Offering a unique look at interior design, Materials and Components of Interior Architecture, Seventh Edition fully covers the nonstructural materials available to interior designers. With an eye on the environment, it provides a firm understanding of the products, properties, and uses of all materials, from floors, walls and ceilings to installation, and recycling. Going beyond paint and carpet, it explores over 27 different floorings and devotes separate chapters to kitchens and baths. Filled with the latest information provided directly from the suppliers, it helps readers think knowledgably and creatively about the “nuts and bolts” of interior design—both in terms of structure and style. With an eye on the environment, it provides a firm understanding of the products, properties, and uses of all materials, covering everything from floors, walls and ceiling to installation, and recycling. Progressing from the ground up—literally—it looks beyond the more decorative aspects of design to study the properties and uses of both finishing materials in the design field and structural materials in the architectural field. For interior designers and specifiers.
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In this updated Fourth Edition of Riggs Materials and Components of Interior Architecture, the author deepens her exploration of materials for floors, walls and ceilings to include information on installation, the environment, and recycling. Coverage progresses from the ground up, literally, looking beyond the more decorative aspects of design, to study the properties and uses of both finishing materials in the design field and structural materials in the architecture field.
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This book offers designers several essential tools to work successfully with architects, contractors, manufacturers, and clients:
- A comprehensive presentation of finishing materials for the interior of as building, whether residential or commercial
- Key information on environmentally responsible and sustainable products
- Careful presentation of correct installation procedures and product maintenance
- Interesting historical background on the development of key materials
- A glossary of useful terms at the end of the chapter
- Appendices that list manufacturers and associations that sell or represent the products covered in the text
In short, this text provides interior design students with the vital knowledge that they need to pass the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam.
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Broad Outlook on Interior Products,
This review is from: Materials and Components of Interior Architecture (5th Edition) (Paperback)
This book is a good reference for anyone who is currently designing or building a luxury home, but for a general education on construction interiors, this is not the book. There are many references to the latest products, which include both color and feature description that will be quickly outdated. Most of the discussion centers around materials that would be used in an affluent home rather than your typical family residence, and product descriptions focus on the unique product, not the typical. Dimensions for comfortable clearance and layout hints are useful for residential layout, but the commercial references are very limited.
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This review is from: Materials and Components of Interior Architecture (7th Edition) (Paperback)
The book arrived in great time. Had a few small tears, but other than that, its in fine condition.
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This review is from: Materials and Components of Interior Architecture (6th Edition) (Paperback)
This book is very poorly written. It also does not adequately discuss estimating materials.
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