Interior Design – Housing

• Become familiar with basic residential architectural styles found in the United States.

• Understand how changes in society were connected to changes in housing styles.

• Identify specific design details associated with each architectural style.

• Trace a brief history of manufactured housing from the early 1900’s to the present.

• Learn how housing norms filter life style influences on housing choices.

• Identify the six housing norms and give examples of each.

• Understand how spatial relationships are used in our homes to impact behaviors of residents and guests.

• Discover the importance of personalizing space and the importance of home as a symbol of self.

• Understand conditions that produce moisture and air contamination and how to control them.

• Discover that furnishings and the use of chemicals also affect indoor air quality.

• Identify how life style choices impact the home environment.

• Identify national associations that support components of the housing industry.

• Understand issues currently facing segments of the housing industry.

• Build a vocabulary of terms used in the housing industry.

• Discover the pros, cons and compromises of community development regulations.

• Identify factors that influence neighborhood satisfaction.

• Become familiar with several types of intentional neighborhoods that are common within communities today.

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