Rethinking design and interiors : human beings in the built environment / Shashi Caan

By:

Caan, Shashi

Material type:

TextPublication details: London Laurence King Pub c2011Description: 200 pages illustrations (some color) 25 cmISBN:

9781856697569

Subject(s):

academic liaison librarian

DDC classification:

23 729 CAA

Contents:

The search for shelter: Shelter's human roots; The lost origins of building; Reclaiming the past -- Being: Interior space and the second skin; Extensions of self; The un-universal man; Design for basic human needs (measures of man); Design for well-being -- Inside: The emergence of prevailing stereotypes; The psychology analogy; Empirical knowledge; Designing habitable space -- Design: Toward a new design; Acknowledging design's complex nature; The development of experiential knowledge; Establishing a protocol for phenomenological investigations; The identification of qualitative design factors -- Epilogue: out from within.

Summary: The book is divided into four chapters that explore aspects of the human experience of the interior, from man's earliest search for shelter to an outline of past and current thinking on design, psychology and well-being.It is a fascinating exploration of how art and science come together for the benefit of those who inhabit the built environment.

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The search for shelter: Shelter's human roots; The lost origins of building; Reclaiming the past --
Being: Interior space and the second skin; Extensions of self; The un-universal man; Design for basic human needs (measures of man); Design for well-being --
Inside: The emergence of prevailing stereotypes; The psychology analogy; Empirical knowledge; Designing habitable space --
Design: Toward a new design; Acknowledging design's complex nature; The development of experiential knowledge; Establishing a protocol for phenomenological investigations; The identification of qualitative design factors --
Epilogue: out from within.

The book is divided into four chapters that explore aspects of the human experience of the interior, from man's earliest search for shelter to an outline of past and current thinking on design, psychology and well-being.It is a fascinating exploration of how art and science come together for the benefit of those who inhabit the built environment.

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