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Buie Harwood, FIDEC, Honorary FASID, Certified Interior Designer in Virginia; Professor Emeritus and past Department Chair, Department of Interior Design, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University (for programs in Richmond and Doha, Qater). Ms. Harwood has held officership and committee responsibilities in the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER; now called the Council for Interior Design Accreditation/CIDA). Among her many honors, she is an IDEC Fellow, received the first ASID Educator of Distinction Award in 2003, and is listed in Who's Who in Interior Design, the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, and Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She has received numerous grants, published articles, and implemented research projects related to her historic research and the interior design career path. She is co-author (with B. May and C. Sherman) of Architecture and Interior Design, through the 18^th century: An Integrated History, which won the prestigious ASID Education Foundation/Joel Polsky award in 2002, and their second volume, Architecture and Interior Design, from the 19^th century: An Integrated History which was published in June 2008. Her book, Decorating Texas: Decorative Painting in the Lone Star State from the 1850s to the 1950s, won awards from the American Association of State and Local History and the San Antonio Conservation Society. She has studied in the Victorian Society Summer Schools at both Rhode Island and England.

Bridget May, Ph.D, IDEC, ASID; Professor and former Chair of Interior Design, School of Arts and Sciences, Marymount University. Dr. May has held office and committee responsibilities in the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), and been active in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Her many honors include a Benno M. Forman Fellowship for Research in American Material Culture at Winterthur Museum and Library and a one semester sabbatical at Marymount University. She has been listed in Who's Who in Interior Design and Who's Who in American Women. She has had many presentations, publications, and grants related to historic interiors, including one for a furnishings plan for a National Trust Historic Preservation house as well as a 2008 IDEC Special Projects Grant for a design history symposium (with John Turpin). She is co-author (with B. Harwood and C. Sherman) of Architecture and Interior Design, through the 18^th century: An Integrated History, which won the prestigious ASID Education Foundation/Joel Polsky award in 2002, and their second volume, Architecture and Interior Design, from the 19^th century: An Integrated History which was published in June 2008. She has studied at the Victorian Society Summer School in Rhode Island and at the Winterthur Summer Institute in Delaware.

Curt Sherman, FIDEC, ASID; Professor Emeritus, Department of Art and Design, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Winthrop University. Mr. Sherman has held officership/committee responsibilities in the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER/now called the Council for Interior Design Accreditation/CIDA), and has given numerous ASID and IDEC workshops. Three interior design programs in universities were accredited under his chairmanship. Among his many honors, he is an IDEC Fellow and is listed in Who's Who in Interior Design. He has won prestigious awards for his photography and furniture d

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ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN: AN INTEGRATED HISTORY TO THE PRESENT

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                   Buie Harwood, FIDEC, Honorary FASID, Certified Interior Designer, Virginia

                                                    Bridget May, Ph.D., IDEC, ASID

                                                        Curt Sherman, FIDEC, ASID

                        This volume presents a survey of architecture, interiors, furniture, and the

                           decorative arts from the beginning of recorded history to the present.

                                It is a complete, integrated, and interdisciplinary reference for:

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• architecture                                        • interior design                               • color

• architectural details                             • interior architectural features         • lighting

• architectural surface treatments           • interior surface treatments             • textiles

• space planning                                    • furniture                                       • decorative arts

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The unique scope allows comparison in all areas of the built environment through the centuries to illustrate historical, social, cultural, and stylistic influences. Narrative and graphics interweave design analysis with architectural and design history.

Innovations:

> The text has various categories that address Historical & Social developments, Concepts, Design Characteristics & Motifs, Architecture, Interiors, and Furnishings & Decorative Arts.

> Descriptive spotlights of numerous buildings, interiors, and furniture assist in additional study.

> Graphic material features a wide diversity of 1800 illustrations, many well-known and some less common.

> Color photographs throughout the book expand the visual resources required for period study.

> Design diagramming highlights major design features allowing the reader to make visual connections between the content.

> An extensive Glossary, Bibliography, and Index offer flexibility and ease of use.

> A comprehensive CD contains many of the illustrations in the book, as well as specifics on Important Buildings and Interiors, Important Treatises, Design Practitioners for each chapter.