REALMS is a landscape practice
(design, research, teaching, making).
Principia Nepal Study Abroad
Shifting Village I
Shifting Village II
Terai Trajectories
A Landscape that has Never Existed
Tied Across Time
Trajectories of Practice Across Time
Agencies of the Present
Landscape is Knowledge
Fuel and the Himalayan Future
Open-ended Landscape
Willow and Water
Ascent
Passage & Discovery
Agency of a Path
Transient Materials
Fagopyrum tataricum
About
Shifting Village: Co-Design for Autonomy
2024-present
Lower Mustang, Nepal
with Yungdrung Tsewang Gurung and Sonam Lama
People in Lubra are already doing the work of retreat: homes move uphill one by one and fields are meticuously cared for for what might be one last growing season. This project facilitates the community-led development of a long-term plan for the village’s retreat. This is an important outcome, both because it meets urgent needs for community members and advocates for the future of the village as a continuation of its ongoing making rather than novel dislocaiton.
Beginning with the description of past practices of landscape-making, the plan will frame how these practices have shifted into the present, and how those shifts will continue through the co-design and implementation of the plan over time. This includes outlining how everyday adaptation can aggregate through time and space to form a significant portion of the retreat process. The plan will also outline the proposed role of local government bodies and development organizations in supporting the self-determination of communities as they adapt to climate crisis. This document will be produced by the project team as a synthesis of research and co-design outputs and finalized following community review.
Work funded by:
The Landscape Research Group