When Walls Become Doorways

When Walls Become Doorways

Author: Tobi Zausner

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780307238085

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Using the lives of artists as inspiration, "When Walls Become Doorways" explores the transformative power of illness and the ability of productivity and creativity to heal the soul.


Architecture Of The Classical Interior

Architecture Of The Classical Interior

Author: Steven W Semes

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2004-08-17

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780393730753

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The principles of classical architecture applied to the design of interiors, both residential and public. A practicing architect shows how the elements that constitute the classical interior-wall and ceiling treatments, doors and windows, fireplaces, and stairs-can be composed into rooms satisfying both aesthetic and practical criteria. Historic and contemporary examples illustrate both generic and specific solutions for designers working in the classical tradition today.


Kitchen Planning

Kitchen Planning

Author: NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-02-18

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1118367626

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The leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers completely revised and updated Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research. This Second Edition has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential CodeĀ® New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets Metric measurement equivalents included throughout A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors


Creating the Built Environment

Creating the Built Environment

Author: Leslie Holes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1135818258

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The purpose of this book is to explain what buildings are and to provide an integrated overview of how they are built and sustained.


Creativity and Mental Illness

Creativity and Mental Illness

Author: James C. Kaufman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-08-07

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1107021693

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This book re-examines the common view that a high level of individual creativity often correlates with a heightened risk of mental illness.