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
Actions
Expeditions
Species
Collaboration & Partners
People
Contact
Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.
Nahal Taninim / Wādī az Zarqā / Krokodelion
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Taninim Stream (or Nahal Taninim, lit. “Crocodile Stream” or “Alligator Stream”) is a perennial stream that originates in Ramot Menashe, between Dalia and Ein HaShofet. The stream flows into the Mediterranean Sea near the fishing village Jisr az-Zarqa and Tel Taninim (“Crocodile Mound,” also known as Krokodelion Polis).
Home to diverse flora and fauna, the stream has been the source of much speculation and curiosity: were there ever any crocodiles or alligators in the stream? And if so, where had they come from? Will they ever return? Who are the people who have been living by the stream for generations, and who (if anyone) will live there in the future?
How has climate change affected the stream and the species that live in it? How will it affect them in the future? How have the waters of the stream been exploited by humans throughout history, from ancient Rome to the fish farms of Ma’agan Michael? Will humans continue to exploit its waters? Will the swamps that used to be there ever return? What will happen to this area when the climate crisis reaches its peak? What will happen after? If the effects of the climate crisis diminish the human presence near the stream and the human influence on the area, how will nature respond?
Home to diverse flora and fauna, the stream has been the source of much speculation and curiosity: were there ever any crocodiles or alligators in the stream? And if so, where had they come from? Will they ever return? Who are the people who have been living by the stream for generations, and who (if anyone) will live there in the future?
How has climate change affected the stream and the species that live in it? How will it affect them in the future? How have the waters of the stream been exploited by humans throughout history, from ancient Rome to the fish farms of Ma’agan Michael? Will humans continue to exploit its waters? Will the swamps that used to be there ever return? What will happen to this area when the climate crisis reaches its peak? What will happen after? If the effects of the climate crisis diminish the human presence near the stream and the human influence on the area, how will nature respond?
PROJECT GUIDANCE BY: Nirit Binyamini Ben-Meir, Yoav Gati, Architect Oded Kutok, Prof. Yael Moria, Michal Pauzner, Einat (Nati) Sharon, Olga Stadnuk, Architect Ginosar Wolf-Hansel
HUMAN COLLABORATORS:
AGMA
Center for drainage basins and rivers
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Royal College of Art Information experience design MA
SHENKAR TEAM:
Nirit Binyamini Ben-Meir
Yoav Gati
Architect Ginosar Wolf-Hansel
Prof. Yael Moria
Michal Pauzner
Einat (Nati) Sharon
Olga Stadnuk
Architect Oded Kutok
HUMAN COLLABORATORS:
AGMA
Center for drainage basins and rivers
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Royal College of Art Information experience design MA
SHENKAR TEAM:
Nirit Binyamini Ben-Meir
Yoav Gati
Architect Ginosar Wolf-Hansel
Prof. Yael Moria
Michal Pauzner
Einat (Nati) Sharon
Olga Stadnuk
Architect Oded Kutok
Species in the project
With the support of Shenkar’s International School
With the support of Shenkars' International School