{"title":"Series: Places Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaces Books\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to explore diverse landscapes of thought and experience, from the strategic depths of finance and entrepreneurship to the vivid realms of history and adventure. This collection spans genres and disciplines, offering insightful reflections on human behaviour, cutting-edge technology, and captivating journeys through real and imagined worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into philosophical questions, uncovering military history, or enjoying imaginative tales and practical guides, readers will find a rich tapestry that connects ideas with the places they inhabit. Each title offers a unique perspective on the environments—conceptual or physical—that shape our understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"where-are-the-women-architects-by-despina-stratigakos-9780691170138","title":"Where Are the Women Architects?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrolment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one looks in the profession, the scarcer women become. Law and medicine, two equally demanding and traditionally male professions, have been much more successful in retaining and integrating women. So why do women still struggle to keep a toehold in architecture?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Women Architects?\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of women's stagnating numbers in a profession that remains a male citadel, and explores how a new generation of activists is fighting back, grabbing headlines, and building coalitions that promise to bring about change. Despina Stratigakos's provocative examination of the past, current, and potential future roles of women in the profession begins with the backstory, revealing how the field has dodged the question of women's absence since the nineteenth century. It then turns to the status of women in architecture today, and the serious, entrenched hurdles they face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the story isn't without hope, and the book documents the rise of new advocates who are challenging the profession's boys' club, from its male-dominated elite prizes to the erasure of women architects from Wikipedia. These advocates include Stratigakos herself and here she also tells the story of her involvement in the controversial creation of Architect Barbie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccessible, frank, and lively, \u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Women Architects?\u003c\/i\u003e will be a revelation for readers far beyond the world of architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464777449708,"sku":"9780691170138","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691170138-where-are-the-women-architects.jpg?v=1775054469"},{"product_id":"a-city-is-not-a-computer-by-shannon-mattern-9780691208053","title":"A City Is Not a Computer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComputational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. \u003ci\u003eA City Is Not a Computer\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how cities encompass myriad forms of local and indigenous intelligences and knowledge institutions, arguing that these resources are a vital supplement and corrective to increasingly prevalent algorithmic models.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShannon Mattern begins by examining the ethical and ontological implications of urban technologies and computational models, discussing how they shape and in many cases profoundly limit our engagement with cities. She looks at the methods and underlying assumptions of data-driven urbanism and demonstrates how the \"city-as-computer\" metaphor, which undergirds much of today's urban policy and design, reduces place-based knowledge to information processing. Mattern then imagines how we might sustain institutions and infrastructures that constitute more diverse, open, inclusive urban forms. She shows how the public library functions as a steward of urban intelligence, and describes the scales of upkeep needed to sustain a city's many moving parts, from spinning hard drives to bridge repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncorporating insights from urban studies, data science, and media and information studies, \u003ci\u003eA City Is Not a Computer\u003c\/i\u003e offers a visionary new approach to urban planning and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558895272172,"sku":"9780691208053","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691208053-a-city-is-not-a-computer.jpg?v=1776919416"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-places-books.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}