Research Methods for Interior Design - 9780367139445

Taylor & Francis

Research Methods for Interior DesignApplying Interiority\nAuthor(s): Dana E. Vaux, David Wang\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367139445, 978-0367139445\nSynopsis\nInterior design has shifted significantly in the past fifty years from a focus on home decoration within family and consumer sciences to a focus on the impact of health and safety within the interior environment. This shift has called for a deeper focus in evidence-based research for interior design education and practice. \n\nResearch Methods for Interior Design provides a broad range of qualitative and quantitative examples, each highlighted as a case of interior design research. Each chapter is supplemented with an in-depth introduction, additional questions, suggested exercises, and additional research references. The books subtitle, Applying Interiority, identifies one reason why the field of interior design is expanding, namely, all people wish t.