{"product_id":"plug-ins-by-ezio-manzini-9781638400448","title":"Plug-Ins","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book's central argument is that plug-ins, situated design outcomes that aim to enrich the complex system of the city and expand its potentialities, are a solid yet supple conceptual framework for rethinking how design can be a key agent in city making.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlug-Ins\u003c\/em\u003e showcases some of the projects developed by Elisava's Design for City Making Research Lab, a research institute that investigates the role of design in the material and social construction of our habitats. The focus is on spatiality, temporality, interactions, meaning, citizen engagement, and social impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProjects by students, professors, and researchers, in collaboration with multiple partners including public administration, NGOs, industry, and academia, articulate the concept of design as plug-ins, which is the core idea of this book. This notion of plug-ins results from a renewed approach to how design can be a key agent in city making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiven that the city is a system of relationships, design for city making means understanding, reinforcing, and articulating this network. We posit plug-ins as situated design outcomes that aim to enrich the complex system of the city and expand its potentialities. The main aim of Elisava's Design for City Making Research Lab is to rethink design's agency in the city through this framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith Contributions from: Ruedi Baur, Julia Benini, Josep Bohigas, David Bravo, Adrià Carbonell, Tomás Díaz, Danae Esparza, Ramon Faura, Tona Monjo, Salvador Rueda, Oscar Tomico, Lluís Torrens, Manuela Valtchanova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597518029036,"sku":"9781638400448","price":97.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d74b35feea4a2480a11572cb67b7b38d.jpg?v=1777958272","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/plug-ins-by-ezio-manzini-9781638400448","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}