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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
what’s a primate to quantum mechanics? in conversation with daniel birnbaum and jacqui davies
at OGR torino, the quantum effect consider how quantum theory travels through cinema, popular culture and contemporary art, from kubrick to schrödinger’s cat.
marius boekhorst breaks down flowers into fragments of color with geometric glass
by filtering floral imagery through a familiar architectural material, the dutch designer explores how we look at nature, and what happens when we pause to see it differently.
'these organisms are 100% real': timothy boomer captures nature's alien architecture
tiny wasps transform oak trees into living nurseries, creating strange architectures shaped by multiple species.
water becomes a way of understanding the world in this powerhouse parramatta installation
developed around stories and cultural practices shared by seven aboriginal organizations across new south wales, 'overflow' turns water, light and ancient sandstone into an environment that visitors experience barefoot.
arts at CERN translate the mechanics of the universe into creative installations
art and physics meet through works that translate invisible particles, experimental data, and abstract dimensions into sensory experiences.
crafted from anti-bird spikes and 3D-printed scaffolds, nests reveal a posthuman architecture
bird nests built from human debris and experimental structures point toward a model of shared authorship across species.
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New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 Pavilion Atlas 2027 deadline: july 19th, 2027 CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
