The Handbook of Interior Design

Jo Ann Asher Thompson

ISBN 10: 1444336282 / ISBN 13: 9781444336283

Published by Wiley Apr 2015, 2015

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Neuware - The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinking that inform the discipline of interior design. It challenges readers to consider the connections within theory, research, and practice and the critical underpinnings that have shaped interior design.\* Offers a theory of interior design by moving beyond a descriptive approach to the discipline to a 'why and how' study of interiors\* Provides a full overview of the most current Interior Design research and scholarly thought from around the world\* Explores examples of research designs and methodological approaches that are applicable to interior design upper division and graduate education courses\* Brings together an international team of contributors, including well established scholars alongside emerging voices in the field - reflecting mature and emergent ideas, research, and philosophies in the field\* Exemplifies where interior design sits in its maturation as a discipline and profession through inclusion of diverse authors, topics, and ideas.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Handbook of Interior Design
• Publisher: Wiley Apr 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444336282
• ISBN 13: 9781444336283
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 35D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1270 grams

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Synopsis

THE HANDBOOK OF INTERIOR DESIGN

The Handbook of Interior Design offers a compilation of current works that inform the discipline of interior design. These examples of design scholarship present a detailed overview of current research and critical thinking. The volume brings together a broad range of essays from an international group of scholars who represent the diversity of work in the field.

Intended to engage those involved in the study and practice of interior design, the Handbook considers the connections between theory, research, and practice that shape the field of interior design, as well as the theoretical perspectives that inform the field. It contains over thirty essays which together demonstrate the wide range of opinions and knowledge in the discipline, grouped in sections to reflect key components of their content. A close reading of the essays will uncover contradictory as well as supporting positions on aspects of interior design, challenging the reader to think critically and develop a personal stance toward the subject.

About the Author

JO ANN ASHER THOMPSON is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University. She served as president and chairman of the Board of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and for five years was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Educator of the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editor of the ASID Professional Manual (1992).

NANCY H. BLOSSOM is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University and served as director of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute and director of the Doctor of Design Program. She is a Fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council and served as the Council’s president and chairman of the board. In 2010 she joined other leaders in the field of interior design on a panel of experts in review of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) project sponsored by professional organizations of the United States and Canada.