| Course | CY PLAN 291 |
| Instructor | Jennifer Wolch |
| Time | W 2:00 – 4:59 pm |
| Units | 4 |
| Location | Wurster 314B |
Beyond concerns for endangered species, city planners, architects, and urban designers rarely
think about animals. Yet cities are multispecies places full of vibrant matter: amidst the city’s
diverse neighborhoods and districts are creatures that fly, crawl, burrow, slither, jump and run –
and sing, grunt, cluck, bark, squeak, and buzz.
Through individual and group projects – such as creating biodiversity soundscapes, urban bird
hazard maps, multispecies green design codes, or pollinator-friendly urban transportation
systems – this studio will explore a key question: how can cities be planned, designed, and
governed to share space with the more-than-human world?
Readings may include authors such as Donna Haraway, Sunaura Taylor, Claire Jean Kim, Martha Nussbaum and Eva Meijer.