Publisher's Synopsis
This is the fifth volume in a series providing a biennial review of recent developments in public interior design. Over 60 office, retail and public spaces around the world are analyzed in detail and illustrated through photographs and drawings. Key themes for 1993-4 include the imaginative reuse of existing and historic buildings; environmental issues, from recycled and salvaged elements to solar heating; and the "New Functionalism" in interior design - the return to modern values in the use of space, details and materials. There is a comprehensive reference section.
