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Universal Principles of Interior Design presents 100 concepts and
guidelines that are critical to a successful visualization and
application of interior design. Richly illustrated and easy to
navigate, this comprehensive reference pairs clear explanations of
every topic with visual examples of it applied in practice. By
considering these concepts and examples, you can learn to make more
informed and ultimately better design decisions. The book is
organized alphabetically so that principles can be easily and
quickly referenced. For those interested in addressing a specific
challenge or application problem, the principles are also indexed
by questions commonly confronting designers. Each principle is
presented in a two-page format: The left-hand page contains a
succinct definition, a full description of the principle, and
examples of and guidelines for its use. Side notes, which appear to
the right of the text, provide elaborations and references. The
right-hand page contains visual examples and related graphics to
support a deeper understanding of the principle. This landmark
reference is the standard for interior design students,
practitioners, and educators, and others who seek to broaden and
improve their understanding of and expertise in interior design.
The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and
authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual
examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects,
engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and
enriching their design knowledge.
This updated and revised edition of The Interior Design Reference
& Specification Book gives you the information essential to
planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes in
a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry-now including
interviews with top practitioners from across the field of interior
design. With detailed charts, specifications, diagrams, and digital
information for planning and executing projects of every scale,
this accessible reference explores these vital design topics:
Fundamentals: Provides a step-by-step overview of an interior
project, describing the scope of professional services, the project
schedule, and the design and presentation tools used by designers.
Space: Examines ways of composing rooms as spatial environments
while speaking to functional and life-safety concerns. Surface:
Identifies options in color, material, texture, and pattern, while
addressing maintenance and performance issues. Environments: Looks
at aspects of interior design that help create a specific mood or
character, such as natural and artificial lighting, sound, and
smell. Elements: Describes the selection and specification of
furniture and fixtures, as well as other components essential to an
interior environment, such as artwork and accessories. Resources:
Gathers a wealth of useful data, from sustainability guidelines to
online sources for interiors-related research. The Interior Design
Reference & Specification Book is an essential sourcebook for
designers, students of design, and anyone undertaking an interior
design project. The Reference & Specification Book series from
Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in
a range of creative industries must-have information in their area
of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.
Imagining the Modern explores Pittsburgh's ambitious modern
architecture and urban renewal program that made it a gem of
American postwar cities, and set the stage for its stature today.
In the 1950s and '60s an ambitious program of urban revitalization
transformed Pittsburgh and became a model for other American
cities. Billed as the Pittsburgh Renaissance, this era of
superlatives - the city claimed the tallest aluminum clad building,
the world's largest retractable dome, the tallest steel structure -
developed through visionary mayors and business leaders, powerful
urban planning authorities, and architects and urban designers of
international renown, including Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei, Mies
van der Rohe, SOM, and Harrison & Abramovitz. These leaders,
civic groups, and architects worked together to reconceive the city
through local and federal initiatives that aimed to address the
problems that confronted Pittsburgh's postwar development.
Initiated as an award-winning exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of
Art in 2014, Imagining the Modern untangles this complicated
relationship with modern architecture and planning through a
history of Pittsburgh's major sites, protagonists, and voices of
intervention. Through original documentation, photographs and
drawings, as well as essays, analytical drawings, and interviews
with participants, this book provides a nuanced view of this
crucial moment in Pittsburgh's evolution. Addressing both positive
and negative impacts of the era, Imagining the Modern examines what
took place during the city's urban renewal era, what was gained and
lost, and what these histories might suggest for the city's future.
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