2 October, 2026
Here is a short piece I wrote about pleasure as a foundational ethical value. It was intended for a collection on the theme of “Flow” but my contribution was too weird for it. Anyway, now you can enjoy my weirdness here instead. Nothing flows like pleasure. Billions of litres of it can flood through a […]
24 September, 2026
Published in Re-Vista open access. Queerness is a human construct, fitted to human lives and timespaces, whereas the timespaces of ecologies are radically different, often evolving over millions of years. Queerness also does not apply readily to animal sexualities, which are polymorphous, but which cannot be judged or pigeonholed as queer. This short essay seeks […]
24 September, 2026
OYSTER 2026 Seminar, Sveriges Arkitekter, Stockholm, 25 September 2026.
26 August, 2026
When we touch buildings, do they touch us back? For answers, read “Touching Buildings”, an open access essay in the Cambridge architecture journal Scroope.
3 February, 2026
Here is a list of excellent Internet sources for public domain/open access/copyleft images for art, architecture, and landscape. Remember that these images need to be referenced just the same as any copyrighted imagery. Many of these sites require registration or log in, and some mix open access images with images for which a fee must […]
29 September, 2026
How are landscapes shaped, experienced and maintained through relationships of care? Join us on 1 October for two online events launching the forthcoming Landscape Research special issue, Landscapes of Care. Issue editors Zannah Matson and I will introduce the collection, with contributing authors sharing their work and exploring connections between landscape and care.
24 September, 2026
Centre for Art and the Political Imaginary (CAPIm) Research Annual 2026, Stockholm, Sweden, 27 September 2026.
26 August, 2026
IFLA Europe Conference 2026, “Landscape in Transition”. Keynote lecture, 4 September.
26 August, 2026
My most recent book is The Landscape of Utopia: Writings on Everyday Life, Taste, Democracy, and Design.
1 January, 2026
Here are a few resolutions for universities I posted before New Year 2026. They’re not perfect and they’re not comprehensive, and they don’t cover nearly as much ground as the wonderful Reclaiming Our University manifesto. They also fall short of utopianism, but they’re still far more radical than a lot of the tiny bandages being […]