What are the job prospects in interior designing? Does it have a better future than architecture..............
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One of the potenial drawbacks with interior design is that it's based on an individual's interpretation and opinion and is a career open to anyone as it requires no specific qualifications, experience or skill.  In other words, anyone can become an interior designer.\n\nOn the other hand, architecture is a very demenading and specific skill which involes years of study.  It's illegal to practice as an architect unless you have the requisite qualifications.\n\nWhen it comes to designing the interior of a building the use of an interior designer is optional but when it comes to designing the building itself use of an architect is more often than not obligatory.\n\nInterior design is currently 'trendy' and as with all trends they tend to pass.\n\nA lot of school-leavers nowadays are taking the 'easy option' and choosing to go into media and arts with the result that these areas are over represented whereas science and math based vocations are under represented.\n\nAnother drawback with interior design is that most contracts are very short term unlike architecture where a lot of the contracts are long term.\n\nMy girlfriend is an architect and if her firm stopped taking on any new commissions they would still be busy for the next 4 years but an interior designer would be lucky to keep going for 4 weeks without having to seek out new work.\n\nConsider also that an architect is an interior designer but an interior designer cannot be an architect.\n\nTo summarise:  There's a lot of people getting into interior design with the result that work is spread thinly between them and there's no guarantee that the current trend will last.  Architecture on the other hand, is an area that has been in demand for centuries, is still in demand, and given that people have no choice but to employ an architect - will continue to be in demand.
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what shape is the plan? (the description should be only on plan. and if you are an architect than it shouldn`t be 2 much.) at what scale do u need it? the design depends on you and youre talent
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I am like that too. Always been good at drawing 3D objects, figuring out the shape of parts for building the log cabin, reading maps, etc. I'd say the most obvious career with this skill is architecture, design, or video game development, but biochem is a good paying job too. Just make sure that visual models do play a role in real industry (as opposed to high-school classes).
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I would suggest looking into branding. This is a rewarding field and is a growth industry. Companies these days rely on there brand image It is not necessarily a entry based industry but i you get the right experience and are a bit creative you can earn loads of money while adding value to a company. I am an industral designer and branding is closely related to what we do.
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ummphh... why dont you try further in landscape architecture, or maybe planner or maybe... join in the graphic team... a lot of my architecture friend join us, landscape architecture students.. and they are always better than us and easily employed...with higher payment.
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i don't know any interior designer personally, but seeing hgtv tells me they make great money. and because it involves creativity, people who choose it for career sure do enjoy it.
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Seattle---read below for my professional reasoning:\n\nThe United States Depaertment of Labor "Occuptaional Outlook Handbook" says this about graphic designers:\n\n"Demand for graphic designers should increase because of the rapidly expanding market for Web-based information and expansion of the video entertainment market, including television, movies, video, and made-for-Internet outlets. Graphic designers with Web site design and animation experience will especially be needed as demand for design projects increase for interactive media—Web sites, video games, cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other technology. Demand for graphic designers also will increase as advertising firms create print and Web marketing and promotional materials for a growing number of products and services.\n\nIn recent years, some computer, printing, and publishing firms have outsourced basic layout and design work to design firms overseas. This trend is expected to continue and may have a negative impact on employment growth for lower level, technical graphic design workers. However, most higher-level graphic design jobs will remain in the U.S. and will focus on developing communication strategies, called strategic design, for clients and firms in order for them to gain competitive advantages in the market. Strategic design work requires close proximity to the consumer in order to identify and target their needs and interests. Graphic designers with a broad liberal arts education and experience in marketing and business management will be best suited for these positions."\n\nBased on this, I would say Seattle, especially since the Microsoft campus is getting bigger. Bill gates recently announced that he is adding 13,000 more jobs soon. Get over here and get a job while you can! Don't forget that the Seattle area is the tech capital of the United States.
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As student who is close to receiving her Masters in Interior Design I will account for the long grueling hours spent at the studio in order to prepare you for the real world firm....it is a competitive field....one that may not be lucrative financially so it is definetly something that one needs a passion for...hours are spent researching materials, figuring out how things are built, having knowledge of building codes and regulations and being able to implement them into your design, being conscious of how the designed space affects the occupants health, safety, and well being...interior design for a building focuses more on the details of a project while architects focus more on the grand scheme of things....within a firm a group of architects will have projects that last longer....1-5yrs typically....while the interior designers will be working on a multitude of projects that typically have a shorter working span....interior designers within an architecture design firm also have their own projects and generate alot of working revenue for a company......in addition....designers don't get much credit in the real world but within the industry we are gaining more and more recognition as a valuable asset...and the industy recognizes that there are differences in knowledge, skill, and education between a designer and a decorator....in some states it is required to be licensed in order to call yourself a interior designer....hopefully this will be a regulation across the US since if affects the well being of the public.....
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By the end of high school one is supposed to have decided what he/she would like to be or do. I was a university freshman at 17 and just taking general courses when I saw some guy carrying a drafting board. Since I grew up around my father's drafting board and I am very good at drawing, the decision to ba an architect came easily. Got licensed and worked abroad. (Twenty years later I have decided to be something else---a mom.)  Go for something you enjoy doing because it will be more fun than work.
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Hello, I love architecture and I just finished my bachelors degree in architecture. Most people in my class want to be architects for the money and social status. Now they are finding out that it isn't that great after all. I already know that because I have worked with architects all my life.\nHere is the irony that I have found to be true; If you really love architecture and you really want to do it even if you don't become rich or famouse then you are more likely to do good work and then happen to become well known for your good work, and then famous, and then the money starts to flow. If however you want to be rich and famouse and architecture is just the way to get there then you won't really have a pasion for it and things won't happen for you. Eventually you get frustrated and you don't make the money etc. Bottom line, the only rewards you should expect as an architect are doing good work and building a better would one small project at a time.\nKyle Martens
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architecture is part of built environment. all the building u see around you carries the architecture signature. yes, u can have engineers to design buildings, but they'll be only too happy to be interested in the calculations. architect on the other hand, merge the science of construction with the art of aesthetics. \nit is part of the larger circle of life. as built environment is part of architecture as much as architecture is part of built environment, u cannot help but to find it intermingled between town planning, architecture, engineering, quantity surveying and other discipline that together compliment each other. \nall the built environment around us reflects back to us what we are.
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Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment. Interior Design draws on aspects of environmental psychology, architecture, product design and furniture design in addition to traditional decoration. An interior designer is a person who is considered an expert in the field of interior design or one who designs interiors as part of their job. Interior design is a creative practice that analyzes programmatic information, establishes a conceptual direction, refines the design direction, and produces graphic communication and construction documents. In many jurisdictions, interior designers must be licensed to practice.\n\nInterior Architecture is the art, business, or profession of planning the design and supervising the execution of architectural interiors, including their color schemes, furnishings, fittings and finishes.
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I am interested in learning how to design furniture as well.  If I ever pursue this dream, I will attend a technical school with programs in interior design or interior architecture like the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (http://www.artic.edu/saic/programs/degrees/undergrad/bia.html#curriculum).  Another option is to become an apprentice with a furniture designer.
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hey neha.. the industry is good and getting better , yes job vacancies are there....\nThe most important thing about this industry now adays is specializing. It is common knowledge that in every field use of it is common ; you name it , IT is there. so better specialize in a particular field before choosing a job . Some specializations are mainframes, systems, unix-linux- sun ,  or something like animations, \nmake a search on google or yahoo and find out what different job profiles are there.\n IT is too vast, just knowing how to program in C or C++ or Java or such is not enough. you also need to choose what job profile you want (knowing how to program  is for base level developers)like systems engineer, QA, security engineer, support....\n\na brief idea you can just go to any leading software companies site and look into their CAREERS section and you will get a good idea what positions are and fields are available in the market.
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It depends on what field you would like to enter, such as civil, structural, architectural, landscape, mechanical, hvac. I have noticed lately that the engineering fields have had a lot of job openings. I use both autocad and microstation in my field. I have also noticed that a lot of architects have been doing there own drafting. Most technical firms post job listings in there website. Look up a few firms in the field that you are interested.
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my friends husband who was an artist went back as a mature aged student and obtained a degree in graphic design.  He found employment from it, but it was hard and very competive.  I am a nursing student and have gone back as a mature aged student.  I would look at the job prospects first.  I chose nursing because of the shortage and availability of the work, plus of my interest in it.
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Interior Architecture is the structure of the room or place and interior design relates to fabrics, furniture, colour scheme etc.