Off the Radar

As guest editors, when we contemplated the theme for this upcoming issue of Dearq magazine, we immediately engaged in a profound dialogue —an ongoing exchange that had persisted for many years. Each of us delved into our obsessions and deep interests concerning architecture and its associated knowledge. What became clear during these discussions was our shared conviction in transcending the present state of the discipline. We recognised a certain complacency —perhaps the most resounding mediocrity— stemming from the mindless and rigid adherence to outdated postulates of a yawning and antiquated modernity. Our dialectical encounters led us to re-evaluate principles whose outcomes failed to satisfy us. It seemed as if the status quo in architecture had overflowed and permeated not only other disciplines but also the essence of the human experience at the beginning of the twenty-first century— which it now no longer the "beginning". To overcome this dissatisfaction, we knew we had to venture beyond the confines of our usual work. We embarked on a journey through uncharted territories to step out of our comfort zones and explore untracked lands, untouched by our culture. Thus, the sole condition of this expedition was to transcend the limit(s) of the known. Looking beyond the radar.