Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene: Planetary and Pluriversal Perspectives is a « living reference work » published by Springer Nature from 2026. I work as Associate Editor responsible of the « Architectures » Section of the Encyclopedia since 2024, and coordinate a few dozens entries in it, written by researchers, architects and scholars from all over the world.

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About this book

The Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene: Planetary and Pluriversal Perspectives articulates the biogeophysical knowledge of the Anthropocene, as well as the socio-political knowledge. The concept of he Anthropocene – as a new geological epoch characterized by a lasting change in the conditions of habitability of the Earth for all living things, and especially for human life in society – structures the Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene. The Encyclopedia outlines how the paradigm of rupture gives meaning to current biogeophysical research. Considering the Anthropocene as a conceptual tool at the crossroads of several disciplinary fields – geology and stratigraphy, of course; earth system sciences; but also various disciplinary fields of the humanities- this Encyclopedia creates a new global narrative, both social, political, anthropological, and cultural. With more than 1500 entries, the encyclopedia defines new orientations for numerous academic disciplines based on the radical novelty of entering a new geological epoch. This is the go to resource for academics from any discipline confronted with the rupture marked by the Anthropocene.

Editors : Nathanaël Wallenhorst & Christoph Wulf

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Architectures Section (as in July 2026)

D’Arienzo, R. (2026). Architectures: (Urban) Metabolisms

Hwang, J. (2026). Architectures: Multispecies

Ofosu-Asare, Y. (2026). Architectures: Decolonial Design Practices in Africa

Rollot, M. (2026). Architectures: Emancipation

Lin, F.C.H. (2026). Architectures: From Bastardized Forms to Pluriversal Considerations. 

Frichot, H. (2026). Architectures: Medium

Harriss, H., House, N. (2026). Architectures: Reimagining Praxis in a Post-Humanist World. 

Brown, L.A. (2026). Architectures: Environmental Ethics of Care.

Madhavi P. Patil & Ashraf M. Salama (2026) Architectures: Colonial Bias in AI’s Global Architectural Knowledge

Ashraf M. Salama (2026) Architectures: The Global South as Co-Author of Architectural Epistemology

Ashraf M. Salama (2026) Architectures: Decolonized Pedagogies