A BLENDED MODEL OF INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO PRACTICE DUE TO COVID-19

The idea of virtual and online design studio classrooms for interior design raises several issues, focusing on the communicative and practical components of learning. The COVID-19 global lockdown has significantly impacted the practical, communicative, and team-building scenarios that are part of interior design studio classes. This study aims to understand the crucial changes and measures that virtual design studios will have to adapt to due to the current COVID-19 pandemic in interior design and architecture education. This pilot study used a blended learning environment that combines a face-to-face studio environment with an online studio environment for design studio courses. The learning environment includes INTD 212, INTD 216, INTD 311, and INTD 404 of interior design students from different levels, faculty members, and interior and architecture professionals, along with appropriate journals and literature assessments over five months. <br>