The Fundamentals of Interior Architecture offers an introduction to the key elements involved in the creation of aesthetically appealing and practically appropriate interior architecture.

The book contains five sections, which together encapsulate the principle ideas, skills and knowledge that are employed in effective interior architecture and design. Areas of study include space and form, site and function, materials and texture, light and mood, and presentation and representation. Emphasis is placed on spatial solutions that support the needs of the client and which recognise the qualities of the building and its situation. Each chapter uses theory and contemporary and historical references to illustrate the richness and diversity of design practice.

Using examples taken from work created by contemporary practitioners, The Fundamentals of Interior Architecture offers a unique insight into the principles and processes that underpin the work of the professional interior designer. The book includes practitioner biographies and work from leading designers, such as Blacksheep, Bluebottle, Jonathan Stickland, Universal Design Studio and Virgile & Stone.

* Offers readers an introduction to the key ideas that inform interior architecture design.

* Each chapter draws upon theory as well as contemporary and historical references to illustrate the richness and diversity of design practice.

* Includes a ‘Buildings of Interest’ directory and information.

* The discipline-specific titles in our Fundamentals range are aimed at students embarking on further education and offer a thorough grounding in the subject.

* This book provides students with an understanding of the basic concepts of interior architecture, before they move into more specific areas of expertise.

In an industry that involves the skills, expertise, and labor of a wide-range of professionals and workers, good communications become crucial, and a common vocabulary is key to successful projects. Many of the terms used in landscape architecture, land planning, environmental planning, and landscape construction are unavailable, or so new, or industry-specific that they can’t be found in conventional dictionaries. This unique resource delivers definitions as well as how-to information via details and photos, going above and beyond the scope of a typical professional dictionary. With straightforward definitions and clear illustrations on each page, everyone from architects, designers, and contractors through grounds maintenance workers will benefit from this important resource. In addition, an appendix with labeled construction details will illustrate not just what a term means, but also how it’s applied in the profession.

Based on both research and practical experience, the authors of this book offer a holistic methodological approach to landscape design and planning that reflects an awareness of the scarcity of natural resources in the Mediterranean and the need to aim for long term ecological stability and environmental sustainability. The approach is a direct response to the problems that result from the application of landscape design, planning and management practices that have been imported, often with a total disregard to the regional context, whether in the Mediterranean or in other semi-arid regions of the world. The principles of the approach, therefore, can be used as a theoretical foundation for holistic landscape research, creative ecological design and sustainable planning that is appropriate environmentally and culturally, both in the Mediterranean and elsewhere.

London, staid London, becomes probably the most provocative, diametrically opposed city in the world when its living interiors are exposed. Edwards shows off her skills in this portfolio of 42 mainly urban spaces. Most owners are in the arts (or a related industry), in love with color, and experts at eclecticism. There's a male trio who believe in crowning all of their stuffed animals. An admitted spokesperson of the underworld surrounds himself (and his family) with suitably garish and kitsch furnishings. And the book pays tribute to Margaret Tyler, owner of the largest stash of royal memorabilia in the nation (if not anywhere in the world). Exuberant color photographs and minimalist text make for a repeatable and enjoyable viewing experience.