Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-365) and index.

Part I. Foundations of evidence-based design : Introduction to evidence-based design : The design process ; Programming ; Data collection ; Research-related terminology ; Application of new evidence into a project -- Design theories : Gestalt theory ; Functionalism ; Interior ecosystem model ; Person-environment theory ; Symbolic interactionism ; Change theory ; Meaning of place -- Part II. Data collection : Methods of data collection : Program development ; Data collection methods ; The program document -- Historic precedents : Criteria for analysis ; Criteria for architectural and interior design ; Theoretical criteria ; Final analysis -- Case study 4.1: The role of historic precedents in contemporary design -- Case study 4.2: Application of criteria and questions to Kimbell Art Museum -- Design precedents : Office design ; Hospitality: hotel design ; Hospitality: restaurant design ; Healthcare design ; Retail design ; Educational design ; Public and government design ; Museum design ; Residential design -- Part III. Environmental considerations : Structural needs : Site zoning ; Structural needs ; Americans with Disabilities Act -- Contextual needs : Cultural requirements ; Physical requirements: mechanical systems ; Electrical systems ; Plumbing systems ; Sprinkler systems ; Acoustics ; Other concealed systems -- Sustainability needs : Sustainable design ; Global approach to environmental conservation ; Preservation, restoration, renovation, and adaptive reuse ; Sustainable design in interiors ; Indoor air quality -- Human factors : Physiological needs ; Psychological and sociological needs ; Universal design ; Wayfinding -- Diversity in design : Ethnicity and religion ; Other types of diversity -- Part IV. Commercial spaces : Data collection for commercial spaces : Client for commercial interiors ; Data collection -- Office design -- Case study 12.1: Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce ; Hospitality design : Hotel design ; Restaurant design -- Case study 13.1: Comparison of Las Vegas Casino Hotels -- Healthcare design -- Case study 14.1: The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado -- Retail design : Retail design typologies -- Other design categories : Institutional facilities ; Cultural and recreational facilities ; Other design categories -- Case study 16.1: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Las Vegas, Nevada -- Part V. Residential spaces : Residential structures: family and housing : Familial structures ; Housing structures ; Affordable housing ; The not so big house ; Housing of the future -- Data collection for residential design : Identification of the user ; Data collection -- Part VI. Drawing conclusions : Putting to practice evidence-based design -- Appendices : Programming documents (nonresidential and residential) -- Commercial questionnaires -- Residential and/or commercial questionnaires -- Glossary.

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