INDS 1155 Syllabus
Subject Code
INDS
Course Number
1155
Course Title
History of Interiors and Architecture II
Prerequisites
Provisional admission
Corequisites
Terms Offered
Offered Spring
Credit Hours
(4-0-4)
Course Description
This course places emphasis on the historical foundations of furniture and architecture from the Baroque to the present. Topics include historical architectural and furniture concepts, furniture and architectural terminology, furniture and architectural construction and materials, and historic design development.
Course Outcomes
Architecture and Furniture Terminology
Order Description
1 Identify architectural and furniture terms
Architecture and Furniture Construction and Materials
Order Description
1 Explain quality furniture and architectural construction methods.
2 List the varieties of materials used in furniture and architectural construction and their specific
qualities.
3 Diagram the assigned furniture parts.
4 Choose classical architectural and furniture ornamentation and motifs in each period of study.
5 Illustrate knowledge of the assigned furniture items.
Historic Architectural Concepts and Historic Design Development
Order Description
1 Differentiate between the design concepts of the French, German, Italian and British periods.
2 Differentiate between the design concepts of the 18th and 19th centuries, identify the design
concepts of the Turn of the Century and Pluralism.
3 Identify the design concepts of the Turn of the Century and Pluralism.
4 Recognize the impact of the industrial revolution and the invention of steel on architecture.
5 Recognize the multifaceted directions of contemporary architecture.
6 Critique the reaction to the limitations of the International Style and the emergence of creativity.
7 Determine current architectural influences and architects.