The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design - Softcover

Michael Coates; Graeme Brooker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2940373809 ISBN 13: 9782940373802

Publisher: AVA Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the fields of interior architecture and design.

Over 250 terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from traditional and contemporary interior architecture.

The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage as well as modern terminology such as hyper-reality and sustainability. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as elevation, installation, and function, and conceptual terms including constructivisim, minimalism, and formalism.

About this title

About the Author:

Graeme Brooker is program leader on undergraduate and postgraduate courses on interior design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Michael Coates is an academic and lecturer in contextual and critical studies within the School of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Sally Stone is director of the College of Continuity in Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: AVA Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 2940373809
• ISBN 13: 9782940373802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288