{"product_id":"making-leisure-work-brian-lonsway-9780415849371","title":"Making Leisure Work: Architecture and the Experience Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary architecture of theme-based design is examined in this book, leading to a new understanding of architecture's role in the increasingly diversified consumer environment. It explores the 'Experience Economy' to reveal how everyday environments strategically and opportunistically blur our leisure, work, and personal life experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering scientific design research, consumer psychology, and Hollywood story-telling techniques, the book looks at how the design of theme parks, casinos, and shopping malls has influenced our more unexpectedly themed spaces, from the city to the hospital. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidely taking architecture as a social practice, this text is of relevance to all cultural and sociological studies in the built and material environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Lonsway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415849373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415849371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Brian Lonsway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056091459839,"sku":"9780415849371","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68d09050-54be-48e2-acad-acc9045185d6.jpg?v=1685039465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-leisure-work-brian-lonsway-9780415849371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}