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CHAPTER POSTHUMAN UTOPIAS
the planet is in the room: mutualism by design
what does a house look like when it is designed from the perspective of a cat? what shape does a seawall take when the client is an oyster, a garden when it is planted for a bee’s vision rather than ours, or a bridge whose only users are deer and mountain lions? in posthuman utopias, we ask what a world looks like when we stop designing on the planet, and learn to design with it.
by sofia lekka angelopoulou
this installation by jakob kudsk steensen considers the origins and agency of life
years of extensive underwater documentation comes together to question human-centered ideas of nature and the exploitation of ocean resources.
podcast: curing urban isolation through collective care and architectural intuition
the room for utopias podcast continues with indian architects and designers examining how spatial layouts foster connection and decode desires clients never think to ask for.
mari nagem questions dreams of colonizing mars while earth's ecosystems struggle to survive
the artist questions whether humanity would carry its extractive relationship with nature into the worlds it hopes to colonize.
this living garden changes color to reveal how flowers may appear to moths
studio adrien lucca explores how a garden can contain several visual worlds at once, depending on the species looking at it.
aditya mandlik explores how water, worms and bees can reshape architecture
the mumbai-based architect explores how ecological gradients and non-human intelligence can transform design, shifting architecture from controlling nature to collaborating with it.
how ecoLogicStudio uses living organisms to build better spaces for living
architecture need not exclude microbes: these projects use algae, fungi and bacteria as active parts of healthier living environments.
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2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
