Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces: The Architecture of Seduction Contributor(s): Vernet, David (Editor), de Wit, Leontine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415363225 ISBN-13: 9780415363228 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Presenting a critical and theoretical dimension to retail design, i Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces /i links the ideas behind it to real practice in this innovative and important contribution to architectural/interior theory literature. br Retail structure has been subject to a dramatic and ongoing transformation over the past thirty years, materializing in the emergence of large-scale out-of-town shopping centres and new specialized shops in city centres. These specialized boutiques are highly designed, involving well-known architectural firms such as OMA/Rem Koolhaas, David Chipperfield, Herzog + de Meuron amongst others. br With case studies and over 100 black and white images, Vernet and de Wit set forth original and well-grounded theory to accompany this popular and lucrative area of work. |
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BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Architecture | Study & Teaching - Architecture | Professional Practice |
Dewey: 725.21 |
Series: Interior Architecture |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 7.52" W x 9.68" (1.14 lbs) 184 pages |
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Publisher Description: Presenting a critical and theoretical dimension to retail design, Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces links the ideas behind it to real practice in this innovative and important contribution to architectural/interior theory literature. Retail structure has been subject to a dramatic and ongoing transformation over the past thirty years, materializing in the emergence of large-scale out-of-town shopping centres and new specialized shops in city centres. These specialized boutiques are highly designed, involving well-known architectural firms such as OMA/Rem Koolhaas, David Chipperfield, Herzog + de Meuron amongst others. With case studies and over 100 black and white images, Vernet and de Wit set forth original and well-grounded theory to accompany this popular and lucrative area of work. |