G2 WORKPLACE DESIGN

This studio course builds upon the lessons students have learned in previous courses and seeks to deepen their thinking and their skills within several different areas of the design process. These include:

• application and synthesis of theory
• information gathering
• programming
• space planning with systems furniture
• developing three-dimensional designs
• exploring design details.

When completed this course the student will understand current issues regarding workplace design, possess insights into how to design successful workplaces, and understands how to evaluate interior designs based on its response to the complex set of issues including, but not limited to, the following:

• user and client-culture contexts
• functional and social needs contexts
• building, environmental, and site contexts