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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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I'm not convinced that the word 'world' adds much to this framing - but this symposium promises to be an interesting exploration of socioecological systems, material flows, and design paradigms

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Yale School of Architecture presents World Ecologies in Formation: J. Irwin Miller Symposium.

October 29–31, 2026

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This is so brilliant. In Andhra Pradesh, local mentors are being trained in the skills Natural Farmers need today: facilitation, digital skills, film making, participatory learning ...

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