Interior Design Books

New and Published Books

1. Lighting Design

   A Perception-Based Approach

   By Christopher Cuttle

   By reading this book, you will develop the skills to perceive a space and its contents in light, and be able to devise a layout of luminaires that will provide that lit appearance. Written by renowned lighting expert Christopher (Kit) Cuttle, the book: explains the difference between vision and...

   Published January 4th 2015 by Routledge
2. Cognitive Architecture

   Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment

   By Ann Sussman, Justin B Hollander

   In Cognitive Architecture, the authors review new findings in psychology and neuroscience to help architects and planners better understand their clients as the sophisticated mammals they are, arriving in the world with built-in responses to the environment that have evolved over millennia. The...

   Published December 1st 2014 by Routledge
3. Fashion Design for Living

   Edited by Alison Gwilt

   Fashion Design for Living explores the positive contribution that the contemporary fashion designer can make within society. The book seeks to reveal new ways of designing and making fashion garments and products that not only enhance and enrich our lives, but also are mindful of social and...

   Published November 13th 2014 by Routledge
4. The BIID Concise Agreement for Interior Design Services

   CID/14

   By British Institute of Interior Design

   Short, clear, and easy to use, The BIID Concise Agreement for Interior Design Services (CID/14) is a simplified version of the industry standard form of interior design appointment. This new edition has been made even more user friendly, and is suitable for all but the largest and most complex...

   Published November 5th 2014 by RIBA Publishing
5. Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design

   By Christopher Meek, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

   Series: PocketArchitecture

   Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design provides architects, building designers, and students clear direction for the successful inclusion of daylight and integrated electric light in buildings. It presents design teams with the performance analysis resources, energy saving estimates and user...

   Published October 27th 2014 by Routledge
6. Event Design

   Social perspectives and practices

   Edited by Greg Richards, Lénia Marques, Karen Mein

   Series: Routledge Advances in Event Research Series

   Events are becoming more complex as their range of functions grows, as meeting places, creative spaces, economic catalysts, social drivers, community builders, image makers, business forums and network nodes. Effective design can produce more successful business models that can help to sustain...

   Published October 8th 2014 by Routledge
7. Transforming the Doctor's Office

   Principles from Evidence-based Design

   By Ann Sloan Devlin

   From the parking lot to the exam room, doctors can improve the physical surroundings for their patients, yet often they do not. Given the numerous and varied duties doctors must perform, it may fall to the design profession to implement changes, many based on research, to improve healthcare...

   Published June 25th 2014 by Routledge
8. Lighting: Interior and Exterior

   2nd Edition

   By Robert Bean

   This comprehensive and practical guide takes you step-by-step through the core concepts and applications of architectural lighting. Now completely revised and updated for the second edition, this book: Includes all new information on the latest regulations and recommendations Provides special...

   Published January 22nd 2014 by Routledge
9. The Healthy Indoor Environment

   How to assess occupants' wellbeing in buildings

   By Philomena M. Bluyssen

   Despite policy directives, standards and guidelines, indoor environmental quality is still poor in many cases. The Healthy Indoor Environment aims to help architects, building engineers and anyone concerned with the wellbeing of building occupants to better understand the effects of spending time...

   Published November 11th 2013 by Routledge
10. Universal Design

    Principles and Models

    Edited by Roberta Null

    As the baby boom generation ages, it is crucial that designers understand all they can about bringing this group, as well as all others, design that will offer function, aesthetics, and quality of life. Full of examples and illustrated with pictures of good design, Universal Design: Principles and...

    Published September 25th 2013 by CRC Press