Designers generate ideas for the indoor, outdoor and virtual spaces in which we live, work and play. These include but are not limited to residential and commercial buildings, interiors, performance and exhibition spaces, parks, streetscapes and gardens. Designers of environments consider such factors as location, accessibility, usability, configuration, orientation, aesthetic appeal and emotive potential. They also can be responsible for the environments we see in films and video games. Designers working in the field of environmental design include but are not limited to architects, landscape architects, urban designers, interior designers and stylists, set and event designers, exhibition designers, game designers, concept artists, animators and visual merchandisers.
WHAT DOES ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN LOOK LIKE?
The design of spaces both interior and exterior spaces. Environmental design can be anything that enhances our experience of space. Including landscape design, installations etc.
TERMINOLOGY RELEVANT TO THIS FIELD:
Soil samples
Sun
Passive heating and cooling
Solar considerations
Building materials
Environmentally friendly materials
Floor plans
Elevations
Air flow
Biomorphic design (interprets the importance of nature)
Architectural movements (Art Deco, Baroque, Bauhaus, etc)
Interior design movements (Minimalism, Scandinavian, Industrials, etc).
Drawings might include:
ideation sketches,
schematic diagrams,
informal perspective sketches,
floor plans and site plans,
elevations,
section views,
landscape drawings such as planting schemes,
paraline and perspective drawings,
3D render or artist’s impressions.
Design solutions might include:
concept / presentation board,
3D physical model,
digital walkthrough.