Design and Security in the Built Environment (Paperback)

Rula Awwad-Rafferty

ISBN 10: 1563674971 / ISBN 13: 9781563674976

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2009

About this Item

Paperback. Interior design students will find inspiration in Design and Security in the Built Environment as they learn about meeting security needs in offices, hospitals, schools, and other public and private facilities. Recognizing that design professionals must also take into account sustainability, accessibility, innovation, sense of place, and a host of other issues, the authors offer a seamless connection between security and these factors. To assist students in developing the mind-set they will need to consider security from the start of a project, the text focuses on the relationship of the psychological and physical aspects of security to interior design. Aiming to assist students in developing the mind-set of considering security from the start of a project, this book focuses on how the psychological and physical aspects of security relate to interior design. It recognizes that design professionals must also take into account sustainability, accessibility, innovation, and sense of place. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design and Security in the Built Environment (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563674971
• ISBN 13: 9781563674976
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In our post-9/11 world, safety and security have become an increasingly important consideration for the designers of offices, hospitals, schools, and other public and private facilities. To assist students in developing the mind-set of considering security from the start of a project, Design and Security in the Built Environment focuses on how the psychological and physical aspects of security relate to interior design. The authors recognize that design professionals must also take into account sustainability, accessibility, innovation, sense of place, and a host of other issues. In this book, they offer a seamless connection between security and these other functional, social, aesthetic, and economic considerations. Interior design students enrolled in courses such as human factors, codes and building standards, and environmental psychology will find inspiration in this text as they learn about meeting security needs in the built environment.Features-- Chapter opening vignettes to set the stage for each chapter and establish context and reality. -- Case studies to document current practices as well as proposed ones. -- Examples, suggested readings, and key questions for each chapter. -- An appendix of frameworks, case studies, innovations, resources, and other necessary aspects of designing for security in addition to a glossary and a bibliography.-- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom

About the Author

Linda O'Shea, Kean University Rula Awwad-Rafferty, University of Idaho