Making Leisure Work

Architecture and the Experience Economy

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Making Leisure Work by Brian Lonsway, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Brian Lonsway ISBN: 9781134718368
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Brian Lonsway
ISBN: 9781134718368
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Contemporary 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.

Considering 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.

Widely taking architecture as a social practice, this text is of relevance to all cultural and sociological studies in the built and material environment.

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Contemporary 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.

Considering 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.

Widely taking architecture as a social practice, this text is of relevance to all cultural and sociological studies in the built and material environment.

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