Title: Analyze trends that affect building and interior design decisions.
Course: Interior Design I (19263-I) > Section: Investigating Influences on Interior Design

Analysis includes

- compilation of trends affecting building and interior environment designs (e.g., changes in household size, changes in household composition, aging of the population, increasing accommodation of persons with disabilities, increasing costliness of housing, changing roles of family members, increasing mobility of the working population, shifting economics)
- description of the effect of each trend on the construction and renovation of buildings and interior design.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How have American societal trends influenced interior design features in recent years?
- What are some consequences of not considering societal trends when making interior design decisions?
- How do professionals consider societal trends when making interior design decisions?

Communication

- How can a professional determine a client's expectations of a design with regard to the influence of societal trends?
- How can an interior design professional communicate to a client the benefits of considering societal trends in interior design?

Leadership

- What do leaders need to know about the effect of societal trends on interior design decisions?
- How do project leaders incorporate societal trends into a design project?

Management

- What resources are available for determining societal trends that affect interior environment decisions?
- What strategies help professionals decide which societal trends to incorporate into a particular project?