{"product_id":"analogical-thinking-in-architecture-9781350343665","title":"Analogical Thinking in Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an in-depth exploration of the rich and persistent use of analogical thinking in the built environment.  Since the turn of the 21st century, design thinking has permeated many fields outside of the design disciplines, used whenever disciplinary boundaries need to be transcended in order to think outside the box. This book argues that these qualities have long been supported by analogical thinkingan agile way of reasoning in which we think the unknown through the familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is organized into four case studies: the first reviews analogical models that have been at the heart of design thinking representations from the 1960s to the present day; the second investigates the staying power of biological analogies; the third explores the paradoxical imaginary of analogous cities as a means of integrating contemporary architecture with heritage contexts; while the fourth unpacks the critical and theoretical potential of linguistic metaphors and visual compari\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49998314078551,"sku":"9781350343665","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350343665.jpg?v=1739725989","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/analogical-thinking-in-architecture-9781350343665","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}