{"title":"Leon van Schaik","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeon van Schaik explores the intersection of architecture, culture, and environment with insightful analysis and vivid detail. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eKerstin Thompson Architects\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSuburbia Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e, offer thoughtful perspectives on contemporary design and its role within wider social and ecological contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich blend of scholarly rigor and accessible prose that engages with both creative practice and critical theory. Van Schaik’s books invite reflection on how built environments shape and are shaped by the natural world and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kerstin-thompson-architects-by-leon-van-schaik-9781760760960","title":"Kerstin Thompson Architects","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over twenty-five years, Kerstin Thompson has explored how architecture can respond to local conditions to positively shape lives and communities. By harnessing the potential for beauty and delight and a sensitivity to landscape, each project resonates with a spirit of generosity and community value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerstin Thompson Architects: Encompassing People and Place\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an immersive journey into the very heart of this extraordinary body of work, and documents how, over time, the practice has shifted its focus from individual housing to larger-scale public projects created by a collaborative and talented team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith high-quality images, sketches, and drawings selected from Thompson's archive and discursive texts, this monograph provides a deep insight into not only what architects do—the buildings they make—but also \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e they design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833236771052,"sku":"9781760760960","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24996543482814.jpg?v=1758447358"},{"product_id":"suburbia-reimagined-by-leon-van-schaik-9781138085510","title":"Suburbia Reimagined","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide, more and more people are living in cities, with suburbs conceived as appendages to the city, rather than being part of the city system, which is densely populated and offers a full range of services. But suburbs are not the city spread too thin, and in fact hold potential for a lived complexity as satisfying as that assumed to be available in inner cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as the ecological function of wetlands was ignored by modernist planning, and swamps once-drained are now recognised as vital to water cycles, suburbs are increasingly recognised as part of a city’s wellbeing with their own alternative ideology and opportunities for urbanity and ecological sustainability. \u003cem\u003eSuburbia Reimagined\u003c\/em\u003e shows how such subdivision structures can offer new possibilities for sustainably integrating living between generations and between established and arriving migrant communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors worked locally and internationally with university campuses, shopping centres, hospitals, airports, and other large entities spread through suburbia, to identify a broad range of suburban situations that have been modified to ensure that residents have full access to amenities and services. The book addresses the history and design of suburbia, from the post-war soldier settlements of the 40s and 50s to the university hinterlands of Silicon Valley, in order to reappraise the locked potential within such subdivision patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors propose a new model forward, examining case studies ranging from repurposed malls and railways for ecological sustainability to cul-de-sacs as social units and post-industrial factory conversions, ultimately showing the nascent patterns in suburbia that have the potential to support a rich life for all age groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607830085868,"sku":"9781138085510","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/83c294c6f985b572fbd2bd9854c6b39a.jpg?v=1778187501"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/leon-van-schaik.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}