LA+ CREATURE—the third in the LA+ international design ideas competition series—asked how we can use design to open our cities, our landscapes, and our minds to a more symbiotic existence with other creatures. From a total of 258 designs, LA+ CREATURE’s eminent interdisciplinary jury—comprising Timothy Morton, Farre Nixon, Chris Reed, Jennifer Wolch, Kate Orff, and Andrew Grant—awarded 5 winners and 10 honorable mentions.

WINNING DESIGNS

NIKO DELLIC
AMBIKA PHARMA

CATHERINE VALVERDE
YOUZI XU
ELIZABETH SERVITO

BINGJIAN LIU
HEEJUNG SHIN
ESTHER JUNG

ARTHUR LAM

FERAS ABDALLAH
CALLA ROSE OSTRANDER

^{mangrove horseshoe crab}
^{Carcinoscorpius Rotundicauda}

^{california tiger salamande}
^{Ambystoma californiense}

^{american eel}
^{Anguilla Rostrata}

^birds
^Aves

^{north american beaver}
^{Castor canadensis}

Each of the 5 winning designs receives $2,000, a certificate, and feature publication in LA+ Journal’s forthcoming LA+ CREATURE issue (Fall 2021).

10 designs awarded honorable mentions by the jury will receive a certificate and feature publication in LA+ CREATURE.

The “editor’s choice” (selected by LA+ Journal’s Editor in Chief) will receive feature publication in LA+ CREATURE.