ACH 208 - History of Ornament, Textiles and Color

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
An expansion of History of Interior Design as a continuum with further application to current design approaches. Focuses on color palettes and their historical origins; the use of textiles during those periods, and ornamentation of the interior structures and how it relates to the interior design professional today.

Prerequisite(s): ACH 106 and ACH 201 .

Note: Also offered as independent study.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Correlate the significance of historical elements to present day technology.
Correlate the significance of historical elements to present day technology.
Create historically correct interiors.
Examine historical events or inventions that played roles in design evolution.
Compare historical interiors to today’s interior residential environment.
Compare historical interiors to today’s commercial interior environment.