本书主要取材于具有权威性和代表性的专业书籍,内容广泛,结构完整。所选文章不仅浓缩了大量的专业词汇和专业用法,而且其理论知识出深入浅出,值得学习和体会。其内容基本覆盖了室内设计中相关的各个知识点,便于全面掌握相关的词汇和词组。
本书共含十八个单元,每个单元分别包括课文和阅读材料两篇文章,文章中出现的专业词汇、难词以及难句,均经出注释。课文配有多种习题,便于教学练习和知识巩固。本书*后还附录有各单元课文中译文、常用室内植物以及石材的中英文名称对照,便于查阅参考。
本书适用于室内设计、建筑学、环境艺术等相关学科的本科或专科学生,也可作为有关技术人员的自学教材或参考书,并且具有一定参考文献价值。

Unit 1
Interior Design:A Lifetime Pursuit
Exercises
Reading Material:The Development of Interior Design
Unit 2
Design Presentation
Exercises
Reading Material:How to Read a House Plan
Unit 3
Evaluating Design
Exercises
Reading Material:Planning
Unit 4
Unity
Exercises
Reading Material:Axis and Alignment
Unit 5
Paint Basics
Exercises
Reading Material:Working with Tiles
Unit 6
Colour Theory Principles
Exercises
Reading Material:Using Full-Spectrum Colour in Interior Spaces
Unit 7
Elements of Lighting Design
Exercises
Reading Material:Selecting Light Fixtures
Unit 8
Structural Systems
Exercises
Reading Material:Stairs
Unit 9
Ceilings
Exercises
Reading Material:Movable Partitions and Screens
Unit 10
Window Coverings
Exercises
Reading Material:Blinds
Unit 11
Unit 12
Unit 13
Unit 14
Unit 15
Unit 16
Unit 17
Unit 18
Appendix 1: Interior Plants
Appendix 2: Interior Stones
Appendix 3: Bibliography
Appendix 4: Key to Exercises(Units1-18)
Appendix 5: Chinese Translations of the Texts(Units1-18)