Unearth. Second Nature. Pollination - by Anne-Lise K Velez & Enric Ruiz-Geli (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A transdisciplinary journey from Virginia Tech to the Venice Biennale,
this book showcases collaborative, student-led projects from the Virginia
Tech Honors College addressing real-world challenges across time, sectors,
and scales.

UnEarthed: Scaling Transdisciplinary from Blacksburg to the Biennale is a
groundbreaking chronicle highlighting Virginia Tech's commitment to
transdisciplinary education while providing students international exposure
and a platform for critical global conversations. It documents the process
and content of the 2025 Biennale Architettura exhibit unEarthed /
Second Nature / PolliNATION presented by the VT Honors College in
collaboration with Cloud 9 and Joba Studio. The volume features projects
from VT Honors students, Cloud 9, and collaborators representing diverse
viewpoints and values aligned with the event's collective intelligence theme.

This book arrives at a crucial moment to discuss the permeability between
sectors and scales and the need to work across time, regions, and values
to reestablish balance between humans and nature. Through transdisciplinary
education and design, it seeks to build a foundation for ecological and
cultural preservation by unEarthing solutions to the planet's most
critical challenges.