biophilia treehouse: about
our vision:
we seek to contribute to a shift in how we humans understand ourselves in relation to the natural world. we believe that if more of us can come to truly fathom the truth of our interconnectedness within the ecosystems we inhabit, we believe that a fundamental shift in how we design our built environments shall happen.
our values:
biophilia / community partnerships / work in collaboration with the natural world / attunement to the needs of ecosystems / non-hierarchical and non-dualistic frameworks / social and environmental justice / respect for indigenous knowledge / interdisciplinary practices
advisors:
charles hood
poet, writer and photographer, co-author of wild l.a.
to achieve these goals, we are:
building an interdisciplinary team
creating amazing partnerships
seeking generous funding
collaborating with birds and wildlife
partnering with communities in underserved areas
creating amazing partnerships
seeking generous funding
collaborating with birds and wildlife
partnering with communities in underserved areas
biophilia treehouse is a project by counterforce lab.
the counterforce lab is an initiative by professor rebeca méndez. it is a research and fieldwork studio based in the design media arts department at ucla, dedicated to using art and design to develop creative collaborations, new fields of study, and methods to research, create, and execute projects that investigate and mitigate the social and ecological concerns of the anthropocene era, a time when human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
the counterforce lab is an initiative by professor rebeca méndez. it is a research and fieldwork studio based in the design media arts department at ucla, dedicated to using art and design to develop creative collaborations, new fields of study, and methods to research, create, and execute projects that investigate and mitigate the social and ecological concerns of the anthropocene era, a time when human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
contact:
rebecam@arts.ucla.edu
rebecam@arts.ucla.edu
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