We have a situation.


The world is in constant crisis, or rather: crises. Meanwhile, the practices concerned with our built environment have witnessed a widening gap between the discursive and the real: two self-reinforcing loops of pre-scripted problems to be solved by prescribed solutions. Discourse refuses to be pinned down, while practice stomps on with its continuous replica of the status quo.


How did this disconnect come to be? Can we try something new? SITUATION is about the uncomfortable questions. SITUATION is about taking a position, about taking a stand. SITUATION is about knowing where you are expressing yourself from, and knowing that every point of view enables a unique perspective. SITUATION is about being aware that there is seldom only one answer to a question.


SITUATION is a magazine published once a year, featuring content both in English and German. As a platform for discourse on spatial practices — including but not limited to architecture, human geography, and urban planning — SITUATION is committed not only to editorial quality, but to looking above and beyond, both in terms of location and diversity of perspective. Both established and upcoming creators will have the opportunity to submit their work. Each issue concerns itself with a single question, to which contributors can suggest their answers in any printable format.


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