{"product_id":"beyond-the-west","title":"Beyond the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the last decades Western architecture has largely dominated the discourse and the built environment worldwide. Recently architecture firms from non-Western countries have been establishing local and global recognition for themselves. Practices all over the world face challenges against a backdrop of rapidly growing cities, ecological demands, changing societies and climate, and emerging economies. Local architects often find strikingly different solutions to local requirements, including sustainability, transportation, migration, construction materials, and traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Mexico, architects work closely with indigenous communities to create modular social housing that can be assembled in one week. In Namibia, a lodge in a wildlife conservancy is designed to echo a local bird’s nest, while in Vietnam, a library and public space have created a micro-ecosystem to house fish and grow food.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e journeys across Asia, Africa, and the Americas to understand how local architects respond to a changing world, and focuses its wide lens on inspiring and truly global architecture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gestalten EU Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55150980825415,"sku":"5879","price":49.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8453\/5111\/files\/BeyondTheWest_front.png?v=1790257710","url":"https:\/\/landhotel-elterlein-country-store.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-west","provider":"Landhotel Elterlein Country Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}