Perspectives on Social Sustainability and Interior Architecture Life

This book argues that interior architects have a responsibility to practice their profession in collaborative ways that address the needs of communities and of to be the agents of social justice and cultural heritage. The book is divided into three sectio

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Dianne Smith • Marina Lommerse • Priya Metcalfe Editors

Perspectives on Social Sustainability and Interior Architecture Life from the Inside

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Editors Dianne Smith Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture Curtin University Perth West Australia Australia Marina Lommerse Marina Lommerse Consultants Perth Western Australia Australia Priya Metcalfe Priya Metcalfe Conservation and Heritage Consultant Perth Western Australia Australia

ISBN 978-981-4585-38-5    ISBN 978-981-4585-39-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-4585-39-2 Springer Singapore Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934655 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Cover photograph by Angela Buckland

The field of Interior Architecture is defined by the way we act, and the opportunities for a shift in, and challenge to, perception.

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Foreword

No living thing can be understood without knowing its habitat. This holds true of human society. A sense of space and place is intimately bound up with the human experience of being and becoming—the way in which people find their place as self in society, the way in which they build meaningful relationships with others, the way they individually and collect