Visual Culture in the Built Environment

Susan Winchip

ISBN 10: 1563676796 / ISBN 13: 9781563676796

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2010

Students who are preparing to become interior designers in our global economy must learn how to solve problems from an integrated and holistic perspective. To help prepare students for the global interior design profession Global Interior Environments: Mid-1800s to the Present offers an integrated survey of global interior environments written to explain significant design styles and movements. In addition to knowing the characteristics and designers of a particular style or movement, students will be engaged in understanding why and how an interior environment develops. Covering various interior environments, including Africa, Central/North Asia, East Asia, Europe, Mexico/Central America, North America, South America, South/Southeast Asia, and Oceania, this book will aid students in retaining information, fostering critical thinking skills, and developing an understanding of how to apply the results of historical research in practice.Features: -- Organizational structure provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History -- Key Concept inset boxes will reflect contemporary practice of the chapter's era -- Chapters include objectives, a timeline in table format, a summary, key terms, and exercises -- Appendix with complete timeline of chapter timelines, glossary and bibliography -- Instructor's Guide that includes a wide range of activities and assignments for teaching -- PowerPoint(r) Presentation provides outlines and ideas for lectures; compatible with PC and Mac platforms. Seller Inventory # LU-9781563676796

Synopsis:

Visual Culture in the Built Environment: A Global Perspective provides an integrated survey of global interior environments and architecture, explaining significant design styles and movements from the mid-19th century to the present day. In addition to learning the characteristics and designers of a particular style or movement, students will learn how and why interior environments and architecture develop, including the impact of cultural and political events. In reflecting the emerging field of Visual Culture studies, this textbook expands upon traditional approaches to studying the history of interior environments and architecture by presenting content within the global interdisciplinary context of the arts, politics, technology, business, and economics.

About the Author: Susan M. Winchip is a professor of interior and environmental design in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Visual Culture in the Built Environment
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Edition: 1st.