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Peat, Actor and Design Tool

Engaging Experimental Drawing Methods in the Design Process

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https://doi.org/10.47982/spool.2025.2.04

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Gaia-graphic representation, hand drawings, influence map, landscape architecture, more-than-humans, peat, social-ecological systems

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This essay explores integrating experimental graphic methods into the design process to engage with more-than-human worlds. It is based on the graduation project ‘RE-Peat: Different Futures for the Peat Polders, a Social-Ecological Landscape in the Netherlands,’ which aims to transform degraded peatlands. Through various representation techniques, such as hand-drawn perception drawings and Gaia-graphic representation, peat is positioned as an actor and a design tool. Such methods aim to foster environmental sensitivity and holistic design ideas, acknowledging the needs of both human and non-human actors.

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Soshnikova, A., & Bobbink, I. (2025). Peat, Actor and Design Tool: Engaging Experimental Drawing Methods in the Design Process. SPOOL, 12(2), 45–54. https://doi.org/10.47982/spool.2025.2.04

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2025-07-19

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): Landscape Metropolis #11

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