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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 angelopoulouthis 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.
in this video game, moths and wolves play out a nearby climate future
alice bucknell's, the alluvials, take players through burning forests and a sand-covered los angeles to explore a speculative future through non-human lenses.
‘dismantling should be designed, not improvised’: THISS studio on radical reuse in architecture
from salvaged barn beams to an upturned boat, the london practice lets available materials shape the design while embracing uncertainty as part of the process.
podcast: architecture that listens through nature and site intelligence
the room for utopias podcast debuts with indian architects and designers examining an architecture that begins by listening rather than imposing.
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2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 
