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Ua12/2/1 Welcome To Your New Home, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Welcome To Your New Home, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Dedication program for the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center at Western Kentucky University created by the staff of the College Heights Herald. Includes floor plan of the building and biographical sketches of Bob Adams and David Whitaker.
Bionic Architectural Design: Assembly, Symbiosis, & Repetition, Henry Louth
Bionic Architectural Design: Assembly, Symbiosis, & Repetition, Henry Louth
Honors Theses
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Design Response To Humanitarian Crisis: An Analysis Of Low-Income Labor Camps In Doha, Qatar In The Context Of A Student Charrette, Holly Murdock
Design Response To Humanitarian Crisis: An Analysis Of Low-Income Labor Camps In Doha, Qatar In The Context Of A Student Charrette, Holly Murdock
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
"Imagine a future where design can alter the quality of life." So began the instructions for "Charrette: A 48 hour Design Challenge" hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts in Qatar. ("Charrette," 2007.) Combining sustainable design solutions with issues of human rights, an experiment in design education was created to challenge students to improve the quality of life for some of the world's most disadvantaged workers.
Evaluation Of Interior Designers' And Interior Design Students' Perceptions Of Cad (Computer Aided Design), Vaishali A. Patil
Evaluation Of Interior Designers' And Interior Design Students' Perceptions Of Cad (Computer Aided Design), Vaishali A. Patil
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This research project used quantitative research method to evaluate interior designers' and interior design students' perceptions about CAD (computer aided design) in interior design. Survey method was used to collect data about demographics, perceptions regarding CAD use, difficulties with its use, and expectations of CAD in near future. Descriptive analysis was used to summarize data from self-administered questionnaires for students and interior designers.
The outcome ofthe study provided an explanation for co-relation of the use of CAD among interior designers and students of interior design. It also provided understanding of practitioners' and students' expectations regarding the use of CAD in …
The Experience Of A Lifestyle, Brian Lonsway
The Experience Of A Lifestyle, Brian Lonsway
School of Architecture - All Scholarship
This essay traces the evolution of themed environment design from theme parks to a series of new architectural types – Urban Entertainment Destinations, Lifestyle Enhancement Centers, and Lifestyle Villages – as a chronicle of spatial mediation from urban décor to urban design technique. Culled partly through semiotic deconstruction and partly through ethnographic investigation, this history examines the environmental design techniques employed in these spaces in order to better understand the relationship of design practice to the cultural practices of work and leisure.
From spatialized branding strategies to the neo-urbanist configurations of location-based entertainment, leisure/entertainment ventures use these narratively motivated techniques …
A Workplace Design That Reduces Employee Stress And Increases Employee Productivity Using Environmentally Responsible Materials, Limor Gutnick
A Workplace Design That Reduces Employee Stress And Increases Employee Productivity Using Environmentally Responsible Materials, Limor Gutnick
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
In today’s competitive global environment, employee productivity is an essential element of a company’s success. Employee productivity can be significantly hindered by high levels of stress experienced in the work environment. In addition, poor indoor air quality contributes to deterioration of employee health and well-being, which further reduces productivity.
The object of this study was to explore interior design techniques that may reduce employee stress and enhance productivity while using environmentally responsible materials and furnishings. The design paradigm was qualitative, and the research method used was a case study. Specifically, this was an action-research project consisting of a design proposal …
Ua3/9/2 Gordon Ford College Of Business, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/2 Gordon Ford College Of Business, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Promotional piece showing proposed new Gordon Ford College of Business building.