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With a new look, this edition of Housing and Interior Design
encourages you to develop foundational knowledge and skills relating
to career pathways in housing and interior design. Chapter topics will
lead you through many concepts and issues home owners and interior
designers and their clients face when selecting and designing living
spaces. With a strong emphasis on universal and green or sustainable
design, this text offers you many practical ways to put the design process
into practice.
Through this text, you will learn how to identify and evaluate the
wide array of housing and design options to fi ll human needs. Hundreds
of beautiful photos effectively illustrate design concepts you can adapt
to fi t various structures. The charts and illustrations help demonstrate
and clarify important text information about such topics as architectural
design, furniture design, and design technology and trends.
With a focus on professional practices and career success, the
Housing and Interior Design text includes a number of elements that can
help you on your career journey. The Career Focus features highlight
related housing and interior design careers with a bright job outlook.
In the chapter review, the Design Practice activities offer you a wealth of
practical ways to develop your design creation and presentation skills.
Because involvement with student and professional organizations is key
to career success, the FCCLA activities on every unit opener reinforce
teamwork, workplace skills, and community involvement.
Introduction