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This Primer provides insight into the significance of interior spaces and experiences. This book provides both interior design students and instructors, a clear and cohesive structure to understand and engage the important contributions that comprise interiors theory from core to emerging areas of the discipline.
Table des matières
Introduction. Part 1: Core Ideas of Interiors.1. Experience and Inhabitation. 2. Place and Identity. 3. Dimensions of Interaction. 4. Furnishings and Objects. 5. Making and Materiality. 6. Atmosphere. 7. Space. Part 2: The Discipline of Interiors. 8.0. Introduction. 8.1. Interiors' Boundaries and Expertise. 8.2. Interiors' Education and Professionalization. 8.3. Media, Representation, and Taste. Key Images. Part 3: Expanding Interiors. 9. Crisis and Justice. 10. Health, Well-Being, and Community. 11. Nature and Biophilia. 12. Augmented, Virtual, and Trans-Human Experiences. 13. Outside and Beyond Interiors.
A propos de l'auteur
William Mangold is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism at Drexel University and former director of the graduate program in Interior Architecture. William received degrees in Fine Arts and Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). In New York City, he completed renovation and restoration projects with Ivan Brice Architecture and taught interior design at Pratt Institute, while working on a PhD in the Environmental Psychology program at The Graduate Center, CUNY.
William's work explores the intersections of people and place, with a focus on well-being and social responsibility. As a trained cabinet maker and experienced designer, William integrates hands-on making with theoretical inquiry to deepen understanding of interior experiences. William is NCIDQ certified and maintains a small design practice in Philadelphia. He is an editor of
The People, Place, and Space Reader (2014), which examines topics such as home, urban experience, and public space. His latest book,
The Interiors Theory Primer, provides a comprehensive introduction to the key concepts and debates shaping interior design theory today.
