Abbondanza

A possible interpretation of the current globalized context - a complex system of relationships and contradictions - renders a pattern that results from recursive mechanisms based on the logic of scarcity. Over time, this premise has exacerbated a collective obsession with the insufficiency of human resources and human capital, especially in the fields of material production and mass automation. Human society exists in a finite space where resources are asymmetrically distributed. Such space could be envisioned as a loop in which externalities like extra-atmospheric matter are conceivable almost only at the theoretical level. However, in reality, society itself is characterized by an economic and socio-technological condition of preeminent abundance. Abundance emerges, for example, through scientific progress, information dissemination, and collective knowledge. These elements are essential for developing design strategies and effectively converging the two antithetical great accelerations of the next century: technological advancement and climate change. This call encourages the sharing of interdisciplinary perspectives, complementary to design and architecture, that focus on human-computer interaction, robotics, biology, anthropogenic issues, ecological systems, social innovation, and environmental sustainability. Issue 43 of OFFICINA* magazine promotes a reflection on the concept of ABUNDANCE. It seeks application examples or theoretical speculations in project disciplines such as design, architecture, and planning at the different scales of intervention: spaces, buildings, products, services, processes, and systems. For publication, the journal committee will promote contributions that foster discussion around the following themes: social, ecological, and artificial abundance.