Une des plus récentes formes d’art à voir le jour est celle de l’art numérique qui se divise en plusieurs catégories dont celle de l’animation en trois dimensions (3D) assistée par ordinateur. Si l’animation 3D a été étudiée, c’est principalement à titre d’outil de production pour les industries du spectacle et du divertissement. On s’intéresse souvent au point de vue technique de l’animation 3D, mais très peu à sa pratique artistique en tant que médium. Ce projet de recherche-création s'intéresse particulièrement à cet élément. Il porte une volonté de comprendre le processus itératif de création de l’artiste et de l’appliquer au médium de l’animation 3D de façon à favoriser l’émergence par la création. La préoccupation principale de ce travail porte sur la notion de processus de création au sein de la pratique artistique; l’artiste faisant part de son vécu au travers sa création en interaction avec ses outils de travail. De façon à mettre en application le processus de création étudié, cette recherche aboutit sur la création du court-métrage « Attente au poil ». Si l’objet de recherche principal n’est pas l’artéfact en soi, il demeure néanmoins un élément important dans l’expérimentation du processus de création. Ce projet s’articule autour de l’animalité et du zoomorphisme plus particulièrement. C’est pourquoi la recherche thématique de ce travail porte sur les ressemblances physiques et comportementales entre les humains et les animaux. Le choix d’une méthodologie auto ethnographique et intimiste permet de présenter le phénomène tel qu’il a été vécu. Tout d’abord, la réalisation de cartes conceptuelles révèle les liens complexes s’entrecroisant dans cette recherche. Ensuite, les schémas représentatifs de l’évolution de la recherche permettent de comprendre l’expérience créatrice par des boucles de création convergentes. En définitive, la rédaction du journal de bord révèle l’aspect multidisciplinaire mis en avant par l’utilisation des médiums traditionnels et numériques. Pour terminer, la proposition d’un scénario idéal de réception de l’oeuvre admet une identification de la part des spectateurs se sentant proche des personnages et réagissant en conséquence. Au final, ce projet de recherche-création a permis l’étude et la mise en application du processus de création dans le médium de l’animation 3D en adoptant une approche qui a favorisé l’émergence de l’oeuvre.

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The focal cohort in this study is the Millennial generation, the group of people born between the years of 1982 and 1999. Research shows that many Millennials are delaying marriage and having children, which significantly impacts how we will design spaces for this generation's needs based on their current point in life (Strauss & Howe, 1991). Their social factors influence their location, housing choices, and their personal meaning of home. It is important to look at the American life cycle as it has actually been lived by each generation. Because Millennials are more involved with keeping up with trends, and incorporating them into their lifestyle, design needs are much different than in the past. Millennials desire a sense of community and connection to their surroundings (PRC, 2010). This generation wants walkability, convenience, housing variety, and affordability within their housing environment, and a mixed-use development is an applicable solution that successfully accommodates these desires (RCLCO, 2013). Currently there is a lack of housing opportunity that will accommodate Millennials' needs at their current point in life (PRC 2010; Jones, 1995). This lack of available housing makes building an emotional connection to their homes and surrounding community extremely difficult for Millennials (Jones, 1995). In order to accommodate this desire for emotional connection to their surroundings, it is essential to understand the Millennials' needs in relation to their meaning of home. The Millennial generation as a whole, connect their personal and social identity to their physical surroundings, therefore, these young adults desire to establish a personal identity through "sense of place" in their home and a social identity through "sense of community" in their living environment (Jones, 1995). Determining what needs Millennials find important within their home environment allows for the opportunity to enhance their emotional connections with their surroundings. This study illustrates the findings from the research study, and provides a proposed design solution for a mixed-use housing environment for Millennials. A group of Millennials have been be surveyed to determine how they accommodate their needs, gaining further insight on how accommodating Millennial's needs enhances these desired meaningful connections. The resulting data lead to a greater understanding of the meaningful relationships that Millennial's desire to create within their surroundings, and how to better accommodate their needs through design. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Interior Design in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Summer Semester 2015. / June 24, 2015. / Housing Environment, Meaning of Home, Millennials, Mixed Use, Sense of Community, Social Identity / Includes bibliographical references. / Steven B. Webber, Professor Directing Thesis; Jim Dawkins, Committee Member; Marlo Ransdell, Committee Member.

Today, with three generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials – working side by side within the workforce, miscommunications, and every day annoyances take place (Glass, 2007). These three generations, each shaped by different life experiences and defining moments in history, share an office environment and bring distinctive expectations as well as distinct approaches to work and communication (Lee Hecht Harrison, 2007). This study considers the impact of the built environment on multigenerational workforce, the effectiveness of employees' interactions, and communications. As the oldest generation in the workplace, Baby Boomers expect to work at least part-time in their retirement years. Their eventual retirement will inflict the largest brain drain ever experienced by corporate America (Lee Hecht Harrison, 2007). This brain drain, also called the human capital flight, will result in corporations losing valuable technical skills and knowledge. The next generations are smaller in size and with their limited professional experience and organizational knowledge transferring the knowledge needed for future business success must be a priority (Gordon, 2007). Researching each generation and today's office environment provides a framework for discussing the current workforce and evolving workplace as well as pursuing practices that will leverage both collective and personal knowledge within the organization as well as the best qualities of each generation. This thesis study applied information from a review of the literature, the application of observational studies, and valuable insight from focus group interviews to develop a prototype workplace design. This research study merges the attributes of the fields of interior design and knowledge management while examining the multigenerational workforce of today and the researcher's anticipated workforce scenario in 2030. The researcher utilized the data collected and applied it to the design of a Phase 1: 2015 and Phase 2: 2030 accounting firm office. The researcher aimed to leverage the best qualities of current workplace design processes of knowledge management, and attributes of the Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials. The research and application encourages firms, researchers, and designers to take full advantage of all dimensions of talent and contributions to the success of the organization, productivity of employees, and satisfaction of clients, while also providing a context for addressing both the changing aspects of the workforce and workplace. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Interior Design in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Summer Semester 2015. / June 22, 2015. / Generations, Interior Design, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer, Workforce, Workplace Design / Includes bibliographical references. / Marlo Ransdell, Professor Directing Thesis; Jim Dawkins, Committee Member; Lisa Waxman, Committee Member.

acase@tulane.edu / Current methods for temperature modulation of people who perform repetitive, fatiguing, or ergonomically unfavorable tasks, are costly and do not provide long-lasting comfort. These systems have extreme temperature fluctuations and during extended tasks, require periodic garment changes. Previous developments in our lab have shown the need for a better controlled, less invasive, and more targeted method of providing heat transfer for the reduction of muscle fatigue and physiological tremor and to improve task performance. A model of aluminum plating was fabricated to create heat-sealable Mylar® constructs, allowing for targeted fluid flow to the deltoid region, a high–density zone in the upper extremity. A proof of concept has been quantified in the ability of Mylar® to be sealed and for fluid flow to be incorporated. ASTM F88 peel testing was able to quantify the system’s strength-to-material thickness and strength-to-sealing time relationships. A burst testing apparatus was also designed and used to further quantify the strength of the fluid channel system via ASTM D642. A valve connection system to incorporate flow between high-density zones was also designed. Further work is necessary to quantify thermal transfer properties and promote full integration of the design into existing garments, but proof of concept in sealing Mylar® fluid channel system for physiologically-based temperature modulation has been achieved. / 1 / Justin A. Baris

abstract: The main aim of this thesis is to study the Saudi Arabia designers level of awareness about sustainable interior materials and to what extent are Saudi Arabia designers specifying sustainable interior materials in their interior designs? The problem statement relies on understanding how does this may impact the Saudi Arabia environment. In order to comply with these objectives, a telephone interviews were built, to test the designer’s knowledge about sustainable interior materials. The results showed that the Saudi Arabia interior designers are not fully aware of sustainable interior materials and there is a lack of interest in applying sustainable interior materials in their projects. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Design 2019

Workplace environments are continuing to evolve as user needs and work modes change. The wellbeing and success of an organization, and those working within it, is strongly related to its built environment (Becker, 2004). Grounded in research that included the history of workplace design, issues inherent in organizations, and matters associated with individual productivity within the workplace environment, the purpose of this study was to better understand how the built environment can facilitate both collaborative and individual work modes in a creative office environment. Open office plans are popular in workplace design due to the ability to increase collaboration among employees and the decrease in building costs (Duffy, 2008; Saval, 2014). Recent research, however, has shed light on the apparent distractions and lack of privacy seen in the open office. Additionally, recent research shows that many workers desire an office design that accommodates more opportunities for focused individual work. Collaboration, in fact, is most successful when supported by effective individual work, and workplace environments should be designed to support those modes of work (Gensler, 2013; Hua, Loftness, Heerwagen, & Powell, 2011). To explore how the spatial characteristics of the creative workplace environment might facilitate collaborative and individual work modes, the researcher conducted a case study at an interior design office followed by a survey of four design firms. The case study utilized a mixed-methods approach including visual documentation, behavioral mapping, and interviews. Photos were taken, and behavioral mapping with field notes were used to document how the employees utilized their spaces, with specific attention to where collaborative and individual work occurred. Next, the researcher interviewed employees on their use of the space and how its design facilitates their collaborative and individual work productivity. The information collected during the interviews told not just how but why the employees used their workspace as they did. Following the case study, a survey was developed to confirm the findings from the case study and to gain further knowledge to answer the research question. From the case study, findings indicated that the data supported previous research claims that collaboration and individual work must be supported by workplace design. While collaboration was high among employees and meeting rooms were utilized, the expectation of distraction in the open office space limited the fluidity and frequency of collaboration. Not all collaborative design features were used as intended, and the need to use secluded spaces for individual work was apparent. Those with private offices were not as affected by distractions and privacy issues than those in the open office. The responses to the survey that followed confirmed that the potential for distraction and privacy issues in the open office had the potential to hinder productivity. This study confirmed that fluidity and frequency of collaboration was, at times, deterred in the open office environment, due to the expectation that collaboration would be a distraction to others. Distractions and the absence of privacy in the open office environment led employees to seek secluded spaces in the office, away from their workstations. Private meeting rooms were integral solutions in facilitating both collaborative and individual modes of work, as these spaces could host groups or individuals as required. The research findings of this case study were used to program and develop a prototype design solution for a hypothetical interior design firm's workplace. This research and subsequent workplace design solution adds to the body of knowledge, which may inform future design researchers and practitioners on the effective design of workplace environments – to design beyond adequacy. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Interior Design in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Summer Semester 2015. / June 22, 2015. / Creative, Design, Interior Design, Interior Environment, Office, Workplace / Includes bibliographical references. / Lisa Waxman, Professor Directing Thesis; Amy Huber, Committee Member; Steven Webber, Committee Member.

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Visitor centers have become more common around heritage sites. These facilities contribute to the increased level of engagement and education about cultural heritage sites. This study investigated the physical design characteristics of a visitor center located at Ad-Dir'iyah heritage site in Saudi Arabia. It also explored what interior design features may facilitate visitor engagement. The research employed an ethnographic qualitative approach for data collection and analysis, which involved site observations, visual documentation, analysis of architectural plans and an organizational document, and a questionnaire. Photographs of the visitor center interiors were taken during the researcher’s site visit. The site plan and the floor plan of the facility were obtained from the Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA). The document containing information about Ad-Dir'iyah history was shared by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH). In addition, a questionnaire was filled out by a senior officer of the heritage site. The literature review showed the importance of Ad-Dir'iyah site in the cultural and political history of the Arabian Peninsula. The historic structures which define the heritage site feature unique for the region earthen constructions which consist of mud-brick as the main building material. The researcher based her analysis on a theoretical framework which identified information, communication, and atmospherics as the three major contributing factors of visitor engagement. The findings of this study indicate that the design features that may potentially have a positive effect on visitor engagement are free circulation, curtain wall, the multimedia screen, the cove lighting, and the roof terrace. The researcher concludes her study by suggesting some improvements that can be made at the site to enhance heritage site experience for its visitors. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Interior Architecture and Design in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / 2019 / October 31, 2019. / Atmospherics, Cultural Heritage Site, Experience, Saudi Arabia, Visitor Center, Visitor Engagement / Includes bibliographical references. / Yelena McLane, Professor Directing Thesis; Jill Pable, Committee Member; Marlo Ransdell, Committee Member.

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