Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Author "Settles, Valerie"
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Assessing the interior design of storm shelters on a university campus
Steiner, Kevin (2009)The purpose of this study is to assess whether the current design and space plan of a primary storm shelter in an educational building located on a large mid-western university campus in “Tornado Alley” is safe according ... -
Church interior aesthetics : the effects of interior aesthetics, within a worship environment, on the attendance of an 18 to 25 age population.
Beauchamp, Amy Michelle (2008)Protestant churches are experiencing a decline in attendance in young adults aged 18 to 25, showing little interest in attending services yet the spiritual interests among them are high. Historically, cultural shifts have ... -
Computer aided drafting skills : an investigation of interior design entry level expectations as compared between industry and academia.
Urquhart, Sarah M. (2010)"This study surveyed expectations of entry-level CAD skills and compared the results between interior design faculty and practitioners. Descriptive statistics indicate high levels of agreement on the importance of most ... -
Design for common areas of a continuing care retirement community in China : focused on quality of life.
Hu, Guoli (2016)China's senior population is equivalent to over 14% of its total population, so it can be easily concluded that China is an aging society (RenMin RiBao, 2014). In the next 20 years, China's population will begin to increase ... -
Design for pediatric hospital serving Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Majouz, Muhammad Kamel (2016)Removed from view at request of the author. -
Design related television : influence on the interior design profession.
Purnell, Shannon Kelly (2008)Interior design is commonly thought to be in the domain of the home, interior design business, or architectural firm. With the emergence of the lifestyle programming genre on television since the early 1990's, interior ... -
Developing a home assessment instrument for the disabled elderly.
Silver, Peggy (2011)Senior citizens are a rapidly growing portion of our population. This large group of older people has increased the demand for commercial accessible housing such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Due to the ... -
Evaluating the effects of hand drawing on the conceptual process and the implications for final design solutions.
Wright, Adrienne (2018)As students become dependent on computer aided design programs to execute projects, they abandon the use of hand drawing in every aspect of the design process. Despite the prevalence of technology in the field, professionals ... -
Historic preservation of Siheyuan in Beijing China for continued residential use in modern China.
Wang, Guanqun (2012)Siheyuan is a classical architecture style of residential housing of Beijing citizens dating from the Ming Dynasty. The people of China are very familiar with Siheyuan, considering its history of more than 700 years. It ... -
Recent interior design graduates from two types of programs and the potential employers of interior designers: a descriptive study of opinions regarding online education
Metevelis, Melissa Ann (2008)This study examined the perceptions held by recent interior design graduates from both online and traditional degree programs as well as the perceptions of potential employers about an online interior design education. -
Rehabilitated historic interiors and sustainability : a case study of La Iglesia y Convento Nuestra Señora de Bele�n in Havana.
Santana, Melissa (2012)The concept of social responsibility is continuing to grow as individuals are becoming more accountable for their actions. It is this idea of social responsibility, which encompasses social, environmental, and economic ...