Theory
Pluriversal / Autonomous Design
Explore in the Atlas →Escobar's call for designs attuned to a pluriverse — many worlds — rooted in radical interdependence and the autonomy of place-based communities.
Country Collectivity Care
Details
- Introduced
- 2018
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- More than human
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Designs for the Pluriverse articulates
- Arturo Escobar proposed
- CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance relates to
- Open architecture (Akcan) relates to
Sources
- Duke UP. n.d.. https://www.dukeupress.edu/designs-for-the-pluriverse.
- Escobar, A. Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds. Duke University Press, 2018.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Pluriversal / Autonomous Design." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/pluriversal-design/. Accessed July 17, 2026.