ATLAS OF HABITATS [A]FA LAB

The Atlas of Habitats is a growing digital platform that collects and visualizes data on animal habitats from unseen perspectives across West Africa and Europe. It fosters a playful process of discovery, revealing ecological and spatial interconnections that are invisible to the naked eye. By exploring these relationships, the project nurtures curiosity and cultivates a deeper understanding of the complex entanglements that shape habitats and life across species—offering a basis for imagining and designing shared spaces and environments of the future.

This year, students will create and interrelate digital twins of natural habitats and beyond-human avatars, leading to the design of “other” worlds - through sets, scenarios, and situations - that reflect the intricate interdependencies of all life forms. The lab project focuses on (seasonal) forest habitats in Austria and Poland, combining data collection for the Atlas of Habitats platform with individual research projects developed in response to the given brief.

 

Teaching Team:

Baerbel Mueller, Philipp Reinsberg

 

Lab Meetings (Vienna):

Thursday, April 10 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM (BM, PR)

Thursday, May 08 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM (PR)

Thursday, May 22 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM (PR)

 

Lab Intensives:

Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 11 (BM, PR)

[A]FA, I oA, Angewandte Vienna & Forest

Guest: Martina Menegon

 

Thursday, September 18 – Saturday, September 27 (BM, PR)

Białowieża Forest, Poland

 

 

 

The participating student team for this lab project has been selected already.

Unfortunately there is no additional open places.