Uncertain States by Uran Jerlija is an architectural thesis about political space, occupation and urban intervention in Berlin. The project uses Tempelhof Airport and recycled aircraft parts as the basis for a provocative spatial manual.
It should be read as a theory-led urban project rather than a simple building proposal. The value is in how research, ideology, material reuse and spatial occupation are brought together.
Tempelhof as a political setting
The project imagines a headquarters based in the decommissioned Tempelhof Airport, with an aircraft recycling centre masking a broader political and spatial operation. That premise gives the thesis a strong urban and material framework.
- The site carries political, infrastructural and historical weight.
- Recycled aircraft parts become building material.
- Occupation and construction are part of the project logic.
- The thesis links dissertation research with design speculation.
Why the spatial manual matters
A political architecture project can become abstract quickly. The manual format helps because it turns ideology into a sequence of spatial actions: build, occupy, adapt, reuse and communicate.
Architecture Social routes
The project already pointed readers towards community and showcase routes, so those useful next steps stay visible.
Architecture Social view
Stephen would advise students with political or theoretical work to keep the design mechanism clear. The reader needs to understand what is being built, who uses it and how the idea becomes space.
Turn theory into spatial evidence
If you submit a theory-led project, make the spatial rules easy to follow.
- Name the site and political or social question.
- Explain the mechanism of occupation or use.
- Show how material decisions support the argument.
- Keep the public page readable even when the thesis is complex.
Next step
Submit your student, graduate or practice project to Architecture Social Showcase if it has a clear idea and evidence that helps readers understand it.
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