The publisher, Prentice-Hall Career & Technology
In this updated Fourth Edition of Riggs Materials and Components of Interior Architecture, the author deepens her exploration of materials for floors, walls and ceilings to include information on installation, the environment, and recycling. Coverage progresses from the ground up, literally, looking beyond the more decorative aspects of design, to study the properties and uses of both finishing materials in the design field and structural materials in the architecture field.
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Key Benefit: Riggs explores materials for floors, walls and ceilings including the materials issues that affect today's multi-faceted, environmentally-aware designer. Key Topics: Coverage progresses from the ground up, literally, looking beyond the more decorative aspects of design, to study the properties and uses of both finishing materials in the design field and structural materials in the architecture field. The book stresses environmental awareness and recycling as ways to help cope with the growing landfill problem and identifies products and manufacturers who are participating in recycling processes.
