Disruption of IoT in Adapting Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

When it comes to education, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a major effect, particularly on distance learning techniques that must be completed online. It also applies to Architecture and Interior Design students in the planning and design studio lecture activities, which were formerly carried out offline in the studio but are now required to be carried out online from their individual residences, as part of the online learning methodology. Various difficulties encountered in architectural and interior planning, as well as design studio lectures, need students' adaptation via the use of virtual reality and digital technology. There are numerous restrictions in terms of visual and digital communication, ranging from the use of technical equipment to the facilities held by lecturers and students. The research used a qualitative descriptive approach, in which data was gathered via questionnaires, with the respondents being architecture and interior design students who answered the questions. According to the findings of the research, the adaptation of online lectures is not only a virtual and digital issue, but also a physical and non-physical one that requires consideration. When it comes to architectural and interior planning and design studio courses, virtual and digital changes have an impact on the learning process and the quality of learning results. Physical adaptation necessitates the provision of supporting resources in the form of tools and equipment to aid in the delivery of classroom lectures. Non-physical adaptation includes changes in time, patterns and methods of learning, behavior, psychology, and the internet network, as well as changes in the internet network itself. In future studies, it is necessary to do more in-depth study on behavioral and psychological adjustments and perspectives.

Research on the Effect of Light and Shadow in Computer-aided Interior Design

For interior design students, in addition to learning the principles of interior design, the most important thing they learn is how to better use computer technology to assist their design. For example, AutoCAD drafting trains students to use computer software to draw their own designs according to industry norms; 3DMAX helps students to display their designs with realistic effects; not to mention PS and VRay rendering, which is a great help for lighting. All these situations show that today’s interior lighting design is inseparable from the assistance of computers. Based on this, this paper explores the effects of computer-aided interior design lighting.

Senior interior design students’ perceptions about distance learning in the shadow of COVID-19

Background: Like many international universities and institutions of higher education that have shifted the entire educational system from the traditional face-to-face education model to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, universities in Saudi Arabia have expended great effort to change the behavior of educators and students to accommodate the transition. This rapid shift has had a significant impact on students, especially in programs such as interior design, in which different practical courses are taught along with the theoretical ones. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the benefits and challenges senior interior design students experienced while taking their classes online.Design and Methods: The current paper has adopted a qualitative approach for assessing the data obtained. Semi-structured interview was used to collect all the needed information regarding participants’ opinions about distance learning.Results: Increased time to spend on assignments, reduction of costs to the student, and improvement in achievement of learning outcomes were the three main benefits students reported in their experience of distance learning. On the other hand, technical issues, changes in grade distribution, and changes in project types were identified as student concerns. Although students found many advantages in communicating with others remotely, some issues arose.Conclusions: Students expressed a preference for the hybrid learning method, or at least for having their exams, juries, and presentations on campus in person, not remotely.

Redesign Tas Hand Sanitizer dari Limbah Kain Batik Cirebon

Cirebon is one of big city in Java island that develops and preserves Batik handicraft. Batik maker in Cirebon mostly producing only in primary textiles or basic clothing, while many derivative products from residual shred pieces sere less developed. Actually big portions of good residual pieces can still be used for handicrafts, especially handicraft and handmade souvenir for local and international tourists. Cirebon also the oldest batik center which influences various batik patterns at the north coast of Java Island. The research team is Interior Design students tried to solving this problem through research methods . It aim to utilize existing batik waste and develop a recycle handicraft model so that it is beneficial to the surrounding community. The research method is carried out by conducting observations, interviews and experiments online so as to produce hand sanitizer bag products. Keywords: handicraft, Cirebon batik, recycling, hand sanitizer bag

“Tectonics” as a Spatial Perception Tool in the Design Process

Design process has its own structure which is affected by many aspects. Moreover, there are many tools that contribute in this multidimensional process. Within the framework of this chapter, the tectonics is suggested as a directive tool through the design process. Istanbul Technical University Interior Design students' second year studio, where tectonics was used as a spatial perception tool, was examined. The main title of the studio was festival space design, where festivals were discussed as a performance scene for urban interiors. The main idea of suggested method is to consider environmental aspects in different scales and project those findings to tectonics. The main purpose of this project is to create a new perspective to interior design studio approach. The subject of the project was shaped within the framework of testing that interior architecture is not independent from architectural elements contextually and phenomenologically and that environmental decisions and architectural tectonics can be used as a data to put forth the new ideas for interior design methodology.

Explorations in Teaching Interior Design: Involving User Perspectives

Understanding the needs and expectations of the intended users of a designed environment is recognized as one of the essential factors that influence the decision-making process in an interior design project. This situation is also reflected in interior design education, where students conventionally design for hypothetical clients and users. This study explores the contribution of a new user-focused and scenario-based design studio modal to students’ approach to successive stages of design processes, learning outcomes, and engagement to the project course during an online education period. Within the scope of the study, second-year interior design students were assigned to real artists and product designers as clients for a workshop for creative production- showroom project. The students had to communicate with their clients, do research and integrate the information they have collected into their design proposals. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the proposed model from students’ view. It is believed that the approach proposed and applied within the scope of the study has the potential to present a different perspective in interior design studio courses.

Designing a Design Thinking Model in Interior Design Teaching and Learning

In the last three decades, research on design processes and methods has been the driving force behind the design science development; however, research on design process knowledge has not developed much in Indonesia. This research aims to answer the problems faced by interior design students when they have to complete a design task by applying specific design processes and methods. The choice of technique and method is influenced by the situation & conditions in which the design is carried out. The research was carried out using the “double diamonds” process and method with a problem-solving approach. The research analysis was carried out by examining students’ design documents in the interior design course, conducting interviews with students and lecturers, and literature studies. Furthermore, an alternative process model and design method are more prepared to follow the needs and answer the Interior Design Study Program’s problems when completing a design task. Research has succeeded in finding process models and design methods called a DT-DI model compatible with interior design students.