{"title":"Louise Wright","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationships between human creativity and the natural world through her insightful works. Her books blend elements of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e with thoughtful reflections on science and nature, inviting readers to appreciate the beauty found in both buildings and living organisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a delicate balance of observation and contemplation, Wright’s writing illuminates the mysteries of knowing and unknowing, encouraging a deeper connection to our surroundings. Her collection offers a unique perspective for readers interested in the intersection of environment, design, and the subtle complexities of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"knowing-and-unknowing-by-mauro-baracco-9781948765794","title":"Knowing and Unknowing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocuments the artworks of the exhibition Repair, Australian Pavilion, 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, under the creative direction of Baracco+Wright Architects in collaboration with Linda Tegg. It shares the thinking embodied in the work and reflects on the spaces prompted by its life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exhibition invites you to look anew at a plant community that has been overlooked as a site only for human use, to the extent that there is only 1% now left, and to reflect on the ground, what it supports, what is displaced. As presented through our premier cultural institution, La Biennale di Venezia, this exhibition will live on through seed the authors of this investigation have already started to collect and through relationships they are building with research institutes in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowing and Unknowing\u003c\/em\u003e by Mauro Baracco and Louise Wright reflects deeply on these themes, offering insights into the unseen and often unappreciated aspects of architectural and environmental repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854632276204,"sku":"9781948765794","price":78.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a90aeb6651b1bdb3256e16df76556da8.jpg?v=1759267229"},{"product_id":"buildings-and-living-things-by-mauro-baracco-9781948765800","title":"Buildings and Living Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuildings and Living Things\u003c\/em\u003e documents the materiality and spaces of the Garden House by Baracco+Wright Architects, through photographs by Rory Gardiner. The imagery and thoughts reflect on the dialogue of building, life, and systems conceived in an ongoing project of environmental repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis holiday house is conceived as just a little more than a tent: a deck and raised platform are covered by a transparent 'shed'; the interior perimeter 'veranda' is garden space. The soil and natural ground line are maintained and carried through; a low-lying site with terrestrial orchids and lilies, flood waters seasonally move through the site unimpeded; similarly, the indigenous vegetation has begun to grow inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaracco+Wright believe in a wide role for architectural thinking beyond the individual building. 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It discusses the exhibition installation and projects by Magistretti from both the industrial design and architecture fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses in particular on the sense of 'conceptual simplicity', playfulness, and geometry that inform Magistretti's work. It is also part of the extended discourse undertaken internationally in 2020, in observance of the centenary year of Magistretti's birth date (1920-2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596472565996,"sku":"9781948765527","price":79.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5189377246f45afd6da511ee3c56f4f5.jpg?v=1777928823"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/louise-wright.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}