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The aim of this course is designing a piece of furniture, by starting with conceptual development and production of working drawings, and an actual size and material seating element that represents the original idea. The primary objective of this design studio is to design a piece of furniture in respond to the requirements of a proposed context and design profile. This seating element will be built with the help of professionals.

IAED 1102 Technical Drawing II

1. Fine Wood Working on Planes and Chisels, The Taunton Press2. Designing Furniture by Seth Stem, The Taunton Press3. Tilley, A.R., Henry Dreyfuss Associates (2002). The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 04710995544. The Art of Making Furniture by John Makepeace, Sterling Publishing Co.5. The Unknown Craftsman by Soetsu Yanagi6. Fine Woodworking on Joinery, The Taunton Press7. The Fine Art of Cabinet Making by James Krenov, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):Students are permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools (such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) for grammar correction and academic writing improvement throughout their work. However, AI-generated original content (e.g., analysis, paragraph writing, conceptual description, etc.) must not exceed 20% of the submitted material.In any case where AI tools are used, students are required to include a clear declaration within the assignment/report/submission. This declaration must include the name of the AI tool/model used, the specific purpose, and a brief explanation of how it contributed to the work.Example declaration:"I used ChatGPT-4 for proofreading and restructuring the introductory paragraph."Failure to declare the use of AI tools when applied will be treated as a violation of academic integrity and plagiarism policies and may result in disciplinary action.