Monday in class we touched on a multitude of different must know things about interior design, and working in the field. It was so exciting to finally focus in on what I want to do! From here on out we will listen to speakers on Monday and Wednesday, blog about it, and then discuss on Fridays.
We learned about about different liabilities, an unexpected one being RUGS, when furniture is place around them people are more likely to trip and hurt themselves. We briefly touched on sustainability and the importance of going green. An important thing Professor Geren keeps repeating is identifying what you are good at and improving your weaknesses, but playing up your strengths.
What's more complicated- commercial or residential? Seems like a no brainer- commercial, but we still managed to debate this. We live in residential areas therefore already have a sense for what is acceptable, however, commercial comes with many different requirements that we must understand. Examples would be 24 hour buildings, such as hospitals and hotels. We must learn to design in practical and feasible ways, in order to truly accommodate our clients.
Different Design Specializations:
HEALTH CARE: There are many clinical areas, such as operation rooms, patient rooms, cafeterias. Plus pharmacies, laboratories, ERs, and ICUs. These are perfect examples of 24/7 spaces.HOSPITALITY: Once again, these are 24/7 places like resorts, hotels, boutique hotels, time shares, model homes, bars, golf clubs, and retail stores. Las Vegas is the mecca of all hospitality design. Restaurants can be a specialization of its own because of the different factors, like formal, moderate, fast food, drive in, and the major part of their design- kitchens!
CORPORATE: law firms, offices, retailers
GOVERNMENT: they buy the lowest cost furniture and mostly use GSA, which stands for general service administration
INSTITUTIONAL: schools, gyms
ECCLESIASTICAL: church's, theater's, museums
Definitions:
ASID- American Society of Interior Designers, established 1975, "a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people's lives" www.asid.orgNCIDQ- "non-profit organization, established 1972, involved in examination and certification of interior designers" www.ncidq.org
IDEC- Interior Design Educators Council, established 1963,"The mission of The Interior Design Educators Council, Inc. is the advancement of interior design education, scholarship, and service." www.idec.org
CIDA- Council for Interior Design Accreditation, established over 35 years ago, "this knowledge-driven organization has been passionately committed to the ongoing enrichment of the interior design profession through identifying, developing and promoting quality standards for the education of entry-level interior designers, and then encouraging, accrediting and supporting educational programs to aspire to those standards." http://accredit-id.org
IIDA- International Interior Design Association, established 1994, "strives to create a strong niche for the most talented and visionary Interior Design professionals, to elevate the profession to the level it warrants, and to lead the way for the next generation of Interior Design innovators" www.iida.org
AIDA- American Institute of Architects, established 1857, "serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society" www.aia.org
Final Thought
What brings relevance to an Interior Design degree over someone with no degree but good taste? Easy- someone with a degree has been trained to handle all different design specializations, can accommodate any special needs, can create a SAFE space, and is not only focused on making a space "pretty" but can make it functional. My question is this, what are the terms and conditions that make interior designer have to work with an architect overseeing when we have mostly the same training as they do?
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