{"product_id":"this-building-likes-me-john-wardle-architects","title":"This Building Likes Me | John Wardle Architects Monograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title is a joke, and also entirely serious. John Wardle Architects are preoccupied with the people who use their buildings, the ones who live in them, work in them, or simply walk past on the way somewhere else. Those are the people the buildings like. \u003cstrong\u003eThis Building Likes Me\u003c\/strong\u003e is the monograph that gathers the practice's recent work, and at 440 pages it is one of the most substantial architecture titles in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Melbourne practice works across every scale, from small domestic houses through to university buildings and large commercial offices, and the awards have followed accordingly, including the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture twice and the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for public architecture. What makes the book unusual is the writing. Rather than a single authorial voice, it brings in a long roster of contributors including Justine Clark, Rory Hyde, Leon van Schaik and Juhani Pallasmaa, so the work gets examined from genuinely different angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs this only for architects?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, though architects will get the most from the technical material. The residential projects are the entry point for most readers, and the exploration of scale, landscape and memory is readable without a design background. If you prefer books weighted more toward homes than institutions, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/architecture-at-home\"\u003eArchitecture at Home\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/homes-of-this-decade\"\u003eHomes of This Decade\u003c\/a\u003e are the more domestic alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow does it compare to a photographic survey?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is considerably more text-driven. Where a survey book gives you images with short captions, this gives you essays, drawings and critical writing alongside the photography. Expect to read it rather than browse it, which is part of why it holds up over years rather than months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor gifting it suits an architect, an architecture student, or anyone who follows Australian practice closely. It also makes a good graduation present, since the breadth of contributors gives a genuine education in how buildings get discussed. As a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/coffee-table-styling\"\u003ecoffee table volume\u003c\/a\u003e its size alone makes a statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e440 pages covering one of Australia's most awarded practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays from a wide roster of critics, architects and writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProjects spanning houses, universities and commercial work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson Australia production at 30 by 23.7cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA reference book with genuine longevity rather than a seasonal title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere It Lives Best\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a heavy volume at over 1.5 kilograms, so it wants a sturdy surface. It works best as the foundation of a stack on a low table, or standing alone on a shelf where its spine can be read. The considered, architectural cover suits rooms with timber, concrete and neutral textiles, which is much the palette of the work inside. Pair it with a single ceramic piece rather than a cluster of objects. For anyone building a serious design library, this is a spine worth having visible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54110857331006,"sku":"9780500500774","price":89.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0149\/files\/9780500500774.jpg?v=1787725381","url":"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/this-building-likes-me-john-wardle-architects","provider":"Flux Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}