Practices in Research #07 - Un-Disclosed
Deadline 14 February 2026
"In architectural discourse, what is shared is often polished: the final render, the built result, the curated narrative. Yet behind every project lies a dense, messy, and often invisible terrain of effort, negotiation, failure, and persistence. PiR #07 – Un-Disclosed invites contributors to turn the spotlight toward this “dark side” of practice—the backstage, the back-office, the back-and-forth.
We call on architects, designers, researchers, and educators to share the unseen labour of their work: the annotated spreadsheets, the marked-up plans, the failed competitions, the internal debates, the moments of doubt and discovery. These are not just remnants—they
are critical sites of learning, where practice is shaped, challenged, and redefined.
This issue seeks to uncover the undisclosed processes that rarely make it into publications or exhibitions yet form the backbone of architectural production. We are interested in the documents of struggle and negotiation: the iterations, the revisions, the test models, the internal emails, the contracts, the whispered questions of “are we still relevant?” or “is this still beautiful?”.
At the same time, Un-Disclosed opens space for reflection on architectural taboos and tensions: the aesthetics of failure, the politics of visibility, the ‘fashion’ cycles of design, and the emotional labour of staying having a societal impact and surviving in a shifting professional landscape. What do we choose not to show, and why? What does this say about our values, our vulnerabilities, and our ambitions?."
Short abstracts to be submitted before the 14th of February 2026.
