{"product_id":"unified-design-9780470723319","title":"Unified Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arup Associates\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design. This straightforward, critical reflection on contemporary architecture -- a manifesto of sorts, polemical in parts, philosophical; and determined to set an honest agenda -- is divided into three sections. First, an explanation of unified design. Next, a demonstration of the sustainable agenda that is a the heart of this practice. Finally, a complementary series of essays by respected commentators outside of the practice place the vision of people-focused design in the context of other critical social thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45201268506775,"sku":"9780470723319","price":3215.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470723319.webp?v=1767667865","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/unified-design-9780470723319","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}