Interior Design

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Colour

• Living in color: color in contemporary interior design
• What Is Color? : 50 Questions and Answers on the Science of Color
• The Colour Bible: the definitive guide to colour in art and design
• Colour: How We See It And How We Use It
• Color and space in architecture and interior design
• Color and Design

Interior lighting

• Design lives here: Australian interiors, furniture & lighting
• Interior lighting for designers
• Lighting for Interior Design
• Assessment of Daylight Performance in Buildings: Methods and Design Strategies

Residential Interior design

• The Australian House Building Manual
• Metric Handbook : Planning and Design Data
• Construction and Detailing for Interior Design
• A Studio Guide to Interior Design
• BIID Interior Design Project Book
• Livable housing design standard (NCC)
• Residential Interior Design : A Guide to Planning Spaces
• Contemporary Issues in Housing Design
• A Studio Guide to Interior Design

Computer Aided Design

• Digital design: a critical introduction
• SketchUp for Interior Design : 3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning
• Residential design using Autodesk Revit 2022
• Photoshop for interior designers: a nonverbal communication
• SketchUp for interior design: 3D visualising, designing and space planning

Design history

• Interior Design Since 1900
• History of Interior Design
• Interior Design Illustrated
• Inspired design: the 100 most important interior designers of the past 100 years

Design projects

• BIID Interior Design Project Book
• 200 solutions for interior design
• The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book Updated & Revised : Everything Interior Designers Need to Know Every Day
• Color, Space, and Style : All the Details Interior Designers Need to Know but Can Never Find

Interior decoration and styling

• Design Elements of a Building
• Domestic Interiors : Representing Homes From the Victorians to the Moderns
• Australian Designers at home
• The senses in interior design : Sensorial expressions and experiences

Interior design accessories

• Fittings and Fixtures
• Furniture for Interior Design
• New Classic Interiors

Interior design sustainability

• Sustainability in Interior Design
• Environmentally Responsible Design : Green and Sustainable Design for Interior Designers
• Measures of sustainable construction projects performance
• Sustainable Residential Interiors
• Contemporary Design in Detail: Sustainable Environments

Kitchen & Bathroom projects

• Guide to kitchen planning & design
• HIA Kitchens and Bathroom report 2021-2022
• Kitchen and bath lighting
• Residential kitchen and bath design
• Guide to bathroom planning & design
• Guide to kitchen & bathroom construction

Workplace Interiors

• Basics Office Design
• Reinventing the Workplace
• Interior Design Illustrated

Workplace Health and Safety

• Redesigning Spaces for Safety, Flexibility, and Sustainability (journal article)
• On ethics and the earthquake resistant interior design of buildings (journal article)
• Safety Data Sheets An Introduction (streamed video)