Interior Design vs Architecture
A Comparative Study Between The Practices Of Interior Design And Architecture And A Discourse On The Professionalization Of Interior Design
Interior Design and Architecture
Interior Design is considered a generally young profession. Throughout history, the differences between architects, builders, designers and other professionals involved in building a structure has been decidedly blurred and drawing the line between all the disciplines involved has been a rather recent occurrence.
The practice itself, has of course, always been around. From the moment early man decided to live in caves on mountainsides and figured out where the best place to build a hearth was and where to position the sleeping area, they, in theory, were implementing concepts of design in making their abodes more habitable.
Interior Design simply defined, is the practice of enhancing the function and quality of interior spaces to improve the quality of life, increase productivity protect the health and welfare of the public. This is done through education and experience. The interior designer as a professional is required to be schooled not only in the fundamentals and history of design (which includes history, ergonometrics and color theory) , the key principles of the business, such as ethics and accounting but also in the technical areas of space planning, construction and materials. It is because of the fact that the interior designer needs to know the technical sides of these things that there is often a confusion (especially with clients) as to role of the interior designer and the role of the architect when it comes to designing a space.
While it can be argued that many architects can do what interior designers do, the main focus of architecture is on the building or space as a whole. This requires that the focus be expanded to outside construction such as roofing, exterior walls, water-proofing as well as the electrical, plumbing, structural mechanics of the site. From a
Interior Design and Architecture
Interior Design is considered a generally young profession. Throughout history, the differences between architects, builders, designers and other professionals involved in building a structure has been decidedly blurred and drawing the line between all the disciplines involved has been a rather recent occurrence.
The practice itself, has of course, always been around. From the moment early man decided to live in caves on mountainsides and figured out where the best place to build a hearth was and where to position the sleeping area, they, in theory, were implementing concepts of design in making their abodes more habitable.
Interior Design simply defined, is the practice of enhancing the function and quality of interior spaces to improve the quality of life, increase productivity protect the health and welfare of the public. This is done through education and experience. The interior designer as a professional is required to be schooled not only in the fundamentals and history of design (which includes history, ergonometrics and color theory) , the key principles of the business, such as ethics and accounting but also in the technical areas of space planning, construction and materials. It is because of the fact that the interior designer needs to know the technical sides of these things that there is often a confusion (especially with clients) as to role of the interior designer and the role of the architect when it comes to designing a space.
While it can be argued that many architects can do what interior designers do, the main focus of architecture is on the building or space as a whole. This requires that the focus be expanded to outside construction such as roofing, exterior walls, water-proofing as well as the electrical, plumbing, structural mechanics of the site. From a
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