The handbook of interior design / edited by Jo Ann Asher Thompson and Nancy H. Blossom

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"The Handbook of Interior Design offers a compilation of current ways of thinking that inform the discipline of interior design"-- Provided by publisher

Cover; Table of Contents; Title page; Copyright page; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Shaping of Interior Design; References; Section I: Explorations of the History Of Interior Design; 1: An Overview of Phenomenology for the Design Disciplines; Introduction; Phenomenology: A Brief History; A Map of Phenomenology for the Design Disciplines; Conclusion: Connections between Phenomenology and Current Trends in Design; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; 2: Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success; Introduction; Literature Review

Theoretical FrameworkDraper and the Middle Class; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3: The Political Interior; Politicized Roots; Interiors at the Grass Roots; Significant Constituencies; References; 4: Taylorizing the Modern Interior: Counter-Origins; Introduction; Scientific (Office) Management; Counter-Origins; "Negotiations with Modern Life"; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; 5: Bringing the Past In: Narrative Inquiry and the Preservation of Historic Interiors; Introduction; Narrative Research: Why Do Stories Matter?; This Inquiry's Methodological Approach

Critical Juncture: Hull House PreservationConclusion; Notes; References; Section II: Perspectives on the Practice of Interior Design; 6: Aesthetic Coding in Interior Design; Theoretical Outline: Ambience and Understanding; Aspects of Interior Design; Conclusion; Note; References; 7: Toward a Creative Ecology of Workplace Design; Introduction; The Evolving Workplace; Adaptability: The Push and Pull of the Creative Individual; Diversity: Maximizing the Interpersonal Side of Creativity; Interrelated: Framing Creativity from an Ecological Perspective; Lessons for a Creative Ecology; References

8: Designing Emotional Connection into the Workplace: A Story of Authentic LeadershipIntroduction; Emotion, Meaning, and Motivation at Work; The Emotional Organization: Linking Emotion and Values to Positive Engagement; Artifacts, Aesthetics, and Symbolism: Linking Workplace Design to Emotions and Meaning-Making; Authentic Leadership: Linking Individual Values to Organizational Values; Methodology; Discussion; Conclusion: Beyond Aesthetics and Artifacts to Authenticity and Meaning-Making; Note; References; Acknowledgments; 9: Exploring the Schism: Toward an Empathetic Language; Introduction

Theoretical OverviewMeaning in the Built Environment; Society's Edge; Perception and Culture; Methodology; Tools and Techniques of Data Collection; Cognitive Map Analysis; Symbolic Element Analysis; Emergent Themes: Identification and Discussion; Discussion; Bridging the Schism; Future Research and Limitations of the Study; References; 10: Ways of Knowing in Design: A Position on the Culture of Interior Design Practice; Introduction; Ways of Knowing: Empiricism or Intuition?; Shifting Practices: Little Reflection; Research Framework; Findings; Implications; Conclusion; Note; References