Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice,9780071361637

Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780071361637
ISBN10: 0071361634
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-09-20
Publisher(s): MCG
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Summary

Everything you need to know about the practice and business of interior design -- from McGraw-Hill and Interior Design magazineLet today's most admired design professionals share with you their priceless insights, step-by-step guidelines, and real-life examples drawn from their own highly successful practices. Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice packs fresh new ways of thinking and profitable ways of working -- quality information you expect when experts join forces! Comprehensive, hands-on details show you how to problem-solve the design needs of clients¿streamline every stage of your practice, from finding and winning clients to project build-out¿and master the most efficient negotiation, bidding, contract, and documentation techniques. Achieve professional excellence and profitability with this authoritative resource as you learn how to act on the implications of the profound changes occurring in the design industry today with tips from designers who are at the top of their game.An outstanding preparation tool for the NCIDQ national licensing exam

Author Biography

INTERIOR DESIGN magazine, based in New York City, is the leading professional interior design publication in the field. The Interior Design organization is an industry leader and the premiere source for consistent and effective communication regarding design excellence and the value of good design.

Editor-in-Chief CINDY COLEMAN is a graduate of The Art Institute of Chicago in Interior Architecture. She is a partner in the Chicago-based design and communications firm Frankel +Coleman and the former executive editor of the International Interior Design Association’s magazine Perspective. Coleman’s design work has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Institute of Business Designers (IBD), the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and ID Magazine. She is a frequent contributor to many of the nation’s design-related magazines and newsletters, advocating the value of design. Coleman lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Background

Chapter 1: Growing a Profession

Chapter 2: History of the Profession

Chapter 3: Intelligent Interiors

Chapter 4: The Professional Association

Chapter 5: The Regulatory Organization

Chapter 6: The Culture of Design Education

Chapter 7: Opportunity for Change: Design in the New Economy

Part Two: Strategy

Chapter 8: Human Resources

Chapter 9: Financial Management

Chapter 10: Marketing: Position and Identity

Chapter 11: Team Dynamics

Chapter 12: Virtual Teams

Chapter 13: Investment in Knowledge

Chapter 14: Information Technology

Part Three: Practice

Chapter 15: Strategic Practices

Chapter 16: Sustainable Design

Chapter 17: Design Research and Methodology

Chapter 18: Global Practice

Chapter 19: Specialty Practices

Chapter 20: The Legal Environment

Chapter 21: Legislation

Part Four: Process

Chapter 22: Scope of Service Chart

Chapter 23: Positioning: Seeking and Securing Work

Chapter 24: Predesign Services

Chapter 25: Programming for Change

Chapter 26: Programming: Strategic Planning

Chapter 27: Programming: Shared Vision

Chapter 28: Schematic Design: Communicating the Design Spirit

Chapter 29: Schematic Design: Limitless Possibility

Chapter 30: Design Development: Designing the Project

Chapter 31: Design Development: The Reality

Chapter 32: Contract Documentation: Clarity of the Drawings

Chapter 33: Contract Documentation: Integrating Interiors and Architecture

Chapter 34: Contract Administration: The Different Solution

Chapter 35: Contract Administration: Getting Started

Part Five: Management

Chapter 36: Goals of Project Management

Chapter 37: Managing the Internal Design Team

Chapter 38: Managing the Consulting Relationship

Chapter 39: Managing the Client Relationship

Chapter 40: Gauging a Successful Design

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors with Biographies

Index

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