Future Symbionts

Symbiosis, a biological relationship in which different species live in physical contact and establish permanent mutualities and two-way dependencies, is approached as a cooperative method of survival in the Anthropocene. Challenging human exceptionalism and extractivist practices perpetuated by humans, this design-research stream focuses on the design of systems supporting future symbiotic mergers and cultivating new degrees of intimacy between humans and our co-species.

 

Student Researchers:

Andrea Binz, M.L.A Candidate, B.S in Biology, B.A. in Asian Studies

Ana Maria Mangino Olivieri Sangiacomo, M.L.A Candidate, B.Arch

Zoe Lee, B.A Candidate in Geodesign