arakawa and gins cofounded the reversible destiny foundation, an organization dedicated to the use of architecture to extend the human lifespan. they have co-authored books, including reversible destiny, which is the catalogue of their guggenheim exhibition, "architectural body" (university of alabama press, 2002), and "making dying illegal" (new york: roof books, 2006), and have designed and built residences and parks, including the reversible destiny lofts, bioscleave house, and the "site of reversible destiny–yoro".