With new and improved illustrations, the 2nd edition of Shaping Interior Space emphasizes the impact that designers make through their spatial compositions and design manipulations. Intended for intermediate and advanced students focusing on commercial design, the text covers strategies for creating interior environments that work as a total system to enhance the experience of users. It places the emphasis on design virtues other than function and beauty to more fully address the designer's role in providing appropriate amounts of order, enrichment, and expression.

Shaping Interior Space, 4th Edition, emphasizes the experiential contributions of interior design and teaches the principles of space planning. This book reinforces an understanding of conceptual, organizational, and spatial principles to diagnose, select, and execute appropriate design strategies for both residential and commercial environments. Intended for all design students, the author covers strategies for creating interior environments that work as a total system to enhance the experience of the user. Within the STUDIO, students will be able to: Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips. Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary

The Interior Plan is an introductory-level text introducing students to the process of interior design space planning. Topics include the design of effective spatial sequences, functional relationships among project parts, arrangement of furniture, planning effective circulation systems, making spaces accessible, and designing safe environments with efficient emergency egress systems. Exercises throughout the book facilitate learning by encouraging students to apply ideas and concepts immediately after reading about them. In the third edition, the author expands on the evolution of design ideas and how they affect interior environments and the people who use them, thinking sustainably, and how interior elevations and reflective ceilings affect the plan. New to This Edition -New and updated examples in residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality planning -New spreads addressing interior elevations, reflected ceiling plans, and interior planning for sustainability -New pedagogical features in every chapter, including learning objectives, discussion questions, and key terms Instructor Resources -Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes -PowerPoint (R) presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion STUDIO Features Include -Download examples of common design pitfalls and how to avoid them -Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary and design strategies

This richly illustrated book aims to make students aware of and able to execute important interior design strategies to enhance the experience of users. Intended for intermediate and advanced design students focusing on commercial design, the text emphasizes the impact that designers make through their spatial compositions and design manipulations. Design virtues other than function and beauty are stressed, with special emphasis on the designer's role in providing appropriate amounts and interpretations of order, enrichment, and expression.