It is hard to know what thread to reply to with all this branching...
On expanding beyond human-centered design, there is my relevant effort here:
Roudavski, Stanislav. 2018. “Notes on More-than-Human Architecture.” In Undesign: Critical Practices at the Intersection of Art and Design, edited by Gretchen Coombs, Andrew McNamara, and Gavin Sade, 24–37. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10/czr8.
https://www.academia.edu/35365168/Notes_on_More-than-Human_Architecture
A practical aspect of this in a project is discussed here, with more forthcoming:
Roudavski, Stanislav, and Dan Parker. 2020. “Modelling Workflows for More-than-Human Design: Prosthetic Habitats for the Powerful Owl (Ninox Strenua).” In Impact - Design with All Senses: Proceedings of the Design Modelling Symposium, Berlin 2019, edited by Gengnagel, Christoph, Baverel, Olivier, Burry, Jane, Thomsen, Mette Ramsgaard, and Weinzierl, Stefan, 554–564. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10/dbkp.
https://www.academia.edu/40371565/Modelling_Workflows_for_More-than-Human_Design_Prosthetic_Habitats_for_the_Powerful_Owl_Ninox_strenua_
On pluralism in design education, I have written this effort. I think the references in that can be useful, e.g., critical pedagogy.
Roudavski, Stanislav. 2011. “Selective Jamming: Digital Architectural Design in Foundation Courses.” International Journal of Architectural Computing 9 (4): 437–61. https://doi.org/10/czw9.
https://www.academia.edu/1159351/Selective_Jamming_Digital_Architectural_Design_in_Foundation_Courses
In general, I feel that 1) it is essential to move beyond human-only goals towards ecocentric understandings of clientèle and 2) that it is essential to include the full spectrum of the diverging views, needs and goals such more-than-human clientèle might have, however difficult or messy.
Stanislav
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