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Introduction to Interior Design

X408.4 (2 semester units in Architecture)

A requirement in the Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture

Interior design is a field that blends creative expression with practical application. Gain an understanding of the profession, its history, and its related specialties and disciplines. Slide-illustrated lectures and discussions help you develop an awareness of the basic principles of design and aesthetics by studying the work of past and present designers and architects. This course is fundamental to the certificate program, and it is recommended that students take it early in the program sequence.

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Wed. June 24, San Francisco

SARAH TARANTINO, M.S., IIDA, LEED AP, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a master's degree in interior design and has a bachelor's degree in art history from St. Lawrence University. She is a NCIDQ-certified interior designer and works at Ellerbe Becket, where she is involved in residential, commercial and healthcare projects.

• 10 meetings
• June 24 to Aug. 26: Wed., 2-5 pm
• San Francisco: Room 206, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $575 (EDP 015750)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Required
Interiors
Author: Nielson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2006
ISBN: 978-0072965209

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Tues. March 17, San Francisco

SARAH TARANTINO, M.S., IIDA, LEED AP, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a master's degree in interior design and has a bachelor's degree in art history from St. Lawrence University. She is a NCIDQ-certified interior designer and works at Ellerbe Becket, where she is involved in residential, commercial and healthcare projects.

Revised class schedule in red.

• 10 meetings
• March 17 to May 19: Tues., 2-5 pm; also
  May 13: Wed., 6-8 pm
  
• San Francisco: Room 205, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
• $575 (EDP 026112)

Wed. June 10, San Francisco

SANDRA POZA, B.S., ASID, is an interior designer who owns a space-planning consulting firm in San Francisco. She has taught at UC Berkeley Extension since 1994.

• 10 meetings
• June 10 to Aug. 12: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
• San Francisco: Room 206, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $575 (EDP 015669)

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