| Basics Interior Architecture 02: Context & Environment Contributor(s): Brooker, Graeme (Author), Stone, Sally (Author) |
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ISBN: 294037371X ISBN-13: 9782940373710 Publisher: AVA Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: Second in the popular Basics Interior Architecture series * Perfect for intermediate interior design and architecture students * Elegantly explores more than 100 international case studies Students of interior architecture and design were dazzled by the first book in the Basics Interior Architecture series, "Form and Structure." Now authors Graeme Brooker and Sally Stone are back with "Context and Environment," examining how elements both inside and outside a building can affect interior space. Their method of interpretation, evaluation, and utilization of physical factors such as light, orientation, urban form, and sustainability is ideal for intermediate students of interior design, as well as anyone with an interest in architecture and urban planning. More than 100 international case studies are shown in glowing full-color photographs, with detailed discussions of the planning that went into each example. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Architecture | Buildings - General |
| Dewey: 729 |
| Series: Basics Interior Architecture |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Basics Interior Architecture 02: Context & Environment proposes a method of design based on the interpretation, evaluation and utilization of physical factors, such as light and orientation, the contextual issues of the urban form and the subject of sustainability. It examines the ways each of these factors influences the form of the interior. The text is supported by detailed studies of contemporary work, alongside activities and resources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brooker, Graeme: - "Graeme Brooker is the Head of School for Fashion and Interiors at Middlesex University, UK. Previous work includes Rereadings (2004), Form and Structure - The Organisation of Interior Space (2007), Context and Environment - Site and Ideas (2008), The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture (2008), Objects and Elements - Occupying Interior Space (2009) and What is Interior Design? (2010)."Stone, Sally: - Sally Stone is an academic, writer and designer. She is the leader of the college of Continuity in Architecture, an Atelier for post-graduate teaching and research based in Manchester School of Architecture, UK, where she also leads the MA Architecture and Heritage course. |