Designing for Interdependence

Autor*innen

• Pablo Martin Avila

Parameter

• Hobby & Freizeit
• Kunst & Kultur

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Challenging the dominant design paradigm that centers humanity, this work advocates for an ecocentric approach that fosters harmonious relationships among all life forms. It explores design’s potential to engage with both human and non-human entities in life-affirming ways. Acknowledging power differentials and associated responsibilities, the author introduces the concept of alter-natives, highlighting the unique qualities of artificial entities and their ability to support natural environments. By proposing a design practice that includes humans, artificial things, and other-than-human species within a 'poetics of relating,' the author offers strategies for rewilding that are essential for preserving cultural and biological diversity and stabilizing planetary dynamics. The book presents real-life project case studies to illustrate the political-ecological implications of an ecocentric paradigm, encouraging new ways of relating to local environments and fostering inter-species cohabitation. By avoiding dualistic thinking and harmful dichotomies, the author emphasizes the importance of caring for how our design practices can constructively contribute to more-than-human ecologies.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Paperback