Interior Design Professionals Research Articles

Research on the training of interior design professionals under AI empowerment

Research on the training of interior design professionals under AI empowerment

Analisis Komprehensif: Perbandingan Platform Perangkat Lunak Artificial Intelligence (AI) untuk Meningkatkan Inovasi dalam Desain Interior

This research aims to conduct a comparative study of artificial intelligence (AI) software platforms used in interior design. The focus of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness, sophistication, and performance of various AI platforms in supporting innovation and efficiency in the internal design process. This research method involved an in-depth analysis of several leading AI platforms used in interior design, reviewing their superior features, personalization capabilities, and integration with other design tools. In addition, this research will evaluate the impact of using these platforms on project completion time, design results accuracy, and client satisfaction. The results of this research can provide valuable insight for interior design professionals. By understanding how AI platforms compare, professionals can make more informed decisions in selecting the solution that best suits their project's needs. In an era of rapid technological development, this research can provide helpful guidance for optimally utilizing AI technology, thereby achieving interior design results that are not only innovative but also efficient. The conclusions from the research can provide beneficial advice in optimally utilizing AI technology to achieve innovative and efficient interior design results. By identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each platform, interior design professionals can optimize the use of AI technology according to their project needs and preferences. As a result, this research can positively contribute to the development of the interior design industry, creating a more productive and satisfying work environment for professionals and clients.

Research on Green Consumption Based on Visual Evaluation Method—Evidence from Stone Flooring Industry

Blind consumption discovered in the real application of flooring does not produce the visually anticipated impression, leading to additional time costs and stone flooring waste. Consumers cannot clearly articulate their visual imaging needs when purchasing stone flooring. Due to consumers’ lack of understanding of the visual imagery style of decorative stone flooring, manufacturers are unable to produce more visual styles of stone flooring in response to consumer demand, which leads to an unorganized production process and the wasting of stone resources. Additionally, manufacturers are unable to receive feedback on market demand, which makes communication links between sales teams difficult. A total of 40 adjectives were considered the most appropriate in a pool of 110 adjectives for the visual imagery evaluation of stone after ten interior design professionals with experience in decorative stone applications had narrowed the selection. Following this, a general consumer semantic difference method questionnaire survey and questionnaire data factor analysis statistics were used to create 10 sets of visual imagery adjectives for marble flooring, which were then divided into 10 different types of marble flooring. Following the computer simulation drawing with the 10 groups of visual imagery adjectives design questionnaire, the consumers completed the visual imagery evaluation questionnaire survey. They received a 304-question valid questionnaire, and using the triangular fuzzy number operation in fuzzy theory, they arrived at 10 marble floors in the visual imagery evaluation score. In order to clarify the current consumer demand for stone floor imagery, the high sales volume of stone flooring on the market for visual style division, which can guide consumers according to their visual needs for an efficient choice, can enhance the efficiency of communication between consumers and sellers. It can also help enterprises clarify the market consumer demand for orderly production to achieve the purpose of green consumption and to ensure the sustainable development of the decorative stone flooring market.

Exploring the Spatial Dimensions of Social Sustainability in the Workplace through the Lens of Interior Architects in Jordan

In both industry and academia, sustainability has become a priority in the interior design and architecture industry, having a significant impact on society. However, most recent studies on building sustainability focus mainly on environmental and economic issues, with social sustainability often being complicated and overlooked in relevant research. This paper argues that there is a need for workplace design guidance that prioritizes parameters at the intersection of twenty-first-century workforce–corporate interests, embodying the notion of social sustainability within the built environment. Through this perspective, the physical environment is considered the container of its social content, and its features and characteristics have a direct impact on the quality of life and work for office workers. Although international currents in the age of globalization have stimulated tangible progress in the context of sustainability, the interior design of most design and architecture offices in Jordan suffers from an underrepresentation of the distinctive features of socially sustainable, user-welcoming interior spaces and environments. The current study explores the experiences of interior design professionals in Jordan through four windows of “Physiological Health and Comfort”, “Efficiency and Ergonomics”, “Privacy and Social Interaction”, and “Spatial Organization (Design)” from a quantitative perspective. A survey was developed to investigate these criteria and was administered among 145 full-time design professionals working in offices in Amman, Jordan. The study aimed to investigate the experiences of these practitioners in relation to their office work environment, with a focus on exploring Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), Quality of Work Life (QWL), and Quality of Life (QoL) from the perspective of social sustainability. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression models were employed to analyze the survey data and evaluate the findings. Overall, the study highlights the need for theoretical and practical incentives to promote the adoption of socially sustainable development in workplace design, particularly in the context of interior design in Jordan. By focusing on the experiences of interior design professionals with their workplace environment, this study provides valuable insights for the development of workplace design guidelines that prioritize social sustainability parameters within the built environment.

Reform and Practice of Talent Training of Architectural Interior Design Professionals in Higher Vocational Skills Competition: Taking Chongqing Energy Vocational College as an Example

For higher vocational colleges, skills competition is an important indicator of professional personnel training quality. In this paper, the architectural interior design professional skills competition in Chongqing Energy Vocational College is taken as an example, the many years of teaching and competition experience are taken into account, the problems existing in the cultivation of architectural interior design professionals in higher vocational colleges are analyzed, and corresponding solutions are proposed.

A Framework of an Interior Design Work Delivery Process

Despite their minor position within the architectural industry, interior designers play a significant role in the national economy. In compliance with the Architect Rule, the present Interior Design Institution (MIID) in Malaysia is governed by the LAM. The interior designers are keen to comply effectively with this new legislation in the interior design. The interior design process is somewhat close to the architecture process, which typically consists of three key phases of the entire design. The interior design professionals carry out interior design work in accordance with the case and practice the principles in their own way and in their own structures. This leads to the variety of stages, processes and work structures that pose problems, consequences and impacts for stakeholders, in particular the client and the interior designer themselves. This helps the workflow and the interior project delivery process to be streamlined. The objectives are to determine the flow, process, scope and elements of the indoor project delivery practice, to make the scope and elements of the indoor project delivery work process compatible with the other work practice plan, as well as to make a proposal on the indoor design work development plan. The qualitative approach to the research involves the use of systematic literature review, content analysis on interior design, project process practice from approved documentation and related documents, and a series of interviews with members of the interior project team and stakeholders, triangulation and confirmation. This analysis will provide useful information to the client, interior designers themselves and those involved in the project. The IDWDP framework may eliminate job interruptions, task management, clashing of works, and coordination of work.

STUDY ON SUSTAINABLE CARPET TILE FLOORING IN 5-STAR HOTEL OF INDIA

Sustainable development is a rapidly growing area of focus for many interior design professionals. The hospitality sector of the world’s economy is growing. The environmental design of hotels can reduce the environmental impacts of growing tourism development. Interior designers can help influence this lasting movement through a suitable selection of interior finish materials that both meet the needs of our customers and could support this enduring commitment to change. The focus of this paper is to study the carpet tile floors used in hotels. The purpose of this study is designers’ important elements when highlighting the hotel with always design to consider evaluating floor materials for use. Research articles related to the design of the hotel have also been analyzed. The results of the material analysis shows that the design of a hotel good consumers feelings, self-brand links, satisfaction, preference, intentions of behavior and loyalty, beauty employees can affect enjoyment and well-being. Other contributions to hotel design Successful at business employment levels, maintenance costs, sales, increased efficiency, higher total operating profits, reduced capital and reduced investment need. The design of the hotel is also closely linked to stability.

Fast and Scalable Position-Based Layout Synthesis.

The arrangement of objects into a layout can be challenging for non-experts, as is affirmed by the existence of interior design professionals. Recent research into the automation of this task has yielded methods that can synthesize layouts of objects respecting aesthetic and functional constraints that are non-linear and competing. These methods usually adopt a stochastic optimization scheme, which samples from different layout configurations, a process that is slow and inefficient. We introduce an physics-motivated, continuous layout synthesis technique, which results in a significant gain in speed and is readily scalable. We demonstrate our method on a variety of examples and show that it achieves results similar to conventional layout synthesis based on Markov chain Monte Carlo (McMC) state-search, but is faster by at least an order of magnitude and can handle layouts of unprecedented size as well as tightly-packed layouts that can overwhelm McMC.

Soft Skills versus Hard Skills: Practitioners’ Perspectives on Interior Design Interns

Interior design, like other applied disciplines, has a clear career cycle requiring education and professional experience before becoming eligible for examination. Internships are often encouraged in academic curriculums for increased career placement and enhancement of student learning outcomes; they also serve as a benchmark for academic programs to evaluate their curriculum and its relevance to practice. As the design industry rapidly shifts the scope and needs in projects, it becomes more difficult for academic programs to assess practitioners’ values as they relate to recent interns and entry–level hires. Using a social constructivist approach, this longitudinal study aims to better understand practitioners’ perceptions of soft and hard skill sets necessary for emerging interior design professionals. This study utilizes content analysis to evaluate practitioners’ responses ( N = 260) from 2006 to 2014 through a survey questionnaire that consisted of open–ended questions aimed to evaluate senior–level interior design students’ performance during the required 400–hour internship at a mid–sized Southeastern university. The findings showed that soft skills were more often listed as positive attributes where interns performed exceedingly well. Furthermore, soft skills affected the willingness of practitioners to hire interns.

Designing for Health and Appetite: Nutrition and Interior Design Professionals Create Appropriate Environments to Achieve Meal Satisfaction in Dementia Residents

To assess current practices used by facilities caring for dementia residents to determine their understanding of the benefits of appropriate foodservice environmental design which may contribute to meal satisfaction and reduce unintentional weight loss. One hundred and fifteen surveys were provided to administrators to assess knowledge of menu and design appropriateness of facilities to achieve meal time satisfaction. Thirty-one facilities completed the survey, including elder residential communities, elder daycare support communities, an inpatient acute care hospital, an acute care/rehab unit and Meals on Wheels Senior Center. Fifty-five percent of participants allow their dementia residents an hour or longer to consume their meals. Seventy-one percent use plated meal service and only two facilities use family meal service. Forty-two percent of facilities play background music during periods of eating but no universal design was identified to enhance appetite in all the facilities. Only 45.2% routinely performed subjective global assessment (SGA) on their dementia residents. There are still gaps present in the implementation of policies of universal design that were obvious to enhance food intake and mealtime satisfaction in dementia residents. It is apparent that many facilities need to be educated on the appropriate care to enhance mealtime satisfaction and ensure that dementia residents were receiving proper nutritional care. Policies are needed for universal design to enhance dementia dining facilities. Recommendations were provided to the facilities. The survey instrument could also be improved to define design principles in detail.

Interior design as a post-disaster team partner

PurposeThis purpose of this paper is to promote the potential for utilizing interior designers as partners on multidisciplinary teams that deal with natural disaster recovery efforts. Interior design, an often-misunderstood profession, focuses on the health, safety and welfare of all who utilize interior spaces. Members of this profession bring a unique and relevant perspective to design and problem-solving.Design/methodology/approachA self-selecting international student design call supplied the data for illustrating how interior designers’ training prepares these multifaceted professionals to practice within diverse cultural contexts to create region-specific temporary housing units.FindingsThe designs submitted indeed, demonstrated an understanding of the holistic process necessary for creating effective temporary shelters.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation of the research is that the design call involved interior design students only. A broader invitation might also solicit entries from practicing interior design professionals.Originality/valueThe acknowledgement traditionally accorded interior designers as essential contributors to multidisciplinary disaster relief teams is tenuous at best. This paper suggests that interior designers have the potential to assume an important role in disaster relief planning and shelter creation. Attention must now be directed toward promoting a universal appreciation of the relevant skills training, and holistic perspectives of interior designers.

Unique Role of Nutrition and Interior Design Professionals in Achieving Meal Time Satisfaction in Dementia Residents

Identify knowledge of food service operators, dietitians and interior design consultants to enhance proper food selection during and between meal times of dementia residents. Dementia residents and their families, food service operators and registered dietitians, Extended Care Community (ECC) administrators and interior design consultants. Secondary literature of national and international data was identified in order to determine if universal design guidelines for establishing elder dining facilities could be accomplished. A survey that generated a checklist of potential design components to enhance appetite and nutrient dense foods was developed after focus groups identified the core elements of perceived industry standards for appropriate design. Workshops were developed and presented evidence based research on stimulating appetite and enhancing intake in elders with dementia as well as to determine potential use of universal design guidelines for enhancing dining services of elders with dementia. Participants at the workshops were taught how to evaluate the adequacy of their facilities and how to utilize our guidelines for assessment and requests for capital investment into their dining facilities. How to evaluate enhanced food intake and health status of dementia residents was reviewed. Using descriptive statistics to responses from focus groups surveys and workshop dialogue, frequencies were identified and guidelines were developed. A model of universal design guidelines for establishing elder dining facilities for professionals in interior design and nutrition services was developed.

Integrating Electronic Health Records in the Physical Environment: A Systems Approach

Electronic health records (EHRs) are the future of the healthcare industry; however, insufficient attention is paid to where and how the hardware systems that support EHR software are integrated in the existing environment.The physical implementation of EHRs is an underlying component of the technology program that may pose barriers and/or gateways to EHR adoption in terms of patient safety and satisfaction, clinical usability of the EHR system, cultural acceptance, and organizational workflow. After confirming that environmental interventions are most effective when coupled with cultural programs, this article asserts that hardware is a necessary complement to EHR software implementation if usage is to progress strategically and ergonomically. This article then seeks to explain how, based on evidence-based design (EBD) decisions, the built environment that supports EHR software can enhance or hinder communication. The findings of this paper posit that when EHR hardware is designed ergonomically and with provider-patient communication at the forefront of point-of-care services, EHR usage in the healthcare environment can improve the quality of health services delivery.This article is the result of a literature review, case studies, academic lectures, healthcare informatics webinars, and discussions with architects, interior design professionals, and corporate EHR leaders.

Interior Design's Social Compact: Key to the Quest for Professional Status

The expectation that all interior design professionals will embrace and embody this social compact in the near future is idealistic but not unrealistic. There are many interior designers and interior design educators for whom this proposed social compact will be reaffirming because they already embody this ethic in their work. We believe the transformation of the profession will happen both within the academy and within the profession itself. Interior design educators will play a significant role in causing the necessary shift away from arguing professional expertise toward embracing the social importance and value of our work. When all interior designers value and act with good faith to enhance the quality of life through their work, society will bestow professional status on interior designers because they will deserve it. Interior design educators must redefine the profession's role in society by educating new interior designers to understand and value the profession's obligation to providing a unique and meaningful service to society, one that contributes to interdependence and thus has value beyond the economic welfare of the practitioner and client. Interior designers can be full participants in the efforts to advance humanity toward maturity (Elgin 2001); in what Edwards (2005) calls the “sustainability revolution”; and in what Berry (1999) calls “the great work.” Interior designers are poised to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the “conceptual age” that Daniel Pink (2005) says will reward those who focus “on meeting the aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual demands of a prosperous time” (246). Soon after interior design accepts its social compact as the guiding force for all that it does, we believe the interior design profession's self–image—and eventually its public image—will be transformed. Educators must take the lead in communicating the profession's potential to support the common good. When practitioners and educators come together to embrace and embody the profession's social compact we will begin to understand the whole range of work that now falls under the umbrella of interior design in a new and inclusive way. When the interior design profession as a whole finds significance and meaning in its work and is committed to fulfilling a unique and valuable role in society, then our common commitment to a significant purpose will bind us together into a confident, recognized, and valued profession.

Collaborative Links with K–12: Proposed Model Integrating Interior Design with National Education Standards

The future of our profession may be dependent upon our interest today in tomorrows adults. Many youth are entering college without an awareness of the interior design profession and its contributions to quality of life. If interior design professionals become involved in elementary and secondary education (K–l2), youths may be attracted and knowledgeable about the profession's contributions, assuring its continued vitality and growth. Although case studies of professional involvement have been reported, a plan has yet to be proposed outlining a cohesive approach integrating interior design into K–l2 educational curriculum. This study develops an integrative model of interior design involvement in elementary and secondary education addressing two national movements: school–to–work (a work–based model) and national education reform (an educational model) offering three levels of participation for interior design professionals. The strength of the model lies in linking the use of experiential, learning–based activities including internships, field trips, simulations, and exercises typically incorporated in post–secondary programs of interior design and the collaborative efforts inclusive of teaming required by interior design professionals. Involvement through collaborations with interior design professionals and industry partners with youth in K–l2 curricula presents an opportunity for accurate representation of the profession, its facets and significant contributions in shaping the built environment contributing to the health, safely and well–being of the population. Such partnerships create multiple benefits for the future of the profession and the community at large.

INTERIOR DESIGN FOR DENTISTRY

In the increasingly complex, competitive and stressful field of dentistry, effectively designed dental offices can offer significant benefits. Esthetic, functional and life-cycle cost issues to be considered when developing your interior design scheme include color, finishes, lighting, furnishings, art and accessories. An appropriately designed dental office serves as a valuable marketing tool for your practice, as well as a safe and enjoyable work environment. Qualified interior design professionals can help you make design decisions that can yield optimum results within your budget.

A Comparison of Competency Requirements for Housing and Interior Design Professionals

Introduction and PurposeThe trend in university curricula is toward a reduction in the Housing major, and a parallel increased focus on Interior Design. As this educational shift takes place, it is important to determine whether those students intending to seek employment in the housing industry can benefit from the interior design curriculum. The specific objective of this study is to determine whether any overlap exists in the competencies needed by professionals in housing, and by professionals in interior design.

Computer Aided Design Training Methods in Interior Design Professional Practice

Objective The purposes of this study were to investigate computer aided design (CAD) training methods chosen by interior design professionals and to gather general information on CAD use by interior designers. Research Design A questionnaire was sent to 500 randomly selected members of the Institute of Business Designers (IBD) in December of 1993. The primary focus of the questionnaire was on CAD training methods used by interior design professionals, with questions relating to the hiring of new employees, training of existing employees, and the educational background of employees. In addition, the questionnaire asked general questions, including the number of employees, the type of work done by the firm, the years of experience using CAD, the computer software used, and the methods of updating the CAD system. Analysis Preferences in CAD training methods and usage were tabulated and are reported using frequency percentages. Key Findings Of the 259 valid respondents, 71% used CAD for design and drafting. The most common training methods included: training by software vendors, assistance from previously trained employees of the firm, and self–directed teaching using a manual or tutorials. Vendors played a very important role in the training of the first CAD user as well as those trained at a later date. In addition, 40% of firms using CAD for the first time hired a designer with existing CAD skills. Fifty–two percent of firms with previously trained CAD professionals used these people to train other members of the firm. Conclusion This research can be helpful to professionals searching for ways to approach the training of designers on CAD. In addition, educators and students can benefit by becoming more aware of the use of CAD and CAD training methods in the professional world.

Attitudes toward Marketing and Advertising by Interior Design Professionals

This study was developed to determine interior design practitioners’ preferences regarding marketing efforts, and more specifically, advertising among professionals. The sample population of 497 was selected from the professional membership in six midwest chapters of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID): one hundred forty–five valid surveys were returned. The survey instrument consisted of 33 questions focusing on aspects of marketing and advertising as well as demographic information. The data were summarized using the SPSS–X computer program. Significant differences between independent groups were determined using the Chi–square test. Firms in smaller towns, larger firms and commercial firms were more active in promoting themselves than firms in larger communities, small firms or residential–oriented firms. A majority of the respondents agreed that effective marketing by interior designers will provide the distinction necessary to survive in a field that is becoming more aggressive and competitive and that their efforts have increased in recent years.