Designing Interiors,9780030322334

Designing Interiors

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780030322334
ISBN10: 0030322332
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-01-02
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

Part I: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL BASES OF DESIGN. 1. Interior Design: An Introduction. 2. The Origins of Design. 3. The Evolution of Modern Design. 4. The Basic Theories of Design Composition. 5. Color and Light. Part II: PLANNING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACES. 6. Design as a Process. 7. Programming Interior Spaces. 8. Space Planning of Residential Interiors. 9. Space Planning of Commercial Interiors. Part III: THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS. 10. Environmental Concerns, Codes, and Regulations. 11. Interior Environmental Control and Support Systems. 12. Lighting for Interiors. PART IV: INTERIOR MATERIALS, ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS, FINISHES, AND COMPONENTS. 13. Materials: Characteristics and Applications. 14. Architectural Systems and Interior Finishes. 15. Interior Components. Part V: FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT. 16. Furniture. 17. Furnishings and Equipment. PART VI: ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTIVE. 18. Design Communication. 19. The Professional Practice of Interior Design: Business, Management, and the Future.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
PART ONE THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL BASES OF DESIGN 1(152)
Interior Design: An Introduction
2(14)
The Origins of Design
16(45)
The Evolution of Modern Design
61(27)
The Basic Theories of Design Composition
88(34)
Color and Light
122(31)
PART TWO PLANNING RESIDENTIAL' AND COMMERCIAL SPACES 153(112)
Design as a Process
154(24)
Programming Interior Spaces
178(20)
Space Planning of Residential Interiors
198(34)
Space Planning of Commercial Interiors
232(33)
PART THREE THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS 265(92)
Environmental Concerns, Codes, and Regulations
266(20)
Interior Environmental Control and Support Systems
286(31)
Lighting for Interiors
317(40)
PART FOUR INTERIOR MATERIALS, ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS, FINISHES, AND COMPONENTS 357(128)
Materials: Characteristics and Applications
358(60)
Architectual Systems and Interior Finishes
418(37)
Interior Components
455(30)
PART FIVE FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT 485(58)
Furniture
486(34)
Furnishings and Equipment
520(23)
PART SIX ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 543(69)
Design Communication
544(39)
The Professional Practice of Interior Design: Business, Management, and the Future
583(29)
Appendixes 612(4)
Glossary 616(3)
Photo & Art Credits 619(2)
Index 621

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