Interior Design-Program Philosophy

Mission
Learning to enhance human experience through thoughtful Interior Design.

Philosophy

The Interior Design Program at Iowa State University is a process of sequential learning framed around a model of experimentation. This model is based on a belief that interior design is purposeful problem solving emphasizing issues of:

human safety
operational (functional) utility
physical fit
psychological fit
contextual fit

Furthermore, interior design incorporates the creative application of knowledge related to:

space/volume
light
color
interior materials and assemblies
finish materials
human factors

The Interior Design Program strives for excellence in design education through research, service, and student-oriented teaching. The program agrees that professional interior design education must be

rooted in the liberal arts and design fundamentals
broadly-based
process-oriented
technical
collaborative
global in its frame of reference

The Interior Design Program at Iowa State University emphasizes theoretical and investigative processes in a milieu of intellectual inquiry and practical realities. It strives to present a broad scope of inspiration, insight, and applications. (revised spring 2002)

Goals
The program goal is to provide students with a professional interior design education. To this end, students completing the program should be able to:

Explain interior design. Explain the complexities involved in designing functional residential, commercial, and institutional environments that accommodate the aesthetic, social-psychological and utilitarian needs of different segments of the population.

State a defensible design philosophy. State a pluralistic design philosophy that provides for the integration of a diverse cultural and historical design heritage as well as advancing technologies with design solutions appropriate to contemporary needs.

Demonstrate a refined design process. Be able to program, design and supervise the implementation of interior design solutions which exhibit the use of creative problem-solving techniques.

Demonstrate effective methods of communication. Show an ability to appropriately communicate design ideas, both graphically and verbally.

Work effectively in an interdisciplinary team. Explain and demonstrate an ability to work with the many disciplines that interface with interior design.

Explain interior design's societal role. Express a defensible position concerning the designer's social and aesthetic responsibilities as a member of the professional design community.

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Mission Learning to enhance human experience through thoughtful Interior Design.

Goals The program goal is to provide students with a professional interior design education. To this end, students completing the program should be able to:

Mission
Learning to enhance human experience through thoughtful Interior Design.

Goals
The program goal is to provide students with a professional interior design education. To this end, students completing the program should be able to: