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4.50 Credits
This course focuses on the issues related to custom furniture design including construction, styles, function, technical aspects and costs. Through the study of the human form and by researching appropriate materials and construction techniques, students develop a design of a furniture prototype from initial concept to construction. Students will be also introduced to concepts such as sustainable materials, finishings and production techniques, and life cycles of products.
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4.50 Credits
This course is a survey of architectural and period design styles from the Egyptian through to the Classical Revival and on to the turn of the 20th century. Students will study how the economy and the arts of the period influenced the designs of architecture, furniture, and interior decorative finishes for each major period of history. Knowledge of the terminology and the recognition of district identifiable details, styles, & influences are expected to be attained through lectures, slide presentations, and analytical assignments. Emphasis is placed on identifying period styles.
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4.50 Credits
This course is designed to increase students understanding of current trends affecting the residential design community, addresses real estate value factors on residential design, and prepares residential design students for special event planning and presentation. This course will include learning through lecture, field trips, guest speakers, and applied learning activities.
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4.50 Credits
Building on the skills and knowledge acquired in Environments for Living I, this advanced studio course will require students to design more complex residential projects. Through research and analysis, students design and construct a model of an environmentally friendly residential interior, as well as exploring residential building systems in depth.
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4.50 Credits
The impact of light in one’s environment will be studied in this course. Students learn the importance of bringing spaces to life through great lighting design. The factors of natural light use, daylight harvesting, energy consumption, and the variety of lamp technology available will be addressed. Lighting fixtures, specification methods, and methods of measuring light levels will be included. Use of lighting as it affects accessibility issues will be addressed.
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4.50 Credits
This is a fundamental studio course in the design of environments for commercial usage. Through studio work, research methods, classroom instruction, and field trips, the student will develop an understanding of commercial environment needs. The student will complete a full interior design programming process in which they will research a client’s needs and assets, do an analysis of this information, and complete the space planning as well as all other aspects of the design for the client. Use of furniture systems and commercial grade furniture & fixtures will be included. This is a course to address general office and small commercial environments. A final juried presentation of the students work will be required.
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4.50 Credits
Students will be introduced to the world of electronic drafting and drawing development using 3D software. In this course students will complete a basic residential building layout, space planning, and working drawings sheets using the latest in electronic architectural drafting technology. Students may take this course as an on-site hybrid course or an online virtual learning course.
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4.50 Credits
This course introduces the student to the world of building information modeling using cutting edge software packages. A basic level understanding will develop of how completing designs using building modeling software can improve on cost management, communication with design - build partnerships, time management and management of energy consumption within buildings. Students will complete a small commercial building while learning the basic software techniques for BIM. Students may take this course as an on-site hybrid course or an on-line virtual learning course.
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4.50 Credits
Instruction intention in this course is to demonstrate the variety of media types used in producing colored renderings for visual communication of a design project. Students will learn techniques of color application on drawings using pen & ink, colored pencil, watercolors, markers, pastels, and gouache. In addition students will advance their knowledge of board presentations of their design solutions.
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4.50 Credits
This is a fundamental studio course in which the student develops a residential interior. The course includes lectures, inclass assignment, on-site investigation, field trips and critiques. The student will be expected to accomplish projects and learn essential skills such as contextual analysis, client analysis, programming, space planning, and code analysis. Selection and placement of plumbing fixtures, electrical, lighting layout, and furniture placement will be included in this studio. This course includes a juried final presentation.
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