?interior, practices of interiorization, interior designs

RESEARCH BACKGROUND: The Practice of Spatial Thinking documents the latest tools developed in the world-leading Design Practice Program in RMIT's School of Architecture and Design. The editors - van Schaik and Ware - are recognised internationally for their articulation and development of this form of research. The catalogue introduces and summarises the design practice research of 14 practices. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION: The essay is a concise summary of 10 years of the practice of spatial thinking within the specific discipline of interior design. Interior design is a discipline that lacks conceptual and theoretical frameworks - this essay not only makes a contribution to this but also offers a unique position in the integration of philosophical concerns with projects where practice if foregrounded. As one of the few practice-led PhDs in interior design in Australia and also internationally, this essay will be a valuable precedent and reference for others. This is the only essay addressing interior design practice in the collection of 14 invited essays in relation to the practice of spatial thinking. The invitation to contribute to this collection recognises the contribution of Attiwill's research led-practice to spatial thinking practice not only within the RMIT program but also as a valuable example within this world-leading program. In the introduction, the editors write: '... she creates novel, poetic and acutely modulated space, events and conversations. Her work helps us to reconsider the mental space of design'. (p.32) RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE: This catalogue is the outcome of research that was funded by an ARC Discovery Grant (van Schaik & Ware). The Design Practice Program the catalogue explores has been reviewed in two leading international journals: Kester Rattenbury, 'Here be buildings' AR (Architecture Review) Academic Annual 2014, pp. 69-71; and Kester Rattenbury, 'The imagination game', Royal Institute of British Architects Journal (RIBAJ), 5 Jan 2015