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Book Synopsis
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.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors viii

Preface xv

Introduction: The Shaping of Interior Design 1

Section I Explorations of the History of Interior Design 9

1 An Overview of Phenomenology for the Design Disciplines 11
David Wang

2 Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success 29
John C. Turpin

3 The Political Interior 46
Mary Anne Beecher

4 Taylorizing the Modern Interior: Counter-Origins 58
Ronn M. Daniel

5 Bringing the Past In: Narrative Inquiry and the Preservation of Historic Interiors 70
Erin Cunningham

Section II Perspectives on the Practice of Interior Design 95
6 Aesthetic Coding in Interior Design 97
Mads Nygaard Folkmann

7 Toward a Creative Ecology of Workplace Design 112
Margaret Portillo and Jason Meneely

8 Designing Emotional Connection into the Workplace: A Story of Authentic Leadership 128
Sheila Danko

9 Exploring the Schism: Toward an Empathetic Language 148
Shauna Corry Hernandez

10 Ways of Knowing in Design: A Position on the Culture of Interior Design Practice 171
Janice Barnes

11 Sustainable Life-Span Design: A New Model 186
Amber Joplin

12 Frameworks for Decision-Making in Design for the Aging 212
Halime Demirkan

13 Designing More Successful Social Spaces: Lessons Learned from a Continuing Care Retirement Community Study 226
Nichole M. Campbell

14 Developing a Person-Centric Design Philosophy 246
Jill Pable

15 In Support of Contemporary Identity: The Modern Palestinian Home 260
May Sayrafi

16 Creativity in Interior Design: Cross-Cultural Practitioners’ Reviews of Entry-Level Portfolios 273
Siriporn Kobnithikulwong

17 Human Responses to Water Elements in Interior Environments: A Culture and Gender Comparison 293
Gwo Fang Lin

18 Concerns with Daylight and Health Outcomes 310
Michael D. Kroelinger

19 Healthy Interiors for the Visually Impaired 327
Dak Kopec

20 Interior People Places: The Impact of the Built Environment on the Third Place Experience 347
Dana Vaux

21 Places in the Virtual and Physical Continuum: Examining the Impact of Virtual Behaviors on Place Attributes of Wireless Coffee Shops 366
Newton D’Souza and Yu Fong Lin

22 The Relationship between Historic Preservation and Sustainability in Interior Design 382
Lisa Tucker

23 Forging Empathetic Connections to Create Compatible Designs in Historic Buildings 393
Jessica Goldsmith

Section III Considerations of Education in Interior Design 415

24 The Phenomenological Contribution to Interior Design Education and Research: Place, Environmental Embodiment, and Architectural Sustenance 417
David Seamon

25 Testing a Culture-Based Design Pedagogy: A Case Study 432
Abimbola O. Asojo

26 Connecting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to the Discipline of Interior Design 446
Isil Oygur and Bryan D. Orthel

27 Engaging Voices within a Dynamic Problem-Based Learning Context 465
Tiiu Poldma

28 Aesthetic Theory and Interior Design Pedagogy 478
Ji Young Cho and Benyamin Schwarz

29 Interior Design Teaching and Learning in Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12) 497
Stephanie A. Clemons

30 Community-Building through Interior Design Education 516
Patrick Lucas

31 A Reflective Journey in Teaching Interior Design: The Virtual Studio 524
Kathleen Gibson

Index 538

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 03/04/2015
      ISBN13: 9781444336283, 978-1444336283
      ISBN10: 1444336282

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors viii

      Preface xv

      Introduction: The Shaping of Interior Design 1

      Section I Explorations of the History of Interior Design 9

      1 An Overview of Phenomenology for the Design Disciplines 11
      David Wang

      2 Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success 29
      John C. Turpin

      3 The Political Interior 46
      Mary Anne Beecher

      4 Taylorizing the Modern Interior: Counter-Origins 58
      Ronn M. Daniel

      5 Bringing the Past In: Narrative Inquiry and the Preservation of Historic Interiors 70
      Erin Cunningham

      Section II Perspectives on the Practice of Interior Design 95
      6 Aesthetic Coding in Interior Design 97
      Mads Nygaard Folkmann

      7 Toward a Creative Ecology of Workplace Design 112
      Margaret Portillo and Jason Meneely

      8 Designing Emotional Connection into the Workplace: A Story of Authentic Leadership 128
      Sheila Danko

      9 Exploring the Schism: Toward an Empathetic Language 148
      Shauna Corry Hernandez

      10 Ways of Knowing in Design: A Position on the Culture of Interior Design Practice 171
      Janice Barnes

      11 Sustainable Life-Span Design: A New Model 186
      Amber Joplin

      12 Frameworks for Decision-Making in Design for the Aging 212
      Halime Demirkan

      13 Designing More Successful Social Spaces: Lessons Learned from a Continuing Care Retirement Community Study 226
      Nichole M. Campbell

      14 Developing a Person-Centric Design Philosophy 246
      Jill Pable

      15 In Support of Contemporary Identity: The Modern Palestinian Home 260
      May Sayrafi

      16 Creativity in Interior Design: Cross-Cultural Practitioners’ Reviews of Entry-Level Portfolios 273
      Siriporn Kobnithikulwong

      17 Human Responses to Water Elements in Interior Environments: A Culture and Gender Comparison 293
      Gwo Fang Lin

      18 Concerns with Daylight and Health Outcomes 310
      Michael D. Kroelinger

      19 Healthy Interiors for the Visually Impaired 327
      Dak Kopec

      20 Interior People Places: The Impact of the Built Environment on the Third Place Experience 347
      Dana Vaux

      21 Places in the Virtual and Physical Continuum: Examining the Impact of Virtual Behaviors on Place Attributes of Wireless Coffee Shops 366
      Newton D’Souza and Yu Fong Lin

      22 The Relationship between Historic Preservation and Sustainability in Interior Design 382
      Lisa Tucker

      23 Forging Empathetic Connections to Create Compatible Designs in Historic Buildings 393
      Jessica Goldsmith

      Section III Considerations of Education in Interior Design 415

      24 The Phenomenological Contribution to Interior Design Education and Research: Place, Environmental Embodiment, and Architectural Sustenance 417
      David Seamon

      25 Testing a Culture-Based Design Pedagogy: A Case Study 432
      Abimbola O. Asojo

      26 Connecting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to the Discipline of Interior Design 446
      Isil Oygur and Bryan D. Orthel

      27 Engaging Voices within a Dynamic Problem-Based Learning Context 465
      Tiiu Poldma

      28 Aesthetic Theory and Interior Design Pedagogy 478
      Ji Young Cho and Benyamin Schwarz

      29 Interior Design Teaching and Learning in Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12) 497
      Stephanie A. Clemons

      30 Community-Building through Interior Design Education 516
      Patrick Lucas

      31 A Reflective Journey in Teaching Interior Design: The Virtual Studio 524
      Kathleen Gibson

      Index 538

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