Rethinking design and interiors : human beings in the built environment / Shashi Caan.
| Author/creator | Caan, Shashi |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Laurence King Pub., 2011. |
| Description | 200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface / Susan S. Szenasy -- Introduction -- The search for shelter: Shelter's human roots; The lost origins of building; Reclaiming the past -- Being: Interior space and the second skin; Extensions of self; The un-universal man; Design for basic human needs (measures of man); Design for well-being -- Inside: The emergence of prevailing sterotypes; The psychology analogy; Empirical knowledge; Designing habitable space -- Design: Toward a new design; Acknowledging design's complex nature; The development of experiential knowledge; Establishing a protocol for phenomenological investigations; The identfication of qualitative design factors -- Epilogue: out from within. |
| Abstract | "Rethinking Design and Interiors explores the position of design in relation to our complex and ever-changing world and promotes a deeper knowledge - with input from the arts sciences, and technology - that will support design's integral role in the advancement of humankind in the twenty-first century."--From back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781856697569 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1856697568 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA2850 .C33 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |