Thinking territorially centres design’s ethical commitments to nature and future generations. The installation features undertheorised practices of environing that have sustained respective communities, some since the 17th century. They exemplify design intelligence that thinks long-term, evolves over time, and adapts to shifting socio-political and economic regimes.
Participant
CHEN CHU, China, 1994. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA, and Beijing, China.
Supporters
Morningside Academy for Design, MIT; Center for International Studies, MIT