{"product_id":"9781563677557","title":"Diversity in Design Perspectives from the Non-Western World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDiversity in Design\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerspectives from the Non-Western World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVibhavari Jani\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Interior Design \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDiversity in Design: Perspectives from the n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eon-Western World\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the need for a text that encourages evaluation, appreciation, and comparison amongst diverse cultures by incorporating real-world non-Western design traditions into Western context. Each chapter represents a selected non-Western country written by native and resident experts and offers insight into that country's culture, highlighting the ways in which social and physical influences have affected the development of architecture and design. Contributors native to the featured countries offer insight into design philosophies, theories, principles and elements, symbolism, colors, patterns, and textiles from their regions.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibhavari Jani, IDEC, is chair of the Interior Design program and assistant professor in the School of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University and holds the Cunningham Endowed Professorship in Interior Design. She has published and presented numerous research papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 June 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFairchild Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781563677557\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515183333516,"sku":"9781563677557","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_66ee9a0f-3ba8-442a-be79-4d1d940e7772.jpg?v=1784688921","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781563677557","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}