaping urban change.
Margarita Voyatzi
P4architecture
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The 2nd Chapter of the Journal explores
CONFLICT.
Conflict occurs when contrasting elements interact and “normality” is disrupted. It shapes landscapes—physically, socially, and politically. It manifests in contested territories, built environments of control, and the tools of violence embedded in everyday design. From infrastructures of terror to acts of creative resistance, conflict is not merely an event but a transformative process that reshapes spaces and societies.
In this chapter, we invite architects, designers and scholars to examine the spatial dimensions of conflict, the complicity of design in violence, and the potential of architecture to contribute to peace.
Conflict occurs when contrasting elements interact and “normality” is disrupted. It shapes landscapes—physically, socially, and politically. It manifests in contested territories, built environments of control, and the tools of violence embedded in everyday design. From infrastructures of terror to acts of creative resistance, conflict is not merely an event but a transformative process that reshapes spaces and societies.
In this chapter, we invite architects, designers and scholars to examine the spatial dimensions of conflict, the complicity of design in violence, and the potential of architecture to contribute to peace.
How do design and infrastructure enable occupation, eviction,
or destruction? Can design mitigate tension and foster resolution? What risks and
inequities emerge in efforts to design for peace?
We seek critical perspectives on the role of design in shaping conflict, from its historical entanglements with war to its contemporary intersections with human rights, environmental destruction, and extremism. Contributions may explore conflict as a catalyst for architectural innovation, the politics of division and occupation, or the ways in which violence is experienced and understood today. We invite you also to examine conflict as a transformative process that could activate creative resolution mechanisms.
We seek critical perspectives on the role of design in shaping conflict, from its historical entanglements with war to its contemporary intersections with human rights, environmental destruction, and extremism. Contributions may explore conflict as a catalyst for architectural innovation, the politics of division and occupation, or the ways in which violence is experienced and understood today. We invite you also to examine conflict as a transformative process that could activate creative resolution mechanisms.
Malkit Shoshan
Guillermo S. Arsuaga
Ippokratous 9, 10679
Athens, Greece