Interior DesignBringing Buildings and People

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Linda Summers Design Associates

Introduction & Goals

Evaluating Design

Design Basics

Design Process

Project

Agenda – Week 1

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Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior Design

Prehistory Early Civilizations

Classic Civilization

Medieval Renaissance Early Modern Period

Age of Modernity

Age ofIndustry

Brave New World

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignPrehistory

Lion Panel, Chauvet Cave, Ardeche, Francec 15,000 - 10,000 B.C.E.

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignEarly Civilizations

Temple of Luxor, Egyptc 1250 B.C.E.

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignClassical Civilization

Parthenon, Athens, Greece447 - 432 B.C.E.

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignMedieval

Interior of Exeter Cathedral1328-1348

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignRenaissance

Interior of the Hagia, Sophia 532 - 37 B.C.E.

The most famous of Christian churches built during the Eastern Roman Empire, this building was a remarkable example of arch-and-dome construction. It became a mosque after the takeover of the city by Islamic Ottoman Turks in 1453.

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignEarly Modern Period

Galerie Des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) Chateau Des Versailles, FranceFrom 1769

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignAge of Industry

Entrance Hall of the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, USA1819

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior DesignAge of Modernity

The living room of the Robie House, Chicago, Illinois 1908 - 1910

Brave New World

Adapted from: Pile, John. A History of Interior Design. Third Edition 2009

A History of Interior Design

The living room of Fallingwater, Bear Run Pensylvania1936

Evaluating DesignFunction Materials Aesthetics

Lighting must be functional and beautiful.

Stone Masonry Metals Glass

Floorings Window Treatments Furniture Textiles

Evaluating DesignFunction Materials Aesthetics

Lines Forms

rest & repose

stability

restless

nature/freedom

dynamic

Design BasicsElements Principles

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Design BasicsElements Principles

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Discussion

Interior DesignBringing Buildings and People

TogetherLinda Summers – Interior Designer