The Handbook of Interior Design

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The Handbook of Interior Design

Jo Ann Asher Thompson,Nancy Blossom

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Description

The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinking that inform the discipline of interior design. It challenges readers to consider the connections within theory, research, and practice and the critical underpinnings that have shaped interior design.

Offers a theory of interior design by moving beyond a descriptive approach to the discipline to a 'why and how' study of interiors
Provides a full overview of the most current Interior Design research and scholarly thought from around the world
Explores examples of research designs and methodological approaches that are applicable to interior design upper division and graduate education courses
Brings together an international team of contributors, including well established scholars alongside emerging voices in the field – reflecting mature and emergent ideas, research, and philosophies in the field
Exemplifies where interior design sits in its maturation as a discipline and profession through inclusion of diverse authors, topics, and ideas

About the Author

JO ANN ASHER THOMPSON is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University. She served as president and chairman of the Board of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and for five years was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Educator of the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editor of the ASID Professional Manual (1992).

NANCY H. BLOSSOM is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University and served as director of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute and director of the Doctor of Design Program. She is a Fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council and served as the Council’s president and chairman of the board. In 2010 she joined other leaders in the field of interior design on a panel of experts in review of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) project sponsored by professional organizations of the United States and Canada.

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