HUMAN DIMENSION AND INTERIOR SPACE

THE STUDY OF HUMAN BODY MEASUREMENTS ON A COMPARATIVE BASIS IS KNOWN AS ANTHROPOMETRICS. ITS APPLICABILITY TO THE DESIGN PROCESS IS SEEN IN THE PHYSICAL FIT, OR INTERFACE, BETWEEN THE HUMAN BODY AND THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE.
"HUMAN DIMENSION AND INTERIOR SPACE" IS THE FIRST MAJOR ANTHROPOMETRICALLY BASED REFERENCE BOOK OF DESIGN STANDARDS FOR USE BY ALL THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND DETAILING OF INTERIORS, INCLUDING INTERIOR DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, FURNITURE DESIGNERS, BUILDERS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS, AND STUDENTS OF DESIGN. THE USE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA, ALTHOUGH NO SUBSTITUTE FOR GOOD DESIGN OR SOUND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS ONE OF THE MANY TOOLS REQUIRED IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF ANTHROPOMETRICS CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS.
THE FIRST PART DEALS WITH THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF ANTHROPOMETRICS AND INCLUDES A SPECIAL SECTION DEALING WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE. IT PROVIDES THE DESIGNER WI