Francis D. K. Ching & Corky Binggeli 
Interior Design Illustrated 

The bestselling guide to interior design updated and expandedfor a new generation

For over three decades, Francis D.K. Ching’s integrated, comprehensive approach to presenting the elements of architectureand design has helped millions of students and professionals alikevisualize and make sense of complex concepts. As functional as itis beautiful, this richly illustrated Third Edition of Ching’s classic, Interior Design Illustrated, is a visualintroduction to designing for interior spaces, to the buildingelements and environmental systems within them, and to the detailsof furnishings and interior finishes. Beginning designers willappreciate this updated and expanded edition’s for its concise andaccessible presentation of key concepts and practices, whileestablished designers will cherish it for its many practicalinsights into the relationship between building structures andinterior spaces.
* Updated and expanded to include new information on buildingcodes, building information modeling, and sustainability
* Includes new content on Indoor Air Quality and other issues inenvironmental systems, as well as the latest on data/communicationand security systems
* Now features a richly illustrated section explaining the roleof color in interior design, along with teaching resourcesavailable online
* Updated and expanded for a new generation of students andpractitioners, Interior Design Illustrated, Third Edition issure to remain the standard reference for many years to come.

Table of Content

Preface v

1 Interior Space 1

2 Interior Design 35

3 A Design Vocabulary 83

4 Interior Building Elements 147

5 Interior Environmental Systems 219

6 Lighting and Acoustics 247

7 Finish Materials 287

8 Furnishings 317

Appendix 353

Glossary 361

Bibliography 365

Index 367

About the author

Francis D.K. Ching is Professor Emeritus of Architecture atthe University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor ofnumerous architecture and design books, including Design Drawing; Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Building Construction Illustrated; and Building Codes Illustrated, all from Wiley.

Corky Binggeli, ASID, is a principal at Corky Binggeli Interior Design in Boston and has taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and Boston Architectural College. Aprofessional member of ASID and past president of ASID New England, she is the author of Graphic Standards Field Guide to Commercial Interiors; Materials for Interior Environments; Building Systemsfor Interior Designers; and coeditor of Interior Graphic Standards, Second Edition, all from Wiley.