PRINCIPLES OF A POS-ANTHROPOCENTRIC DESIGN: REFLECTIONS ON A CASE STUDY

Abstract

This paper reports the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation at the Design & Sustainability Research Center of Paraná Federal University into a more effective contribution of Design regarding climate change. It focuses on the new paradigm of a post-anthropocentric design. Its content is the result of a literature review and a reflection on action design research developed during the preparation for a remote workshop carried out in São Paulo, Brazil. The challenge was developing pos-anthropocentric solutions for Buenos Aires Park, where nine of the ten clients were non-humans. The paper presents a set of five pos-anthropocentric design principles, illustrated with human and non-human requirements and preliminary design propositions.