One edition of trans magazin contains 400 hours of discussions, 600 hours  of editing, 100 hours of graphic designing, 75 hours of proofreading,  

30 hours of artistic composition and countless hours of writing and rewriting. This edition will take you 4 hours and 20 minutes to read.

In architecture, time is an eternal topic. Buildings are made up of different layers which have different lifespans. Like human bodies, they are  composed of skin, bones and organs, but unlike a living organism where the different parts have closely interwoven lifespans, a structure, a facade  

or a spatial plan become more durable if they can be changed independently of each other. Buildings are witnesses to other times, times before us  

and times yet to come. They are thresholds that let us peek at how previous  generations lived and how coming generations might carry on. The  timelessness that many strive for in architecture is not part of the nature of  trans magazin. People and ideas come and go. It lives from the present,  tries to reflect on the past, and looks towards a future.

Our perception of time is constantly changing. We picked up the pace of pre- pandemic times and rushed to re-adapt to the capitalist structure where  acceleration, growth and consumption define the modus operandi. For this  issue we would like to ask you to take your time and to slow down. Notice  how you are holding the magazine in your hands. How you can feel its weight  shifting from one hand to the other while reading through it, page after page.  This magazin might have a seemingly clear beginning and end, but its content meanders beyond the boundaries of its body of text. Take time to be aware  and listen to what you wouldn’t be able to encounter in the rush of your day.  It can unveil to you times that have been kept invisible.