{"id":3359,"date":"2010-08-27T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T20:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2010-10-26T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:31:10","slug":"interior-design-student-awarded-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/08\/interior-design-student-awarded-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior design student awarded scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former practicing attorney studying for a new career has been awarded a prestigious and valuable scholarship to cover all expenses of her senior year at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/p>\n<p>Dalton, Georgia, resident Cindy Tidwell is one of 12 interior design students from across the US to be selected for the Angelo Donghia Foundation, Inc. Senior Student Scholarship 2010 Award.\u00a0 Her selection was based on a juried competition of portfolio submissions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 10px; width: 240px; height: 240px;\">[slickr-flickr tag=&#8221;CindyTidwellAwardedScholarship&#8221; type=&#8221;slideshow&#8221; size=&#8221;small&#8221; caption=&#8221;on&#8221; flickr_link=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/div>\n<p>Tidwell, who celebrates her 40<sup>th<\/sup> birthday as fall semester begins, said the project she entered was a combination of commercial and residential\u2014a hypothetical art gallery with a residence for the owners\u00a0(both artists)\u00a0on two floors above the business.\u00a0 Green design was an important element in her project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI interviewed Chattanooga artists Patricia and Rey D&#8217;Alfonso in Chattanooga for my \u2018hypothetical\u2019 artists so that I could get a sense of what a client would want,\u201d Tidwell said.\u00a0 \u201cThey had a lot of input about the style of furniture they like and their needs for a residence and gallery space.\u00a0 They even made requests to accommodate their two bull mastiffs which I was able to incorporate into the design.\u00a0 Knowing their cultural backgrounds and their tastes\u00a0made it easy to choose colors and select furnishings for the project.\u00a0 I used vibrant colors to reflect their rich cultural heritage (Patricia is from Venezuela and Rey defected from Cuba) and selected additional furnishings to compliment the classic pieces they already own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Planning, programming, sketches, AutoCad (computer-aided design) drawings, floor plans and perspectives were included in Tidwell\u2019s project.\u00a0 She spent a lot of time in summer semester \u00a0\u00a0learning and creating a three-dimensional model.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter taking the AutoCAD courses as juniors most students do not want to go back to hand drafting projects.\u00a0 It saves so much time and gives you a lot of flexibility make changes to projects that hand-drafting prohibits,\u201d Tidwell said.\u00a0 \u201cI think that it is a common misconception that only architects can draft and draw in AutoCAD.\u00a0 As design students we get a lot of training related to space planning, architectural drafting, codes compliance, materials, etc.\u00a0 There is much more to the program than just learning to select paint colors and the right fabrics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a big fan of Home and Garden TV (HGTV), Tidwell quickly began to understand there is a difference between a thirty-minute redesign show and the reality of the planning and execution of a remodel or new construction project.\u00a0 Some projects take a month and students may spend 100-150 hours on that one project.\u00a0 Tidwell\u2019s materials class participated in the redesign of the UTC Media Center; her class did a remodel of a bathroom and presented their designs to the homeowner and in another class, she helped draft a complete set of plans for a remodel of a home in North Georgia<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdeally, we would like to get a client when they are just thinking about building or remodeling and help them to think about how they want to use the space.\u00a0 We take a survey of their needs and then plan the area to that works efficiently and is aesthetically pleasing.\u00a0\u00a0In the planning stage we make sure that we have complied with\u00a0applicable codes and general guidelines set forth for kitchens and baths.\u00a0 We then help them select materials and finishes.\u00a0 When choosing materials we consider life cost, not just what is least expensive.\u00a0So even though some items may be more expensive up front they will save the client time and money in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother consideration is using the most appropriate finishes for a particular area.\u00a0 Then we get to choosing colors and fabrics and the finishing touches.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we sometimes get called in at the end of the process to select\u00a0colors, design draperies and perhaps select furniture.\u00a0 The layouts may be awkward or not functional or there might not be enough lighting or properly placed receptacles for lamps.\u00a0 All these things are part of the planning process that are important\u00a0and may not be easily fixed,\u201d Tidwell said.<\/p>\n<p>Tidwell is the third consecutive UTC student to be awarded the Angelo Donghia Foundation, Inc. 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