Luke Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 4629846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luke Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luke |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | ETH Zurich |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-7119-2809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Romanticising regeneration
Against wastelanding
This paper proposes a methodology for designers to work in the extensive yet marginal landscapes that are produced as part of the process of agricultural intensification. The distributed design approach, which focuses on enriching the existing bioinfrastructure of the soil, emerged out an ongoing research project in the Conca de Barberà, Spain. The project involves managing an interconnected series of currently unproductive on unmaintained fields…
Soils in motion
This article examines the socioecological metabolism of soils in New York City, tracing their production, circulation, and transformation within the dynamics of extended urbanisation. It explores how soil, as both a biophysical and socio-political entity, alternates between being treated as lively or inert in response to the demands of capital. The study explores three cases: a soil mixing facility in New Jersey, the regional extraction of sand, …
Ambiguous fortifications in the garden
As part of the special issue “Emerging Voices in Landscape Research,” I had the privilege of engaging with Nathan Atherton’s article, “A front lawn fit to fight in: Contextualising Mary Rosse’s def
Who in England cares about the champion spear tosser?” Field Events and the British Athletic Psyche before the First World War
The British Olympic Association was formed by men whose class attitudes were reflected in their adherence to traditional notions of amateurism. An emphasis on elegance and a suspicion of professional coaches were central to their ethos and resulted in the middle-class amateur focusing on events that accommodated the symmetrical body while avoiding events that demanded a more proletarian, highly trained functional body. The result was the almost c…
Against wastelanding
This paper proposes a methodology for designers to work in the extensive yet marginal landscapes that are produced as part of the process of agricultural intensification. The distributed design approach, which focuses on enriching the existing bioinfrastructure of the soil, emerged out an ongoing research project in the Conca de Barberà, Spain. The project involves managing an interconnected series of currently unproductive on unmaintained fields…
Soils in motion
This article examines the socioecological metabolism of soils in New York City, tracing their production, circulation, and transformation within the dynamics of extended urbanisation. It explores how soil, as both a biophysical and socio-political entity, alternates between being treated as lively or inert in response to the demands of capital. The study explores three cases: a soil mixing facility in New Jersey, the regional extraction of sand, …
Ambiguous fortifications in the garden
As part of the special issue “Emerging Voices in Landscape Research,” I had the privilege of engaging with Nathan Atherton’s article, “A front lawn fit to fight in: Contextualising Mary Rosse’s def
Who in England cares about the champion spear tosser?” Field Events and the British Athletic Psyche before the First World War
The British Olympic Association was formed by men whose class attitudes were reflected in their adherence to traditional notions of amateurism. An emphasis on elegance and a suspicion of professional coaches were central to their ethos and resulted in the middle-class amateur focusing on events that accommodated the symmetrical body while avoiding events that demanded a more proletarian, highly trained functional body. The result was the almost c…
Romanticising regeneration
Against wastelanding
This paper proposes a methodology for designers to work in the extensive yet marginal landscapes that are produced as part of the process of agricultural intensification. The distributed design approach, which focuses on enriching the existing bioinfrastructure of the soil, emerged out an ongoing research project in the Conca de Barberà, Spain. The project involves managing an interconnected series of currently unproductive on unmaintained fields…
Soils in motion
This article examines the socioecological metabolism of soils in New York City, tracing their production, circulation, and transformation within the dynamics of extended urbanisation. It explores how soil, as both a biophysical and socio-political entity, alternates between being treated as lively or inert in response to the demands of capital. The study explores three cases: a soil mixing facility in New Jersey, the regional extraction of sand, …
Ambiguous fortifications in the garden
As part of the special issue “Emerging Voices in Landscape Research,” I had the privilege of engaging with Nathan Atherton’s article, “A front lawn fit to fight in: Contextualising Mary Rosse’s def
Biology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Water Governance and Infrastructure (2 works)