48-659 Infrastructural Landscapes II: Design Futures

3–6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Part II of this variable-credit seminar course focuses on the intersections of infrastructural theory and architectural world-making. Students will explore how infrastructures—understood as the material, technical, and social systems of connectivity and relationality that establish the foundation for other forms of power to operate—are woven through space and sedimented in overlapping temporal layers. Together we will research how infrastructures like energy grids, flood management systems, and digital communications networks facilitate place-making by connecting (or disconnecting) people and resources across vast spatial distances. We will explore the thinkers who show the many ways infrastructures undergird contemporary spatial politics and shape struggles for a just and sustainable future.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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