Interior People Places: The Impact of the Built Environment on the Third...
Dana Vaux Washington State University The built environment, more than the physical structures that fill locations, is also a setting where emotional ties bind and build community relationships....
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Sally Ann Swearingen, Leisha Bridwell, Mitzi Perritt, Rhonda Calhoun & Shannon Williams Stephen F. Austin State University Issue A question often arises as to how can interior design programs at...
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Joori Suh Iowa State University Since the inception of the history of exhibition space and the earliest use of the name museum, the ideology of museums has developed and changed according to shifts in...
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Nicole Peterson & Lori Brunner Stone Iowa State University The university library has developed into a center of learning and collaboration that can truly become the heart of campus within the...
View ArticleIncorporating Service Learning within the Curriculum
Lynn Capirsello The Sage Colleges As educators, we strive to create projects and assignments that incorporate the best learning practices for our students. Service Learning has become a standard in...
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Violet Lee & Miyoung Hong Arizona State University The significant role of color in health and healing environments has long been championed, from Florence Nightingale’s (1860) early claim that...
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Jain Kwon & Tad Gloeckler The University of Georgia Promoting students’ creative thinking and effective visual communication can lead them to successful studio coursework (Hasirci & Demirkan,...
View ArticleBoomers’ Lifestyle and their Housing for Later Life
Hyun Joo Kwon and Julia Beamish Purdue University and Virgina Tech Boomers, people born between 1946 and 1964, comprised about 30% of the U.S. total population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009). This big...
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Tolga Benli Izmir University of Economics FFD 301 Furniture Design course program emphasizes on design methodology, fabrication skills and presentation techniques, allowing students to effectively...
View ArticleVoices of the Homeless: How Design Defines a Place Called Home - A...
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Amy Huber Illinois State University Introduction In today’s media one can recognize the prominence of collaboration as an antecedent to business success and personal achievement. In design domains...
View ArticleEvaluating a Retail Space Using a Systematic Design Approach
Kelsey Buzzell & Kyuho Ahn University of Oregon Background: The case study used a design analysis framework, the A2S model (Ahn, 2012; Appendix 1), that conceptualizes systematic store stimuli and...
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Rehab Aburas, Christy Gaines & Su-jeong Shin Texas Tech University Issue There are different factors impacting classroom design including physical factors such as ergonomics, furniture...
View ArticleThe Capstone Pedagogy: The Rapid Prototyping Model as Process and Product
Henry Hildebrandt University of Cincinnati At Issue Using physical models to develop and work out design concepts has a long history. Brunelleschi used models to refine the Florence Cathedral dome,...
View ArticleSymbiosis Between Stress and Privacy: Impacts on Patients’ Well-being
Rehab Aburas Texas Tech University Issue According to Stewart-Pollack and Menconi (2005) healthcare environment design rarely addresses the concept of privacy or its therapeutic impact. However, the...
View ArticleModeling and Analysis of Proximity and Movement: Advanced Graphic Techniques...
Jennifer Hamilton & Ruth Westervelt Syracuse University Nimble and agile, interior design responds to existing conditions deeply rooted in social, economic, political, and structural conditions....
View ArticleInnovative Seating Design: Interpretation and Integration of Historical Styles
Marie Gentry University of Arkansas In a program that requires one semester of interior design history, the plethora of information presents a challenge. Another challenge is that the course is taken...
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Amanda Gale, Kelly Martin & Melanie Duffy Auburn University Critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills are fundamental components to the design process, yet with sustainable design...
View ArticleAdaptive Reuse of Old Factories: Challenges and Opportunities for Interior...
Elizabeth Dull & Doris Kincade High Point University & Virginia Tech While reduce, recycle, reuse, repurpose and even regift are often associated with being environmentally responsible, the...
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