Category: Interior Design Education
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RETHINKING THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE PARADIGM
Over the past 20 years there has been a remarkable shift in how we design and build buildings. In response to a rising concern over the impact buildings have on our environment those who have even the most minute stake in creating the built environment are now aware, if not directly influenced by, the effort…
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Texas Interior Design Sunset Update
See page #20a for updated TBAE board comments and public comments. http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/83rd/eng/eng_hm.pdf Kudos to Kathy Hendricks. The Texas ID profession owes her big time. PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER is not sure how, or when, this issue will be resolved but it is clear that if ID legislation in Texas is deregulated it will be against the will of…
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Hearing on Sunsetting Registered Interior Design Regulation in Texas
From a LinkedIn discussion on the same topic; There is a hearing in Austin on Nov.13th. The agenda is available here: http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/83rd/Agendas/Nov_13.pdf. Donna Vining (Exec. Director of Texas Association for Interior Design) wrote the following: “Obviously, anyone who wants to testify, may do so. PLEASE be aware the Sunset commission will not appreciate a lot…
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More on Deregulation of Interior Design in Texas
The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission October 12th Staff Report recommending deregulation of Texas’ Registered Interior Design title act is a classic example of the he said/she said contentions that haunt professional interior designers ability to establish and maintain regulatory parity with other licensed/regulated design professionals. PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER offers the following analysis of key points on both…
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Establishing Interior Design Professionalism in the Philippines
The interior design news wires often include items from the Philippines. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/exam-results/10/23/12/interior-design-licensure-examination-results Evidently professions in the Philippines are highly regulated- including interior design. Now I get that this is a small country and the political/legal climate is far different than the U.S. but PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER admires the apparent transparency of the Filipino Professional Regulation Commission and…
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Interior Design Dabble Psycho Babble
Grrrr. We have to figure out a way to separate the professionals from those who merely dabble. I have students paying dearly for the right to practice as “interior designers”. This is an insult to them, current practicing professionals and it continues to taint the future of the profession. Cue “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC…
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THEY GET IT DOWN UNDER
http://designbuildsource.com.au/sydney-laboratory-aims-improve-indoor-environment Following on my previous post regarding Perkins + Will’s research effort. It looks like the University of Sydney is taking indoor environmental quality seriously. Just wondering what might happen to the general public’s perception of ID if one of our professional organizations were to promote such a venture. Low hanging fruit people….low hanging fruit
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NOTE TO SELF
It’s been awhile since PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER added anything positive to the effort to validate the profession of interior design-which is the purpose of this blog. Lest I be labeled a chronic whiner I woke up this morning and said to my self- Self….Self…..Wake Up….It’s time to stop posting obtusely cynical observations with no real merit- You…
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HOMEARAMA……REALLY?
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/the-5-best-designs-from-homearama-2012/nSSKc/ Little too close to http://homorama.tumblr.com/ don’t ya think? Load gun, point at foot, pull trigger.
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A Case for Promoting Interior Design as Life Savers…..No Really!
Or making the case for health trumping safety in our hs&w public relations trifecta Kudos to Perkins + Will for changing the paradigm of the traditional Architecture and Design services firm. While Perkins + Will has a long history of leadership in both the healthcare and sustainable…
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