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ID 212 INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO II[DESIGN OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS]
Credits: 3(1,0,5) Prerequisites: ID 111, ARCH 112, ARCH140
Students are introduced to programming, specifications, code requirements, and the use of
systems furniture as they relate to planning small commercial facilities. Emphasis is on the
design process using space planning concepts and methods, problem solving, and application of
design theory specific to commercial office environments.

ID 213 INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO III [DESIGN OF OFFICE BUILDING]
Credits: 3(1,0,5) Prerequisites: ID 212, MMGD 231

This course provides practice in the solution of functional and aesthetic problems of interior
environments relevant to office buildings. With the focus on the problem-solving discipline of
the design process and its application to public spaces, students work conceptually to achieve
interior design goals and present their projects professionally.

ID 222 HISTORY STYLE OF FURNITURE
Credits: 2(2,0,0) Prerequisite: ID 121
The course surveys the main characteristics and motifs of Western and Eastern furniture from
antiquity to the 19th Century. Students examine how people, social conditions, and technology
influenced furniture design in each period. Class format includes illustrated lectures and
discussions.

ID 223 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Credits: 2(2,0,0) Prerequisite: ID 222

This course examines interior architecture, decoration and decorative arts within their cultural,
technological, social, economic and political contexts, from ancient times through to the
eighteenth century. Emphasis is placed on European, American and Islamic countries.

Architecture and interior design of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are discussed
against a background of interior architecture, furniture, and design philosophies.

ID 234 INTERIOR DESIGN VISUAL PRESENTATION II
Credits: 2(1,0,3) Prerequisites: ID 132, MMGD 231
This course introduces students to Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw programs to present and
color projects. Using these highly creative tools for organizing and presenting digital images,
students learn to capture and digitally manipulate images and text expressively in both digital
and printed presentation documents and materials.

ID 250 INTERIOR MATERIALS AND SUSTAINABLE ELEMENTS
Credits: 2(2,0,2) Prerequisite: ARCH 131

This course canvasses the technical and aesthetic aspects of textiles. Emphasis is placed on
product knowledge, specifications, technology, and terminology. The course also examines
non- textile based materials. Students learn how to select, specify and apply appropriate
materials and finishes on the basis of aesthetics, material cost, environmental impact and
performance. In addition, the course presents the LEED rating system within the context of
professional interior design practice.