Interspecies design

Interspecies design is design practice that intentionally involves and emphasizes the contributions of multiple species, focusing on the participation and outcomes for both human and non-human lifeforms. It aims to create a mutual benefit and centers on designing for and with all life.^[1]

Definition

Interspecies design is characterized by the participation of more than one species in design activities and the use of design outcomes by multiple species. This concept extends to all design practices that could potentially involve multiple species, making it a broad and inclusive field.^[2]^[3]

Need and ethics

The field arises from a need to include all those at risk of harm, domination, or oppression in the design process, highlighting the ethical dimension of design decisions. This approach challenges traditional practices by considering the impact on and inclusion of non-human species.^[4]

Synonyms and related concepts

Interspecies design is related to but distinct from concepts such as interspecies cultures,^[5] multispecies design, ecocentric design, ecological engineering, and more-than-human design.

Application in art and design

In the realm of art and design, interspecies design has been applied in creating shared spaces and experiences for multiple species, such as in the design of prosthetic habitat-structures for owls.^[6]

References

^ Roudavski, S. (2021). "Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene". In Parham, J. (ed.). Interspecies Design (PDF). Cambridge University Press. pp. 147–162. ISBN 978-1-108-49853-1.
^ Roudavski, S. (2022). "Design for All Life: Editorial". Architect Victoria. 3: 32–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7803940.
^ Parker, D., Roudavski, S., Jones, T. M., Soanes, K. (2022), New Design Tech Offers Hope for Urban Wildlife, retrieved 1 December 2023
^ Roudavski, S. (2020), "Multispecies Cohabitation and Future Design", in Boess, S., Cheung, M., Cain, R. (eds.), DRS2020: Synergy, vol. 2, Design Research Society, doi:10.21606/drs.2020.402, hdl:11343/241799, ISBN 9781912294381, S2CID 225227723
^ Parker, D., Soanes, K., Roudavski, S. (2022). "Interspecies Cultures and Future Design". Transpositiones. 1 (1): 183–236. doi:10.14220/trns.2022.1.1.183. ISSN 2749-4128. S2CID 248111213.
^ Parker, Dan; Roudavski, Stanislav (2022). "Toward Interspecies Art and Design: Prosthetic Habitat-Structures in Human-Owl Cultures". Leonardo. 55 (4): 351–356. doi:10.1162/leon_a_02224. S2CID 249076101.

Alexis, Nekeisha Alayna (2020). Beyond Compare: Intersectionality and Interspeciesism for Co-Liberation with Other Animals. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-35921-5
Coulter, Kendra (2016). Animals, Work, and the Promise of Interspecies Solidarity. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-55879-4
Goodale, Eben; Beauchamp, Guy; Ruxton, Graeme D. (2017). Mixed-Species Groups of Animals: Behavior, Community Structure, and Conservation. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-805355-3
Linden, Dirk van der (2021). "Interspecies Information Systems". Requirements Engineering. doi:10/gmmvps
Meijer, Eva (2019). When Animals Speak: Toward an Interspecies Democracy. New York University Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-3126-5
Parker, Dan; Roudavski, Stanislav (2022). "Toward Interspecies Art and Design: Prosthetic Habitat-Structures in Human-Owl Cultures". Leonardo. 55 (4): 351–356. doi:10.1162/leon_a_02224.
Rice, Louis (2018). "Nonhumans in Participatory Design". CoDesign. 14 (3): 238–257. doi:10/gfvpfx.
Roudavski, Stanislav (2021). "Interspecies Design". In Parham, John (ed.). Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene. Cambridge University Press. pp. 147–162. ISBN 978-1-108-68311-1
Santos, Rodrigo dos; Kaczmarek, Michelle; Shankar, Saguna; Nathan, Lisa P. (2021). "Who Are We Listening to? The Inclusion of Other-than-Human Participants in Design". LIMITS ’21: Workshop on Computing within Limits. doi:10/gkdd7f.
Veselova, Emīlija; Gaziulusoy, İdil (2019). "Implications of the Bioinclusive Ethic on Collaborative and Participatory Design". The Design Journal. 22 (sup1): 1571–1586. doi:10/f9p9.
Vink, Janneke (2020). The Open Society and Its Animals. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-030-41924-0

[1] Roudavski, S. (2021). "Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene". In Parham, J. (ed.). Interspecies Design (PDF). Cambridge University Press. pp. 147–162. ISBN 978-1-108-49853-1.

[2] Roudavski, S. (2022). "Design for All Life: Editorial". Architect Victoria. 3: 32–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7803940.

[3] Parker, D., Roudavski, S., Jones, T. M., Soanes, K. (2022), New Design Tech Offers Hope for Urban Wildlife, retrieved 1 December 2023

[4] Roudavski, S. (2020), "Multispecies Cohabitation and Future Design", in Boess, S., Cheung, M., Cain, R. (eds.), DRS2020: Synergy, vol. 2, Design Research Society, doi:10.21606/drs.2020.402, hdl:11343/241799, ISBN 9781912294381, S2CID 225227723

[5] Parker, D., Soanes, K., Roudavski, S. (2022). "Interspecies Cultures and Future Design". Transpositiones. 1 (1): 183–236. doi:10.14220/trns.2022.1.1.183. ISSN 2749-4128. S2CID 248111213.

[6] Parker, Dan; Roudavski, Stanislav (2022). "Toward Interspecies Art and Design: Prosthetic Habitat-Structures in Human-Owl Cultures". Leonardo. 55 (4): 351–356. doi:10.1162/leon_a_02224. S2CID 249076101.

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