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Comprehensive Design Studio

Interior architectural designers are creative problem solvers. In this six-unit class, you’ll identify specific design problems, research case studies for innovative design solutions, apply design knowledge and skills to formulate and document a solution for a complex commercial project, and develop a complete presentation across a range of media.

Clothed Figure Drawing 1

Draw the clothed figure in various situations. You’ll study physical flexibility in observational drawing, the essential relationships of the body, how to achieve three-dimensional form, proportion, foreshortening, and how to construct folds.

Fundamentals of Design Documentation

Produce your interior architectural construction documents including floor, lighting, electrical, furniture, and finish plans. You’ll apply lettering, line weight, dimensions, and graphic symbols to interior sections, elevations, details, and schedules.

Building Systems and Codes

Gain technical experience with building codes and systems by working on a commercial building renovation. You’ll learn to coordinate holistically with a design team on structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, acoustical systems, detailing, fire ratings, zoning, and more.

Studio 3

Create a functional and imaginative workplace where your commercial client will thrive! In your final major studio, you’ll develop plans and drawings, select furniture and materials, and produce construction documents for a dynamic presentation based on your conceptual design.

Color Rendering Techniques

Create authentic versions of your designs using professional rendering techniques. Working in a variety of graphic communication mediums, you’ll increase your ability to depict effects of color, light, material, and texture in the built environment.

Survey of Sustainable Design

Solidify your personal philosophy on sustainability. You’ll examine facts and establish opinions to create a design project that applies 21st-century ideals to sustainable design and environmental issues. (This course is cross-listed with IAD 625 and GLA 630.)

Studio 1

Brandish your creativity in your first comprehensive design studio, while exploring the innovative profession of Interior Architecture and Design. Special emphasis is placed on the design process, concept generation, and spatial development. Plus, explore how factors such as circulation, accessibility, adjacencies, and design theories impact humans and the environment.

Package Design 1: 3D Thinking/Making

Apply your design skills to three-dimensional packages. You’ll build a solid foundation of the process and materials necessary to develop packages and prototype templates that account for three dimensions, material properties, and structural considerations.

Graphic Design 2: Integrating Principles

Recognize the power of design. You’ll gain more conceptual expertise and a stronger command of typography and visual language. Combined with solid craftsmanship skills, you will begin to produce projects that comprise a professional body of work.