Interior Graphic Standards

Review
"Interior Graphic Standards will provide guidance and invaluable insight at every stage of your interior project." (ASID News Flash, Spring 2003)


Review
"Interior Graphic Standards will provide guidance and invaluable insight at every stage of your interior project." (ASID News Flash, Spring 2003)


Eugene C. Hopkins, FAIA AIA Vice President, 2003
Interior Graphic Standards is an outstanding resource&an excellent comprehensive collection for the why and how for Interior Architecture.


Review
Interior Graphic Standards will find a place next to Architectural Graphic Standards as a touchstone of sharing and disseminating knowledge —Thomas E. Penney, FAIA, AIA President, 2003

The collection of information arms the designer with an assurance of professionalism, and…a solid starting point for invention and creativity. —Neil Frankel, FAIA, FIIDA AIA Advisory Group Chair, 2002

Interior Graphic Standards is an outstanding resource…an excellent comprehensive collection for the why and how for Interior Architecture. —Eugene C. Hopkins, FAIA, AIA Vice President, 2003

Interior Graphic Standards...is an integral part of all of our libraries, influence our thinking and enhance our standards of professionalism —Gordon Chong, FAIA, AIA President, 2002


Book Description
The interior construction of a building includes everything inside of the structural shell from interior partitions and floor systems to wall covering and carpeting. With over 3000 illustrations, this book is the most complete and authoritative professional reference on interior construction available and is the definitive interior design reference that the industry has been waiting for


Book Info
Guide to planning, designing, detailing, finishing, and decorating commercial spaces. Presents three areas of practice information: general design criteria, finish material selection and construction assembly detailing, and building typology design criteria. For architects and interior designers. Fully illustrated, with index and glossary. DLC: Building--Details--Drawings.


Back Cover Copy
Following in the tradition of Architectural Graphic Standards, and echoing the same illustration-packed format, this new work addresses every topic essential to interior architecture: space planning, material selection, acoustics and lighting, air quality, accessibility…even the selection of fixtures and furniture.

Interior Graphics Standards contains an incredible depth of information on more than 170 topics and comes complete with more than 3,000 new illustrations and 100 color plates. Here you'll find all the selection, specification and detailing information you need for working inside the structural shell, from interior partitions and floor systems, to color and lighting, to wall covering and carpeting. In addition, you’ll find expert advice on planning and finishing dozens of the most common interior building types, from large commercial offices to childcare centers and hotels. All of this was guided by an advisory board of leading interiors professionals nationwide from firms such as Gensler, The Hillier Group, Perkins & Will, Richard Meier Partners, SOM and more

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The new student edition of the definitive reference on architectural interiors

Interior Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a pared-down treatment of the authoritative Interior Graphic Standards, professional edition. Designed to give students only the critical information they require, this is an essential reference for anyone studying architectural interiors.

Formatted to meet the serious student’s needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,000 informative illustrations and includes the latest coverage of green design and accessibility. Students find real help understanding all the critical material they need for the core classes required by all curriculums, including: Construction methods and materials Mechanical and electrical systems Professional practice Lighting Construction specification writing Acoustics Construction detailing and documentation Color theory Furniture selection and specification writing Human factors Design studio techniques

Like Interior Graphic Standards, this Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for working inside the structural shell, from interior partitions and floor systems, to color and lighting, to wall coverings and carpeting. In addition, expert advice guides readers on designing dozens of the most common interior building types, from large commercial offices to child care centers and hotels.