About this Event
Birds, wasps and bees build nests, spiders weave webs, termites create mounds, molluscs build shells, beavers engineer whole landscapes. But many more animals have strong relationships to our own buildings, even if, in some cases, we’d rather they didn’t.
This talk takes three animals – pigeons, peregrine falcons and beavers – to explore how we can develop more awareness and greater care towards animals in our buildings and cities. So, first, we might create buildings for animals – pigeon lofts and dovecotes for example; second, animals might choose to inhabit our buildings – peregrine falcons on high towers; and third, animals might themselves build – beavers constructing lodges and dams. Providing a richly illustrated take on this subject, this talk asks what might be required to design with animals and how we can become more attuned to the other lifeforms that already use our structures.
Wild Talks is a series of public lectures hosted by Manchester Museum, in collaboration with the University of Manchester, that will delve even deeper into some of the issues raised by our new exhibition, Wild. Issues that often have an unseen, yet powerful, impact on our daily lives.
This series is part of the University’s support for , aimed at supporting people’s aspirations and learning needs at every stage of their lives. Through public lectures, we aim to provide access to a Manchester education for all.
This talk will be recorded and made available on Manchester Museum's YouTube account shortly afterwards.
We are expecting this event to be extremely popular, please take your seat by 13:50 or it may be reallocated. If you're no longer able to attend, please let us know. The talk will take place in the Kanaris Lecture Theatre on the second floor, ask a member of staff for directions upon arrival.
Photography credit: Sea squirts and feather stars in Lamlash Bay copyright Howard Wood & COAST.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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