{"product_id":"inflection-vol-12-love","title":"Inflection Vol. 12: Love","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to design with love? Inflection Vol. 12 takes up a word that mainstream architectural discourse has largely kept at arm's length—too soft, too sentimental, too intangible to carry academic weight. The editors argue the reverse: that love's resistance to measurement is precisely what makes it useful, a poetic act capable of guiding design towards a more meaningful, ethical and sustainable way of being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors test the idea against the built environment from several directions. What form does love actually take in architecture and design, once it is uncoupled from romance and beauty? Can it work as a critical force—a way of shaping the relationships between people and the places they occupy? Acknowledging both the complexity and the universality of the theme, this volume asks readers to reconsider the value of engaging with love in design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe twelfth volume of the annual journal of the Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositions love as a critical and ethical framework rather than an aesthetic or romantic one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings academic writing, practice-based reflection and visual work together in a single volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent-edited, giving equal weight to the voices of students, scholars and practitioners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow love operates in design once separated from romance and beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove as a critical force in the relationships between people and their environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArguments for care, ethics and sustainability as design positions rather than afterthoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary architectural discourse from an Australian, student-led perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the editors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInflection is the annual student-run design journal of the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne, founded in 2013 and published with Melbourne Books. It was established to stimulate debate, generate ideas and advocate the importance of the printed word, and is internationally distributed. Volume 12 was edited by Sunny Brearley, Sivan Danin, Alec Gutteridge, Lachie Meckiff, Charlotte Schaller, Nethuni Sumanaweera and Dorothea Yannoulidis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 200 x 240 mm\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781922779571\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Melbourne Books, with the Melbourne School of Design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: 17 February 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchitecture and design students, academics and practitioners following contemporary Australian discourse, and readers drawn to questions of care, ethics and criticality in the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcCt4omE-2Z\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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