Imagination as Resilience
Through vision, experimentation, collaboration, research, serendipity, and invention we create bold, transformational, and inter-species-oriented solutions for the environmental challenges of today and tomorow.
Guiding Interests
Beyond-Human Design
Working with plant, animal, and artificial intelligence to bring an interspecies perspective to social and environmental concerns.
Resilient Infrastructure
Envisioning scalable ways to address human and industrial needs in an era of climate change and environmental insecurity.
Emerging Materials
Experimenting with living and sustainable materials to find ways of working with, rather than against, the natural world.
Biophilia
Encouraging humans to consider their health and well-being intrinsically and inexorably linked to that of the planet's other animals and ecosystems.
Sensorial Experiences
Finding inspiration in interactive and immersive experiences that offer insights beyond what the visual and virtual may offer.
Energy Solutions
Developing clean, efficient, and sustainable ways to meet the increased energy demands of the 21st century.
About Us
Vann Joines is a solar energy developer and serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience bringing transformative, community-minded projects to life across the American South. Vann's interests include emerging energy technologies, climate resilience, affordable housing, and economic well-being. He holds Bachelor's degrees in Astronomy and Physics and a Master's Degree in Sustainable Real Estate Development from Tulane.
Rachel Gorman is a biodesigner and futurist working at the intersection of technology, the human body, and the natural world. Her work has won several awards in recent years, among them the BioDesign Challenge's special award for public engagement. She has a BA in Anthropology from the College of William & Mary and an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons' School of Design in New York.
Get in Touch
through studio collaborates with select clients who share their vision for building a more sustainable, resilient future.
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