{"title":"James Brearley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Brearley\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the intricate relationships between natural systems and human environments. His work, such as \u003cem\u003eDesigning Network Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the confluence of science, urban planning, and ecology to reveal how interconnected networks shape both cities and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analyses that bridge scientific theory with practical design, offering a fresh perspective on how our built landscapes evolve. Brearley's writing is ideal for those interested in understanding the complexities behind modern urban environments through the lens of nature and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"designing-networks-cities-by-steve-whitford-9781032546582","title":"Designing Networks Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigning Networks Cities\u003c\/em\u003e presents a sophisticated, multi-disciplinary, and multi-dimensional approach to urban design. Emerging from years of practice, experimentation, and research by designers (landscape architects, urban planners, urban designers, and architects), this approach engages with contemporary thought across a number of disciplines to re-invent the entrenched blunt instruments of the city-making process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA cry for flexible, sharp-instruments in urban design, \u003cem\u003eDesigning Networks Cities\u003c\/em\u003e presents a multi-dimensional way of seeing the essential components of the city (\u003cem\u003eform\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003espace-time\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eorder\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eaesthetics\u003c\/em\u003e). It purposefully links traditional architectural design derivation mechanisms to urban design, in the hope that cities will not only \u003cem\u003ebe pragmatic\u003c\/em\u003e, but also become sophisticated \u003cem\u003eiconographically\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003epoetically\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003esyntactically\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt provides the tools to enable decision-making within a multiplicity of constraints and opportunities: a \u003cem\u003ephilosophy\u003c\/em\u003e of becoming, not being; a \u003cem\u003escience\u003c\/em\u003e of dynamic systems, not stasis; and an \u003cem\u003eart\u003c\/em\u003e of sensations, not subjectivity. And finally, and most importantly, it argues \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e it is important that cities embrace these multiple dimensions of society on a planet that is facing increasing environmental challenges: an \u003cem\u003eeconomics\u003c\/em\u003e focused on equity for all, not for some more than others; a \u003cem\u003epolitics\u003c\/em\u003e supporting a genuine representational democracy, not one representing the overly influential; and a \u003cem\u003eculture\u003c\/em\u003e [including history] that embraces difference, not one that encourages division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigning Networks Cities\u003c\/em\u003e not only provides the means to identify these issues and a methodology to deal with them within a complex emerging co-existence, but also demonstrates the development of cities that embrace and respond to the complexities of life in what some are calling the Anthropocene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605587247340,"sku":"9781032546582","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032546582-designing-networks-cities.jpg?v=1778133154"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/james-brearley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}