Title: Identify the physical aspects of interior environments.
Course: Introduction to Interior Design (19263-18) > Section: Investigating Influences on Interior Design

Identification includes

- physical needs (as defined in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) that should be satisfied by interior environments
- design/construction elements that address these needs.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are some physical needs that interior environments should satisfy?
- What design/construction elements of interior environments are directly connected to satisfying physical needs?
- What is meant by universal design?

Communication

- How can a client communicate physical needs?
- How can interior design professionals communicate the ways interior environments satisfy physical needs?

Leadership

- How can interior design professionals satisfy physical needs through interior environments?
- What are some consequences of failure to satisfy physical needs through interior environments?

Management

- What resources are available to assist in the investigation of the physical aspects of interior environments?
- What management skills may help a professional satisfy physical needs through the design of interior environments?