2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes

UNDERSTANDING INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior designers must have a thorough understanding of
efficient space planning, human factors, color, pattern, lighting,
furniture, and materials. These elements are essential to
the creation of residential and commercial spaces. Whether
working for architectural or interior design firms, hotel or
restaurant chains, department or furniture stores, or independently
as consultants or firm owners, accomplished designers
are adept at working with clients and understanding their
needs.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Begin with a great foundation in basic rendering and perspective.
Build your aesthetic and technical problem-solving
skills, and discover the difference between designing for
architectural firms, retail stores, hotels and restaurants. You’ll
learn how to keep accurate records and discover how to
buy wholesale. Students enter a world where color, texture,
fabric, and light are instruments that paint an environment.
Students are introduced to computer-aided drafting (CAD)
and sample the real world of interior design in the studio, the
showroom, and the business planning office.
PROGRAM MISSION
The mission of the Interior Design programs is to provide
students with relevant skills preparing them for their profession
of choice. Students will be able to conceive and execute
viable and creative design solutions for diverse clients.
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INTERIOR
DESIGN
Bachelor of Science
12 Quarters
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Communicate and document design solutions through verbal,
visual and written means.
Demonstrate the ability to articulate design through manual
and computer drawings and presentations.
Appropriately apply building codes and accessibility guidelines.
Utilize appropriate design processes to create comprehensive
design solutions appropriate to client and employer
needs.
Demonstrate an ability to problem solve through the use of
design elements, including specification of products and
materials.
Utilize research to achieve concept ideation and to execute
appropriate design.
Synthesize learned knowledge of the histories of architecture,
art, design, and furniture to apply to design solutions.
Apply professional standards and ethics in Interior Design
business practices.
GRADUATES ARE PREPARED
By graduation, students have learned to control space and
affect perceptions through the application of their art forms;
the way color elicits response; the effect of ambient and task
lighting on efficiency; and the ability of furniture design and
placement to control mood and support function. We place
great emphasis on the development of a professional portfolio
for every Interior Design student. The Interior Design graduates
are prepared to seek entry-level opportunities as residential
planners, design consultants and project managers,
among others. The length of the program is twelve (12), eleven
(11) week quarters.