to simple
hello,
i bought this book afther reading good things about the writer and the good reviews.
i, myself, think this book is written just to simple and to shallow. This book never goes into detail. Except for the measurements of things, but this is for +- 20 pages and can be found on the internet.
For exemple doors: all the things he writes down are easy to know or to find out. (a doorway provides passage from one space to the other, wel duh. then he explanes the types: you can have a flush door a panel-, french-, glass-, louvered- and sash- door. then he explanes that there exist swing doors, pocket sliding door, surface sliding, by pass sliding, bifold,... and so on. I know, I live in a building with doors and i work in them. in his simplicity he forgets even some types; turning doors, electrical doors, double swing doors,...!)
The only people who may learn something about the book will be people who don't know if they want to do something in the design world and have never read something about it, or never read something about building. If they want to find out it is something for them, its interesting to read it . Otherwise it is a real waist of money.
Great Shape
I was very happy with the product i got it on time and it was in great shape.
Buy when you are in school!
I purchased this reference guide as I was preparing for my NCIDQ exam to become a licenensed designer. While there was pertinant information I wished that someone had reccomended that I purchase it as I entered into design school.
There are many useful on Human anthropometrics, the use of space and environmental systems. However, there isn't much information on the architectural aspects of interior design (nominal lumber sizes/ building products & materials etc.)
Francis Ching (or his editor) is very good at laying out his books so that design professionals can easily read through, or can use them to reference when looking for specific information.
A great addition the the library of Interior Designers and students.
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