| Description |
xv, 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
What is the purpose of design? -- The human environment -- The nature of good design -- The vocabulary of design -- Form -- Scale -- Texture -- Color and light -- Style -- Historic furniture -- Architecture -- Function and planning -- Historic development of architecture -- Pioneer modern architects -- Current architecture -- The city and its surroundings -- Environmental behavior -- Interior design in current practice -- Work spaces -- Living spaces -- Public spaces -- Special purpose interiors -- Office landscapes -- Personal interiors and supergraphics -- The elements of interior design -- Furniture -- Interior materials -- Lighting -- Accessories -- Painting and sculpture -- Systems design -- An introduction to interior construction and mechanical systems -- -- The three forms of structure -- Building materials -- Architectural drawings: the language of building -- Interior environment: the mechanical system of building -- Professional practice -- Individual designers and small offices -- The large design office -- Interior design departments in architectural offices -- Space planning office -- Design presentation -- Education for interior design |
| Analysis |
Interior decoration |
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Interior design |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-423) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Details.
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Interior architecture.
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Interior decoration.
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| Author |
Pile, John F., author
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Wilson, Forrest, 1918- author
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| LC no. |
75026331 |
| ISBN |
0444001786 |
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9780444001788 |
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