{"title":"Jose Araguez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJose Araguez\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of architecture, spatial theory, and cognitive processes, offering insightful perspectives on how humans interact with their built environments. His works delve into the complexities of spatial infrastructure and the nuanced principles of dispositional intelligence within architectural contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Araguez’s writings rich with theoretical depth and practical reflection, making them valuable for both scholars and practitioners seeking to understand the deeper relationships between space, design, and human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dispositional-intelligence-in-architecture-by-jos-aragez-9781638401322","title":"Dispositional Intelligence in Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDispositional Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e proposes a contemporary theory of spatial organisation in architecture through original research into a particular kind of hybrid design production—inherently architectural yet strongly driven by modes of intellection traditionally associated with engineering—which surfaced between the mid-1950s and the mid-2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree highly important yet radically overlooked bodies of work are examined here: those of the Italian architect and artist Vittorio Giorgini (1926–2010), the Israeli architect, engineer, and geometer Michael Burt (b. 1937), and Sri-Lankan-born, London-based engineer and theorist Cecil Balmond (b. 1943).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiorgini was a trailblazer in incorporating surface topology into architectural thinking with a considerable level of scientific self-awareness. Burt's body of work proves to be one of the earliest, most thoroughgoing investigations into the discovery and visualisation of three-dimensional models for the subdivision of space based on patterns of configurational continuity. Balmond pioneered the translation of aspects of nonlinearity into design moves of significant architectural consequence, as well as the application of design frameworks thus initiated to the conception of entire buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy combining granular historical analysis of these bodies of work with advanced theoretical investigation, this volume substantially expands the distinct dispositional possibilities for architecture enabled by the deep scientisation of design that unfolded across the West over the course of the second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. In so doing, it addresses the urgent need to extend the boundaries of architectural thinking in a fundamental fashion—beyond conventional models of three-dimensional articulation—and contributes not only a new mode of thought to the history of architecture, but also novel critical and design frameworks to today's discourse and practice culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596270387436,"sku":"9781638401322","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a310474fc5eff53e2bb50b3adf9d0aec.jpg?v=1777930704"},{"product_id":"spatial-infrastructure-by-jose-araguez-9781638400196","title":"Spatial Infrastructure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpatial Infrastructure\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays crafting a self-consistent project that recasts architectural thinking as a form of knowledge by addressing a number of fundamental questions relevant to the reading of works across styles, time-periods, and geographic boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJose Araguez's second book revolves around a new concept in architecture, spatial infrastructure, that operates both as a design tool capable of projecting architectural thinking forward, and as an analytical category that shifts our understanding of the history of the field and contemporary production. Taken together, the collection of essays presented here investigates some of the most intractable issues pertaining to architectural discourse, while also examining scientific, critical, and cultural dimensions where relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey subjects include a building's discursive building, engineering patents and spatial disposition in architecture, typological invention and sponge surfaces, 'the organic' at the intersection of architecture and philosophy, imageability in the context of an evolving market economy, language vis-à-vis self-determinacy in creative practices, a building's spatial kernel, and the possibility of architectural metacriticality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding upon each other to engender a coherent and distinct outlook on twentieth-century and contemporary architecture, these essays put forth a strong argument for architectural thinking that emerges from intimate knowledge of its capacities, as well as an ability to maintain epistemological clarity and integrity when purporting to expand our horizons of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598392738028,"sku":"9781638400196","price":88.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781638400196-spatial-infrastructure.jpg?v=1777966405"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jose-araguez.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}