The book, Histories of Ecological design; an Unfinished Cyclopedia by Lydia Kallipoliti, presents conflicting definitions and concepts of architects and designers, and the parallel histories of their intellectual positions toward environmental thought from the 19^th century to today. It showcases that ecological design starts with the reconceptualisation of the world as a complex system of flows, rather than a discrete compilation of objects; which visual artist and theorist György Kepes described as one of the fundamental reorientations of the 20th century. To survey the formation of this field, the history of ecological design will be not be exclusively examined chronologically, but also in connected worldviews, each rendering evolving perceptions of nature, its relation to culture, and the occupation of the natural world by human and non-human subjects. AA Alum Youngbin Shin contributed 18 drawings for the book which support its writing. The book is available in the AA Bookshop and can be viewed and ordered here.

Image: Histories of Ecological design; an Unfinished Cyclopedia by Lydia Kallipoliti (Actar Publishers 2024).