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This paper explores both professional and academic aspects of interior design and expands their parameters beyond style, function, objects, spaces, and finishes. It describes a dynamic systems view of interior design, incorporating criteria that warrant consideration when designing spaces for both living systems, as defined by human activity, and artifacts. It also identifies elements of a comprehensive approach so that abstract thought and speculation may be directed beyond specific application, and generalizable theories become a possibility. With this paradigm, research about the interaction between human behavior and artifacts can be the basis for building a strong image for interior design, giving it a clearly articulated purpose.

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Interior Design: A Dynamic Systems View

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