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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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Designing a greener tomorrow

 
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'.
 

Hiring a Project Manager

We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager to join our fast-paced programme.
 

Hiring a Head of Curatorial Programme

We are seeking a Head of Curatorial Programme (maternity cover) to lead the translation of cutting-edge research into engaging displays, publications and public programming. For full details and to
 

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: César Rodríguez-Garavito

‘An immersive museographic experience’

Former Designer in Residence, Mále 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 Siân Moxon share how their Design Exchange Partnership is engaging Londoners with urban rewilding.
 
Siân Moxon & Justin Webb

Earthly Memorials: São Paulo Terra Indígena

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 Jaraguá Guarani Land in Sao Paulo, supporting the Guarani
 
Author: Paulo Tavares

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

Low Carbon Housing

 
Wendel Sebastian

More-Than-Human Rights Mural

In this article, César Rodríguez-Garavito shares the development of the mural he has been working on with artist Elena Landinez. Representing many years of research into activism to protect the rights
 
Author: César Rodríguez-Garavito

The Coast Is Not a Line, It's A Zone

In this research update, More-than-human Fellow Feifei Zhou, focuses on Kupang Bay in West Timor to examine traditional fishing practices threatened by coastal erosion and salt mining. The final piece
 
Author: Feifei Zhou

Future Observatory Journal

Issue Nº2: More than Human

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Listen to Future Observatory Podcast

Growing a Home, with Material Cultures

Recycling Colour, with Aida Rafat

Stone Age revival, with Amin Taha

Luxury from Landfill, with Elvis & Kresse

Algae Farming, with Samuel Iliffe