Drawing as manual drafting in the interior design industry: A work-based study

Masters Thesis


Lomas, Elena. 2023. Drawing as manual drafting in the interior design industry: A work-based study. Masters Thesis Master of Professional Studies. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/z1x24
Title

Drawing as manual drafting in the interior design industry: A work-based study

TypeMasters Thesis
AuthorsLomas, Elena
Supervisor
1. FirstA/Pr Henriette van Rensburg
2. SecondDr Lee Fergusson
3. ThirdDr Linda Clark
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
Qualification NameMaster of Professional Studies
Number of Pages77
Year2023
PublisherUniversity of Southern Queensland
Place of PublicationAustralia
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.26192/z1x24
Abstract

Since the rise of computer-aided design (CAD) software in the past 20 years, there has been a noticeable decline in student manual drafting abilities. The pervasive use and value of CAD applications are not questioned in this research project because they are the norm in interior design and their contributions have been significant. However, due to the impact of digitalisation on modern interior design education, graduates and students of interior design have shown a limited capacity for producing simple floor plans, elevations, sections, and perspectives by hand.

It can therefore be argued there is a disconnect between professional practice and whether there is value in manual drawing in graduate education. By presenting the opinions of ten professional experts in interior design, this work-based research project explores whether the use of drawing as a manual drafting skill in professional practice is important. The study additionally looks at how experienced interior designers recognise their skills and question the value of drawing as a manual drafting technique.

To generate qualitative data, a series of semi-structured interviews were conducted. The findings from these interviews suggest, that interior designers still rely heavily on manual drafting and drawing as a component of their process for client briefs, concept generation, and communication. Despite ongoing digitalisation, this knowledge will assist students and newly graduated interior designers to use manual drafting to become better communicators, idea generators, and thus ultimately better designers.

The existing literature on this subject suggests that educators need to be aware of opportunities to create new techniques to enhance the delivery of manual drafting skills in tertiary education.

KeywordsDrawing skills; manual drafting; interior design industry; higher education degree
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390303. Higher education
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Byline AffiliationsFaculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School of Creative Arts
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