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Autographic Environments

February 23, 2026
AfterSchool

Afterschool presents: Autographic Environments
A workshop led by Morgan Mangelsen & Maria Fernandez Pello

Thursday, Feb.26 at 5pm
Alienated Majesty Books, 5-7 pm

In this session of AfterSchool, Austin-based landscape architect Morgan Mangelsen and researcher Maria Fernandez Pello introduce us to the concept of autographic environments. Drawing from Dietmar Offenhuber’s book, “Autographic Design” (2023), they will discuss how they think about and use environmental traces in their respective works. The presentation will be followed by a short workshop in which participants will learn how to apply autographic techniques to learn about their environment.

Morgan Mangelsen is a landscape architect and horticulturist driven by a deep passion for merging design with natural systems to shift cultural and social perceptions. Her professional journey has spanned the globe, where she has led diverse projects that focus on master planning and urban ecology. She believes that thoughtful landscape design can profoundly impact both ecological health and human experience, and she is dedicated to creating spaces where nature and urban life coexist harmoniously. Her contributions have been recognized by the ASLA NY Honor Awards and the Re-thinkingThe Future Awards. She was a founding member of the ASLA Plant Research Group, where she co-lead plant walks to increase horticultural education in landscape architecture.

Maria Fernández Pello is a visual artist and researcher working at the intersection of anthropology, science, and film. She is currently a PhD candidate at UT Austin, where she studies how biohacking experiments challenge assumptions about medicine, ecology, and data. She has been a fellow at Science Sandbox, UnionDocs, Strelka Institute, and Aarhus University Center for Environmental Media and Aesthetics. Her films have screened in festivals and institutions worldwide.