The Some Kind of Nature atelier adopts a posthumanist approach, drawing on the work of Donna Haraway, Anna Tsing, Rosi Braidotti, and others. Our foundation lies in feminist posthumanist philosophy. Central to our practice is a response to the escalating climate crisis, which we consider the most pressing challenge facing both the architectural profession and humanity. By embracing a posthumanist framework, we decentre the human subject and emphasise relationality, with particular attention to the biodiversity crisis and the inclusion of more-than-human actors in the design process.

This year, the atelier has focused on Pomona Island in Manchester. The site has been shared with MArch 2 students (the final year of the Master of Architecture) and MLA students (the final year of the Master of Landscape Architecture), enabling interdisciplinary forms of investigation. The all-atelier theme this year has been the museum, understood both as a typology and as an idea. We have explored the museum as a type while also questioning the concepts of preservation, value, and memory through which it is conventionally defined. In doing so, we have sought to reconsider what a museum is, and what it might become, in relation to the broader agenda of the atelier. This has allowed us to challenge inherited assumptions about the museum and to open up space for new interpretations and possibilities.