This course examines issues relating to museum and retail design and planning. Students combine all facets of interior planning including restrooms, information desk, exhibits, storage, and traffic flow. The application of this topic provides an opportunity for advanced students to utilize their various skills in terms of a comprehensive project. A variety of techniques are developed to communicate design intent from the designer to the client in a graphic form . Various media are used to color perspective drawings.
Lighting is presented as a decorative and functional element of design.
Special considerations of both elements are covered for residential and commercial interiors. Students develop lighting plans for small residential and commercial projects. Lectures include subjects such as the Bauhaus, contemporary furniture design and profiles of 20th century architects and designers. Further exploration of architectural detailing in the form of built-in cabinetry and furniture adds to the ways interior designers incorporate creativity and function into interior environments. The basics of non-structural systems such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and acoustical are also explored.