Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface to All EditionsAcknowledgments Part One: General PrinciplesChapter 1: Mastering Interior DesignChapter 2: People in BuildingsChapter 3: Interior Place and Its ComponentsChapter 4: The Basics of SpacePart Two: Aims of DesignChapter 5: FunctionChapter 6: OrderChapter 7: EnrichmentChapter 8: ExpressionPart Three: Design ProcessChapter 9: UnderstandingChapter 10: IdeationChapter 11: Development and ResolutionIndex.

"Shaping Interior Space, 3rd Edition, emphasizes the impact that designers make through their spatial compositions and design manipulations. Intended for intermediate and advanced students, the author covers strategies for creating interior environments that work as a total system to enhance the experience of the user. The text places the emphasis on design virtues other than function and aesthetics to more fully address the designer's role in providing appropriate amounts of order, enrichment, and expression. Based on the ten principles introduced in the first chapter, the new edition's reorganization continues to be driven by the sequential presentation of the book's themes and not by the strict sequence of steps in the design process. The revised organization of the table of contents addresses what designers need to know and what designers need to do for their clients"--