Issue 01 / Ideas and arguments
Essays.
Essays on food as public infrastructure, cities shaped by water and materials grown through cultivation. Read each author’s argument and explore the research behind it.Read the essays ↓
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Anindita Shrivastava, Nishtha Gupta and Hemant Jindal. “Field Assembly Essays: Issue 01.” Field Assembly, Issue 01. Published 1 August 2026; revised 20 September 2026. https://fieldassembly.press/positions.
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What ideas connect these essays?
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The essays explore how design shapes food systems, coastal cities and cultivated materials.
What’s included Three essays and the research behind them