{"title":"Richard Garber","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard Garber's works delve into the cutting edge of \u003cstrong\u003eengineering and technology\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering insightful perspectives on building and innovation. His writing appeals to readers fascinated by the mechanics of modern construction and the future of infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful approach to technical subjects, Garber's books balance practical knowledge with forward-looking ideas, making them essential reading for those interested in the evolving landscape of engineering and design.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"building-futures-by-richard-garber-9781119829218","title":"Building Futures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn approach to Information Modeling engaging concepts of equality, sustainability, and labour as they relate to environment and architectural practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuilding Futures: Technology, Ecology, and Architectural Practice\u003c\/i\u003e explores how architects, and the buildings and environments we create, can engage future realities, both abstract and readily understood. These range from climate change and public health to advanced ideas about manufacture and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe text demonstrates multiple and hybrid paths in which building information modeling (BIM) and outgrowth technological processes, including environmental simulation and human-robot interaction, can be utilised in today’s contemporary context. It expands the architect’s agency by focusing on a more conceptual, and ecological basis for our work. Moving beyond a basic understanding of the role of computation in architecture and design, the work shows how to think critically and speculatively about technology’s deeper and more lasting impacts on both architecture and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTopics covered in \u003ci\u003eBuilding Futures\u003c\/i\u003e include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTechnology:\u003c\/b\u003e Information modeling and the relationship between computational and real objects, new approaches to coding in architectural design, and direct-to-manufacture workflows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnvironment:\u003c\/b\u003e Understanding part-to-whole relationships at a variety of scales and the interconnectedness of things, post-subjective architectural approaches to ecology, and new ideas about sustainability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractice:\u003c\/b\u003e Revisiting architecture by remote control in the time of new global challenges, and novel ideas about creativity, authorship, and professionalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesign professionals and practice leaders grappling with the relationship of technology to design pedagogy will use \u003ci\u003eBuilding Futures\u003c\/i\u003e to better theorise and execute their architectural vision. Students in upper-level courses studying technique and theory will also find value in the work, which prepares incoming professionals for the major changes that the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry may undergo in the coming years and decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“The book prompts us to consider simulating events where architecture and architects could mitigate, redirect or develop contingencies, in relation to the environment, flows of material and capital, and other ‘things’ that operate from the immediate, through to almost geological timescales.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Foreword by Robert Stuart-Smith, Director of the Autonomous Manufacturing Lab, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430201049324,"sku":"9781119829218","price":113.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781119829218.jpg?v=1774559418"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/richard-garber.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}