“Living Systems: From the Geologic to the Metabolic”

Jia Yi Gu contributes essay for the exhibition catalogue of More-Than-Human at the Design Museum, London. 

Jia Yi Gu contributed the essay titled “Living Systems: From the Geologic to the Metabolic” to the catalogue accompanying More-Than-Human, a landmark exhibition at the Design Museum, London. Published in Summer 2025, the essay explores the entanglements between architecture, ecology, and biological life, examining how living systems operate across scales—from the geologic to the metabolic—in shaping material and spatial practices. More-Than-Human is a major exhibition bringing together art, science and radical thinking to ask how design can help our planet thrive by shifting its focus beyond human needs. This publication is part of Jia Yi Gu’s broader research focus on ecological materiality and experimental practices at the intersection of architecture and the natural world.

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