Bachelor of Fine Arts - Interior Architecture and Design

• Apply interior solutions that consider users’ cultural and social needs
• Apply interiors solutions that consider users’ physical needs
• Apply interiors solutions that consider ecological and sustainable principles

• Develop appropriate programming documents that identify user needs through the gathering and analysis of information
• Produce schematic design solutions that meet programmatic requirements and conceptual intent
• Create refined design solutions culminating in design development presentations
• Produce construction documentation of interior buildings and FF & E specifications

• Furniture and fixtures are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent
• Textiles are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent
• Interior construction materials are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent

• Develop design solutions that consider major construction types and construction systems, such as, electrical, mechanical, energy, security, and acoustics through design decisions
• Demonstrate an understanding of lighting systems by creating lighting solutions that address aesthetics, function, and energy conservation
• Demonstrate an understanding of federal regulations impacting accessibility and universal/inclusive design principles through the application of these professional standards in design solutions
• Demonstrate an understanding of the laws and codes impacting life safety through application of these professional standards on design solutions

• Apply the elements and principles of two and three-dimensional design, across all platforms, in design solutions and visual communications
• Apply color principles and theories, across all platforms, in design solutions and visual communications
• Demonstrate an understanding of movements and traditions in interior design, architecture, furnishings, and the visual arts and consider their relationship in current design

• Describe how design solutions support the project requirements and design intent in written analysis
• In an oral presentation, describe a design project while defining how the design solutions support the project requirements and design intent
• Communicate ideas and solutions through freehand & digital drawing and drafting, three-dimensional models, renderings, ideation sketching, and comprehensive visual presentations

• Demonstrate knowledge of professional practice, business and contract procedures, and business ethics
• Collaborate with other disciplines in the development of interior environments
• Produce a portfolio and identity system to qualify for an entry position in interior architecture and design

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