Shaping Interior Space

Roberto J. Rengel is a Professor of Interior Design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, where he teaches courses on professional practice, commercial design and placemaking. Prior to his academic career, he practiced commercial interior designer for 15 years with Gensler and Associated Space Design in the U.S

This book is the ideal textbook because it offers a methodical process to understanding the basics of interior space, the value of clearly identified design problems, intentions and strategies for solutions, and an emphasis on ideation and the pre-design process.

• Part One: General Principles1. Shaping Interior Space 2. People in Buildings3. Interior Place and Its Components4. The Basics of Space5. Balance and Unity Part Two: Experiential Aims of Design6. Order7. Enrichment8. ExpressionPart Three: Design Process9. Understanding10. Ideation11. Development