{"product_id":"architects-on-dwelling-paperback","title":"Architects on Dwelling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Platt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspirational reader that highlights how profoundly the place we live in matters to our well-being and what social responsibility architects have in creating the built environment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, \u003ci\u003eArchitects on Dwelling \u003c\/i\u003etakes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw on both their reservoir of ideas as well as their own experiences as fellow inhabitants of such structures. This book explores how architects design the places we inhabit and how those places in turn inform the manner in which we live, in ways beyond lifestyle and personal taste. Through contributions by Stephen Hoey, Henry McKeown \u0026amp; Ian Alexander, James Mitchell, Stacey Philips, Christopher Platt, Adrian Stewart, and Miranda Webster--most of whom are Scotland-based practitioners as well as teachers in The Glasgow School of Art--it reveals the unique values and qualities that inform their design processes. In their essays, they focus mostly on one exemplary building, explaining how and why they design the way they do. Dick van Gameren, Simon Henley, and Graeme Hutton, distinguished experts and themselves architect-educators, place this work within an international context and provide insightful comment about what these design approaches inform us about contemporary design in Scotland. Complemented with a wide range of images, these essays both illuminate the architects' motivations and inspirations and celebrate their featured works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taken as a whole, \u003ci\u003eArchitects on Dwelling\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us how profoundly the place we live in matters to our well-being, and of the social responsibility architects have in creating the built environment in general and dwellings in particular. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Platt\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect and cofounder of Glasgow-based firm Studio KAP. He is also the chair of architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728355823679,"sku":"9783038602385","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a42083fc8257678f19e612686cb15168.webp?v=1765118210","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/architects-on-dwelling-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}