A proposal in 1975 envisioned a Dolphin Embassy to facilitate communication between humans and dolphins. The design included a triangular vessel with shared spaces for interaction. Although no actual delphinid mission has emerged, Ant Farm's designs are currently exhibited, reflecting on contemporary architecture's experiments with nature. Today's architects are striving to create designs that don't just minimize human impact, but actively promote the flourishing of other species. The exhibition showcases realistic projects and conceptual art that encourage deeper thought about human relationships with natural systems.
The triangular vessel featured a land-water living room, with chutes enabling dolphins to swim between floors, as well as a shared navigation pod, where one day an electronic-fluidic interface would allow both humans and dolphins to steer the ship.
Today's young architects might no longer be communing with their animal clients through psychedelics, but a whole new generation is engaging with the natural world once again, in the realisation that it's not enough to mitigate the human impact on the planet.
The resulting show is an intriguing, if sometimes opaque, foray into numerous experiments and collaborations with nature, from fungal facades to fabrics grown from grass roots.
A fantastical vision proposed a floating multi-species utopia where humans and dolphins could mingle in a watery fantasy, communicating through telepathy.
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