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Issue NÂș3: In Abundance

The Stone Demonstrator

The Stone Demonstrator is a low-carbon construction prototype, which puts pre-tensioned stone building techniques to the test. The Stone Demonstrator is a boundary-pushing stone prototype, located on
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Future Observatory: Tools for Transition

In this free display, discover four research projects from across the UK that are driving change in housing, healthcare, local planning and resource management. Together, these projects show how
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Research updates

Combing the digital coastline

Tools for Transition

Weaving Voices into Place

Tools for Transition

Upcoming funding opportunity: Design Generators

Opening in 2026

Meet the new Design Researchers in Residence

Alfred Yatlong Yeung, Elise Limon, Rafael El Baz and Rosa Whiteley join the Future Observatory network

Future Observatory Journal – Issue NÂș3

In Abundance

 
Author: Justin McGuirk

'Choreographed information can lead to better decision making'

Liz Thornhill, Head of Research Programme at Future Observatory, interviews Public Map Platform, one of our Green Transition Ecosystem projects.
 
Flora Samuel, Scott Orford & Alec Shepley

Meet the new Design Researchers in Residence

Future Observatory and the Design Museum are excited to announce a new cohort of Design Researchers in Residence who will spend the next eight months developing research projects that respond to the
 

Upcoming funding opportunity: Design Generators

We are pleased to share an upcoming funding opportunity for researchers interested in exploring how design-led interventions and arts and humanities methodologies can contribute to the green
 

Designing a greener tomorrow

Earlier this week I along with other colleagues from across AHRC spent two inspiring days at World Design Congress which this year was hosted by the Design Council in London. Uniting under the Design
 
Author: Katherine Mansfield

‘An opportunity to reimagine exhibition design beyond plinths and partition walls’

In this interview, architectural designer Kaye Song discusses the ethos and process behind her design for the Design Researchers in Residence: Artificial display.
 
Kaye Song

‘Why not look at the house as a bigger picture?’

In this interview, Jo Patterson discusses leading a project that broadens the scope of improvements to housing beyond retrofitting.
 
Jo Patterson

Open call: Mineral

Applications are now open to join the next cohort of Design Researchers in Residence with proposals responding to the theme of 'Mineral'.
 

An introduction to More than Human

The irony of calling our age the ‘Anthropocene’ is that, in acknowledging the awesome power of humans, we place ourselves at the centre of things just when we should be doing the opposite.
 
Author: Justin McGuirk

More-Than-Human (MOTH) Rights Mural

A few years ago, I founded an initiative that I called More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) . Co-organized with colleagues at NYU School of Law, the project brings together lawyers, scientists, Indigenous
 
Author: CĂ©sar RodrĂ­guez-Garavito

‘An immersive museographic experience’

Former Designer in Residence, MĂĄle Uribe, designs Chilean pavilion at London Design Biennial 2025
 
Author: Rebecca Lewin

Pollinator Pathmaker

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg shares her research progress in this article as she explains her ongoing living artwork, Pollinator Pathmaker and the development of a large-scale tapestry, which has emerged
 
Author: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

‘Rewilding benefits biodiversity, health and well-being’

In this interview, Justin Webb and SiĂąn Moxon share how their Design Exchange Partnership is engaging Londoners with urban rewilding.
 
SiĂąn Moxon & Justin Webb

Earthly Memorials: SĂŁo Paulo Terra IndĂ­gena

In this article, Paulo Tavares shares the development of a project that will serve as a tool to advocate for more-than-human rights on the JaraguĂĄ Guarani Land in Sao Paulo, supporting the Guarani
 
Author: Paulo Tavares

‘Natural Stone Shows Huge Potential to Reduce the Carbon-Footprint of Construction’

This interview delves into Professor Wendel Sebastian's research approach, and his vision for a more sustainable future for the UK's
 
Wendel Sebastian
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