The First Issue of the DOK Architecture Magazine
It is said that architecture belongs to the experienced.
That design is valid only when it complies with rules.
That permission is required to create.
We disagree.
This magazine is for those who still care.
For those who believe that space is more than function.
For those who see design as the act of bringing life back from silence.
Things We Lost While Searching Impossible is our first issue — a manifesto, a spark, a beginning.
It is a defiant statement that architecture is not just for the licensed, the approved, or the safe. It’s for those who dare to imagine and build even when told they cannot.
We wrote this for you — and for ourselves — in seven languages, with one voice. Wherever you are, it will find you.
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Table of Contents & Article Links
1. WE FORGOT IT WAS OURS
A defiant call to reclaim creativity from credentialism and the systems that fence it off.
2. FEAR IS NOT A WALL, IT’S A THRESHOLD
On risk, discomfort, and why desperation breeds real design.
3. WHY ARCHITECTURE IS BORN (AND DIES)
A reflection on how architectural eras aren’t aesthetic — they’re emotional.
4. DESIGN IS NOT A RELIGION
How we turned style into dogma, and how to make space for real life again.
5. DESPERATION: THE MOTHER OF CREATION
On obsession, madness, and the kind of fire that can’t be faked.
6. WHEN IS A WORK CONSIDERED ART?
A journey through Borges, digital infinites, and the moment something becomes real.
7. YOU DON’T BELONG HERE IF YOU DON’T BLEED FOR IT
A brutal love letter to those who can’t stop creating — even when it hurts.
Extra Features
THE WALL
We believe architecture should speak with people, not at them.
I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS RIGHT, BUT I’M WRITING IT ANYWAY
An older post about why I started doing this, included here as part of the origin story.
SHELTER WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE PRETTY
A take on Brutalism and why its rawness still matters.
THE LOST WALLS OF INTIMACY
We thought tearing down the walls would bring us closer — but what did we lose?
THE DELUSION OF FREE WILL
We speak of free will as if it’s a divine right — but in design, it’s a privilege.
As we grow, learn, and strive for design that goes beyond decoration, this magazine will change.
If this first issue means something to you, tell us. Share it. Pass it on.
We are just getting started.
