Synopsis
HardCover. Pub Date: 2009 Publisher: Laurence King Publishing. Click on the Google Preview image above to the read some pages of this book! John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries. in. which construction. architecture. the arts and crafts. technology and product design all overlap. These topics are woven together in a fascinating narrative that runs from cave dwellings and temple architecture. through Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance palaces on to the grand civic spaces of the nineteenth century and the sleek interiors of modern skyscrapers. Embedded in a social and political context. detailed discussions of famous buildings. from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre. are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular the cottages. farmhouses. apartments and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people.
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Review
At last, the first major survey on interior design for at least a decade -- Building Design
This beautifully produced and illustrated book is a marvellous introduction to architectural history. -- The Architects' Journal
About the Author
John Pile was Professor of Design at the renowned Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, for most of his teaching career. He is the author of twelve books on furniture, colour, draughtsmanship, office planning and other aspects of interior design.
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