If there was legislation that prevented the construction of high buildings along the edge of the water, local eel grass would have a much better chance of making a living in the post-industrial waters. Or perhaps if there were a … read more
Design’s ties to industrialization and progress has made possible increased material well-being for many humans while simultaneously contributing to waste, environmental degradation, and decreased biodiversity. Design after Progress: Reimagining Design Histories and Futures is a research environment that seeks to … read more
The present biodiversity crisis is often framed as a struggle to preserve untouched nature. Yet researchers have recently shown that as much as three quarters of the earth’s terrestrial surfaces have been occupied and shaped by humans for more than … read more
Posthuman Dictionary Platform is in the form of a simple online dictionary designed to explore the basic concepts and narratives of Posthuman, with the intention of building a winter garden enriched with various articles, quotes and resources. The platform also … read more
In this online seminar at the University of the Arts, Bremen in the summer term 2021 we dissected the posthuman in many ways: We unwrapped the socio-political and historical implications of what it means to be human, as well as … read more
The ongoing design project The Platform was launched during the course ”Design and the Posthumanist Perspective” at HDK-Valand, Gothenburg. It is rooted in the overarching issue of a broken relationship between humans, more-than-humans and the natural world – and how … read more
In August 2022, researchers in the fields of design, art, engineering and anthropology got together for three weeks to focus their full attention on their little animal companions, insects. An INterSpecies Exploration by biodigital Craft and manufacturing Technologies I.N.S.E.C.T. Summer Camp … read more
Participatory design has traditionally foregrounded humans as agents and stakeholders in design processes. While the notion of ‘design ecologies’ have gained prominence as an understanding of the particular entanglements, processes of design are part of, the role of nature and … read more
Challenging the dominant design paradigm that centers humanity in its practice, Designing for Interdependence puts forward an ecocentric mode of designing that privileges a harmonious relationship between all life forms that share our planet. This book is about the practice of designing … read more
As a humanist tradition, architecture, with all its associated professions and discourses, has developed within an anthropocentric (human-centred) thought-space. In these disciplines, ontological questions (questions about things in the world) have primarily centred around architectural objects and their human inhabitants. … read more