Serigraph printed on paper, size: 25” x 19”

Super-Mega-Ruralistic critiques the traditional, industrialized view of landscapes as engineered systems, rooted in the "machine in the garden" idea exemplified by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). In response to climate change, it reimagines agriculture and landscape as adaptive, interdependent systems.
The design features elevated platforms for high-value crops to reduce flood risks while restoring ground-level ecologies and enabling low-impact farming. A key concept is "luxoir"—inspired by terroir—which uses precision agriculture and UV light modulation linked to local renewable energy to define crop quality and identity.
Drawing from TVA’s history of innovation, the project combines sustainable practices, climate resilience, and speculative new ways of living. It was developed as part of the University of Tennessee’s Regional Globalism in the Tennessee Valley initiative, exploring regenerative futures for the region.

Professor of Architecture and Landscape Furtures, and Laura Allen — Professor of Architecture and Augmented Landscapes are based at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Our work takes two routes, architectural competitions, where the particular rigour of the competition brief, site and program provide the basis for new investigations and, conceptual design projects which test out the agenda and methodology of the design research practice. We focus on the dynamic relationship between the natural and the man made and how this can be revealed to enhance the experience of the architectural landscape.

The Super-Mega-Ruralistic series was produced for the exhibition, The Sixth Somewhat Annual Meeting, held at A83 in 2025.
Signed and numbered by Mark Smout and Laura Allen in a limited edition of 10.