The way in which the contemporary exhibition is designed is fast changing, with previously aloof cultural institutions making use of technologies and techniques more commonly associated with film and retail. Exhibition Design features a wide variety of examples from around the world, from major trade and commerce fairs, to well-known fine art institutions and small-scale artist-designed displays. The introduction gives a historical perspective of the development of exhibitions and museums. The first part of the book covers the conceptual themes of narrative space, performative space and simulated experience, and the second part discusses the practical concerns of display, lighting, colour, sound and graphics. Throughout are photographs, drawings and diagrams of exhibitions, including the work of such internationally renowned architects and designers as Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Atelier Brackner, Casson Mann, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Imagination, METStudio and Jean Nouvel.

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David Dernie is an architect, exhibition designer and head of the Manchester School of Architecture. He is the author of Victor Horta (1995), The Villa d'Este at Tivoli (1996) and New Stone Architecture (Laurence King, 2003).