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Eva Franch i Gilabert, Mireia Luzárraga, Alejndro Muiño (eds.)

100 Words for Water

A Projective Ecosocial Vocabulary

“100 Words for Water: A Projective Ecosocial Vocabulary” delves into the urgent and intertwined relationship between water systems and human life amidst the escalating climate crisis. Drawing on the United Nations’ assertion that “the climate crisis is mainly a water crisis,” this thoughtprovoking book compiles over one hundred key terms defi ned by contemporary thinkers in science, philosophy, politics, activism and architecture. These terms – such as Water Rights, Hydrocatharsis, Decommodifi cation of Water and Liquid Modernity – form a vital lexicon to guide transformative action and foster a more symbiotic relationship with water.

Structured as a collaborative exploration, the book combines scientific insight, philosophical depth and architectural vision to redefi ne how we engage with water socially, politically and ecologically. Illustrated with cartographic case studies, the volume offers vivid and hopeful scenarios for reshaping human-water interdependence. Through its diverse contributors and a interdisciplinary approach, ”100 Words for Water” challenges readers to rethink water management and design as the foundation of a resilient, multispecies future. This book is an essential resource for architects, activists, policymakers and anyone passionate about ecosocial transformation and water equity in an era of unprecedented environmental change.

Edited by Eva Franch i Gilabert, Mireia Luzárraga, Alejndro Muiño

17 × 24 cm, 6 ½ × 9 ½ in

ca 200 pages, ca 100 illustrations

paperback

2025, 978-3-03778-791-5, English

Venice Biennale 2025

CHF 25.00

New

Eva Franch i Gilabert

Eva Franch i Gilabert (Delta de l’Ebre, 1978) is an architect, curator, researcher, and educator based in Barcelona, Prague, and New York. Franch is a professor at UMPRUM, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, has served as Director of the AA Architectural Association in London, Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, and has taught at Cooper Union, Princeton University, GSAPP Columbia University, Rice University, SUNY Buffalo and IUAV Venice. Her work as a thinker, community activator and director of institutions and projects from pioneering perspectives has made her one of the most influential voices in the international architecture community.

Franch has curated over 30 exhibitions worldwide, from Taipei to Buenos Aires and Berlin. Most recently, she curated and designed the exhibition “Picasso: Untitled” at La Casa Encendida in Madrid and co-founded and served as artistic director of Model. Festival of Architectures of Barcelona, founded by the Barcelona City Council and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC). In 2014, Franch directed and co-curated the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale with the project OfficeUS, which included three publications: “Manual”, “Atlas” and “Agenda” (Lars Müller Publishers), and the film “The Architects” (Amie Siegel), recently acquired by MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as part of its permanent collection.

mireia luzarraga

Mireia Luzárraga (Madrid, 1981), together with and Alejandro Muiño, is behind the architecture and research studio TAKK, with headquarters in Barcelona and New York. Mireia Luzárraga is director of Studio I at Columbia University GSAPP in New York and, also with Alejandro Muiño, is a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. Their work explores how architecture can promote the development of fairer lives by integrating feminism and ecology into spatial practices.Their work has received the “Design Vanguard 2024” award, the “Best Archilover Project 2023” award, the special mention of the jury at the “FAD Awards 2023”, the “COAM 2022” award, and the “Temps de les Arts 2022” award.
The work of Luzárraga and Muiño is present in some of the most prestigious collections of architecture museums in the world highlighting the FRAC Center Val-del-Loire, the Vitra Design Museum, the Mak Center for Art & Architecture in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat and the Design Hub in Barcelona.

Alejandro Muiño

Alejandro Muiño (Barcelona, 1982), together with Mireia Luzárraga, is behind the architecture and research studio TAKK, with headquarters in Barcelona and New York. Also with Mireia Luzárraga, he is a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. Their work explores how architecture can promote the development of fairer lives by integrating feminism and ecology into spatial practices. Their work has received the “Design Vanguard 2024” award, the “Best Archilover Project 2023” award, the special mention of the jury at the “FAD Awards 2023”, the “COAM 2022” award, and the “Temps de les Arts 2022” award.
The work of Luzárraga and Muiño is present in some of the most prestigious collections of architecture museums in the world highlighting the FRAC Center Val-del-Loire, the Vitra Design Museum, the Mak Center for Art & Architecture in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat and the Design Hub in Barcelona.