ID 121— Interior Design Graphics
A working knowledge of architectural graphics and a competency in the use of this graphic language is essential for interior design practice. Architectural graphic language is used universally by interior designers and architects to communicate schematic proposals, building plans, site plans, construction drawings as well as all official contract documents related to the built environment. It is also the graphic language used by designers when thinking about spatial ideas, and communicating those ideas with colleagues and clients. This course is focused on developing the knowledge of architectural graphics for the beginning interior design student through application and practice. Through the practice of technical hand-drawings such as floor plans, dimensioned floor plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, finishing schedules and plotted perspectives students will develop competency in their knowledge and application of architectural graphics. For contemporary design practitioners, the importance of architectural graphics extends beyond formal drawings. It is the language for design thinking, the language for working out design solutions and for developing ideas through visual research and ideation. Towards this end, this course will also develop competencies through the use of more casual graphic drawings in weekly sketchbook applications.
“You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledge hammer on the construction site.”
“God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is, at least for me, an abuse of paper.”
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