LANDSCAPES OF QUARANTINE A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIO Landscapes of Quarantine is an independent, multi-disciplinary design studio, based in New York City, consisting of eight evening workshops, from October 6 to December 5, 2009, in which up to 14 participants will gather to discuss the spatial implications of quarantine. The results of the workshop will be presented in an exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture in early 2010. Quarantine is an ancient spatial practice characterized by a state of enforced immobility, decontamination, and sequestration; yet it is increasingly relevant - and difficult to monitor - in an era of global trade, bio-engineering, and mass tourism. Landscapes of Quarantine is organized by Future Plural, a project-based, independent design lab launching in 2009 from a temporary base in New York City. Future Plural is Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG: bldgblog.blogspot.com) and Nicola Twilley (Edible Geography: ediblegeography.com).