{"title":"Julie Gwilliam","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulie Gwilliam’s works delve into the dynamic interplay between urban environments and the natural world. Exploring themes of sustainable design and ecological architecture, her books invite readers to reconsider how cities and buildings can live in harmony with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in Arts \u0026amp; Culture, her writing offers a thoughtful perspective on contemporary challenges in architecture and urban planning, blending insightful analysis with striking visual narratives that inspire a deeper appreciation of our built surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-architecture-living-cities-by-christopher-day-9781138594807","title":"Living Architecture, Living Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s widely accepted that our environment is in crisis. Less widely recognised is that three quarters of environmental damage is due to cities – the places where most of us live. As this powerful new book elucidates, global sustainability is therefore directly dependent on urban design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLiving Architecture, Living Cities\u003c\/i\u003e Christopher Day and Julie Gwilliam move beyond the current emphasis on technological change. They argue that eco-technology allows us to continue broadly as before and only defers the impending disaster. In reality, most negative environmental impacts are due to how we live and the things we buy. Such personal choices often result from dissatisfaction with our surroundings. As perceived environment has a direct effect on attitudes and motivations, improving this can achieve more sustainable lifestyles more effectively than drastic building change – with its notorious performance-gap limitations. As it’s in places that our inner feelings and material reality interact, perceived environment is place-based. Ultimately, however, as the root cause of unsustainability is attitude, real change requires moving from the current focus on buildings and technology to an emphasis on the non-material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 400 high quality illustrations, this is essential reading for anyone who believes in the value and power of good design. 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