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Posted by Dannielle Price on April 29th, 2009 in └> New book arrivals

Color Planning for Interiors,
An Integrated Approach to Color in Designated Spaces

Margaret Portillo (John Wiley April 2009)

Evidence-based approach to colour planning lets you discover the impact of colour on people and space. Color Planning for Interiors is based on the findings from a study that the author conducted across the USA. The author interviewed noted designers and colourists about the projects that best represented their approach to colour. As a result, you’ll discover how leaders in the field examine colour from compositional, symbolic, behavioral, preferential, and pragmatic perspectives in order to arrive at a carefully considered solution. Moreover, you’ll see how designers and architects apply this knowledge to a broad range of interior spaces, including workplaces, restaurants, retail settings, healthcare facilities, and private residences.

Complementing theory and research, real-life examples are presented from interior design projects that consider colour in relation to light, materiality, and interior architecture. In addition, full-colour diagrams, photographs, and design renderings illustrate concepts throughout the book to help you understand how to select and work with colour.

From the fundamental principles of colour theory to innovative applications, all aspects of designing interiors with colour are examined, making this book ideal for all professionals and students in interior design who want to develop the full potential of their colour palettes.

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Posted by Dannielle Price on April 23rd, 2009 in └> New book arrivals

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors,
Basic Skills

Rosemary Kilmer W. Otie Kilmer (John Wiley April 2009)

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). With expanded coverage of the preparation and communication of construction documents in digital formats, drawing interior perspectives, and more, the text also serves as an invaluable study reference for the contract documents section of the NCIDQ exam. A new companion website supplies template grids for schedules and contract documents for practice exercises.

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Posted by Dannielle Price on April 13th, 2009 in └> New book arrivals

London Interiors

Jane Edwards (Taschen March 2009)

London is swinging again. The latest design trends, the best musicals, the most innovative plays and films are born in the capital of “Cool Britannia”. What catches on in Notting Hill, Soho and Hoxton now influences taste as far away as the North Cape and Tierra del Fuego. At the same time, the city on the Thames, one of the most cosmopolitan on the planet, is home to people from every corner of the world and has assimilated many of their traditions and tastes.

With over 300 pages of rich colour photographs, London Interiors takes an intimate look at more than 40 private residences, among others the Indian-inspired hideaway of musician Talvin Singh and an amusing houseboat moored in Kew. From a 1930s penthouse at Highpoint Two, landmark of British Modernism, via the eccentric home of a “Royalist” living among Lady Di memorabilia to a loft crammed with “sexy kitsch”, the tenth volume of the successful Interiors series is a window on the private worlds of a handful of Londoners whose homes reflect the city in all its spirited diversity.

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Posted by Dannielle Price on April 9th, 2009 in └> New book arrivals

Lessons Learned from the Barratt Green House:
Delivering a Zero Carbon Home Using Innovative Concrete Systems

G Hodgson (IHS BRE April 2009)

This title is intended for housing professionals interested in the challenge of delivering housing to zero carbon standards. The Barratt Green House, winner of the 2007 Home for the Future competition, and built on the BRE Innovation Park, uses innovative concrete products to achieve this aspiration with the design and construction involving the application of concrete products in the building fabric. Discussion follows how zero CO2 emissions were achieved through the adoption of low carbon and renewable energy technology. Key conclusions and the wider lessons learned are also brought together.

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