Interior Architecture Program
W324 Grover Center
School of Art + Design
College of Fine Arts
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
ART 4920, Internship, Assignments
Assignment 1: Due at the end of week 1.
Describe where the firm is located; include any distinctive geographic or urban features.
Describe the physical layout of the firm. Provide a description of the physical spaces. Use sketches to illustrate the layout and the relationships between areas within the firm.
Describe how the firm is organized or divided into departments and how work is assigned.
Assignment 2: Due at the end of week 2.
Research the firm's resource library. List three separate furniture companies and describe them in terms of their pricing. Are their products entirely high, medium, or low priced, or do they carry a range of products at different price points. List three textile companies and describe their products and the price points they represent. List three carpet manufacturers and do the same.
Describe how the companies your firm deals with structure their pricing of products. Give at least three examples.
Assignment 3: Due at the end of week 3.
Describe the type of clients and projects the firm has.
How does the firm secure their clients? What marketing techniques, if any, are used? Include examples of office brochures, advertisements, or descriptions of showrooms.
Describe the kind of services the firm offers to clients.
Assignment 4: Due at the end of week 4.
Describe how the firm conducts design programming. If the firm is willing to share these, include examples of items such as questionnaires, client profile forms, interview questions that are used.
Have you participated in design programming? Describe any programming tasks you have observed, assisted with or completed on your own.
Have you participated in any site analysis, including site measurements, and listing of existing conditions. Explain how the firm conducts these activities.
Assignment 5: Due at the end of week 5.
What types of forms does the firm use to keep track of inventory and orders?
Describe the type of client file that the firm uses and give a brief description of its contents.
Describe the types of fees and compensation systems that the firm uses. For example, Retail, cost plus percentage markup, flat fee, hourly for services rendered, et cetera.
How does the firm bill the client for services rendered? How do they order merchandise or materials purchased for the job? How do they bill for these?
Final Assignment
Submit daily journal
Be certain the cooperating professional sends completed evaluation directly to the Internship Coordinator.
Submit all the completed work assignments in a finished package.
Send all materials to:
Interior Architecture Internship Coordinator:
Matthew Ziff, Associate Professor, M. Arch, NCIDQ
W324 Grover Center
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
740. 593. 2869