Architectural theories of the environment : posthuman territory Humans are the largest environmental force on the planet making this a new geologic era: The Anthropocene. As architects and designers we struggle to reconcile the ever increasing environmental humanitarian and technological demands placed on our projects. Here for the first time editor Ariane Lourie Harrison collects the essays of architects theorists and sustainable designers that together provide a framework to help you develop your own guidelines to approaching your work. Each introduction defines a key term such as biopolitics animalization and sociotechnical model to increase your design vocabulary and highlight themes from the readings. Nine case studies from five countries demonstrate these concepts so that you can see theory made concrete