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PADLab:
Post Anthropocentric
Design Lab


The design laboratory for the post Anthropocene in Shenkar enables individuals and groups to internalize nature’s perspective, imagine new possibilities for nature during and after the climate crisis, decode the meanings of these possibilities and communicate them to the public, educators, experts, and decision-makers.


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Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.

PADLab:
Post Anthropocentric
Design Lab


The design laboratory for the post Anthropocene in Shankar enables individuals and groups to internalize nature’s perspective, imagine new possibilities for nature during and after the climate crisis, decode the meanings of these possibilities and communicate them to the public, education systems, experts, and decision-makers.


Laboratory
Mission
Methods & Toolkit
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Expeditions
Species
Collaboration & Partners
People
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Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.


The future residents of Haruzim Neighbourhood.

At the height of the Anthropocene, humans will face extreme air pollution, significant temperature increases, various types of radiation, the contamination and salinization of water sources, floods, and other natural disasters. In these conditions, morbidity rates in the general population will rise, affecting many systems in the human body, including the largest organ, the skin. However, evolutionary, cultural, and social changes will help humans adapt to the new world.

The skin, as part of the human body's stress-response system, affects the human’s mental state and is affected by it in turn. Humans will develop the ability to breathe and smell through their skin, strengthening these mind-body connections. Humans will establish rehabilitative spaces for their skin in the wetland habitats of the Yarkon River. As the locals develop a heightened sense of smell and touch, the architecture of these rehabilitative spaces will incorporate the ability to touch and smell medicinal plants. The new spaces will be constructed from living plants and natural materials, enabling other species to coexist with humans and thrive together in harmony.

Tali Goft, Tzipi Safranovich, Oria Mor








 






 
With the support of Shenkar’s International School
With the support of Shenkars' International School