The Habitable Skin

The city is buzzing with life, yet we often overlook everything but the human. Living With Other Species is a six-part evening school—with talks, film screenings, and city walks—exploring how to plan for and live alongside other species in the cities of the future. Moving across scales from regional planning to the secret lives of bats, ants, and m

A talk on how microbes and human well-being are connected through soil ecologies, building materials, and urban planning—and how acknowledging processes of decay can inform healthier, more resilient cities. It will also explore how the mushrooms grown during The Habitable Skin can serve as an example, helping us think about eating and working towa