Zoom Midterm Thesis Critiques

Students will present everything to date. Design concept, design problem(s), solution to the problem(s). All external advisors are expected to participate, along invited critics and  IAD faculty.Thesis midterm reviews please plan on a 20 min for presentations and 10 min for critique

Group 1: Monday March 23 5:30-7:30 

5:30 Amanda Lombardo Topic: Opioid-Use Disorder Recovery Center Prototype- A Holistic
Approach Location: Manchester, NH External Advisor: Lisa Bonnet, NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED AP senior associate e4h ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTH ARCHITECTURE

6:00 Dilson Vicente Topic: Crisis Intervention & Mental Health Facility Location: Boston, MA External Thesis Advisor: Grace Herron, Interior Designer Boston Hill Design

6:30 Haley Jackson Topic: Transitional Housing: Charlestown MA External Advisor: Erin Corcoran, AIA, OAA, Gensler Boston.

7:00 Rhiannon Sulik Topic: Residential Living for people with physical and cognitive disabilities Location: Woodstock, CT External Advisor: Mary Kate Reidy, Interior Designer, edm Architecture & Engineering

Group 2: Wednesday March 25 3:00-4:00 

3:00 Rebecca Main Topic: Community Service Housing Complex for the Homeless
Location: Framingham, MA External Advisor: Taylor Lucas, IIDA, NCIDQ, Design Professor and
Cummings Properties

3:30 Alison Wood Topic: Sustainable Ski Resort Location: Rangeley, Maine External Thesis Advisor: Augusta Hahnel, Interior Designer Boston Trade

Group 3: Wednesday March 25 5-7:00 

5:00 Michael Moriconi Topic: Mars Living Habitat-The Auroras Location: Mars External Thesis Advisors: Michael Swartz, Professor CVPA, and Jeffrey Montes, Space Architect

5:30 Mary Richards Topic: Lawrence Pre Release Redesign: The Correcting of Corrections External Thesis Advisor: Kate Jessup, AIA, ALEP, NCARB, LEED AP Architect and Educational Planner.

6:00 Katherine Guinan Topic: Net Reflect Social Media Pop-Up Locations: Boston, MA Dallas,TX
and Seattle, WA External Advisor: Monica Johnson, Allied ASID, Interior Designer Heather Vaughn
Design

6:30 Ashonda Allen, Topic: Senior Living Community Location: Palisade, CO External Advisor: Salty Xi Jie Ng, CVPA Residence Artist- Singapore

Below are a few images from our online midterm critiques -- thank you everyone for participating!

Ashonda Allen, Topic: Senior Living Community Location: Palisade, CO

Alison Wood Topic: Sustainable Ski Resort Location: Rangeley, Maine 

                                  Katherine Guinan Topic: Net Reflect Social Media Pop-Up  

                                  Locations: Boston, MA Dallas,TX and Seattle, WA

Mary Richards Topic: Lawrence Pre Release Redesign: The Correcting of Corrections 

Amanda Lombardo Topic: Opioid-Use Disorder Recovery Center Prototype- A Holistic

Approach Location: Manchester, NH

Dilson Vicente Topic: Crisis Intervention & Mental Health Facility Location: Boston, MA

Haley Jackson Topic: Transitional Housing: Charlestown MA

 Michael Moriconi Topic: Mars Living Habitat-The Auroras Location: Mars

Rebecca Main Topic: Community Service Housing Complex for the Homeless Location:

Framingham, MA

Rebecca Main Topic: Community Service Housing Complex for the Homeless Location:

Framingham, MA

IA+D our first year - was a good one!

This wonderful video was created by the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth American Society of Interior Designers student group! Documenting our first year!

The transition from Mount Ida College went remarkably well. Student work and engagement exceeded expectations. They are a resilient bunch. We have been embraced by our new community and look forward to many more years!

Interior Architecture + Design Thesis Presentations

Interior Architecture + Design Thesis Presentations

May 1, 2019

College of Visual and Performing Arts room 354
Group 1 3:00-5:00 --Group 2 5:30-9:00

Students will present their final thesis projects – hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Thesis is a full year of study. The first semester includes, research, site location and programming. The second semester is committed to schematic design, design development, and presentation. Each student works with two internal thesis advisor  and one external advisor from the profession.

The presentations represent the cumulative process, including, a Pre-Thesis Research written document, visual design presentation, construction documents and specifications.

Group 1 3:00-5:30

3:00     Joe Arcuri Topic:  Chrono a Concert Hall and Club Venue, Memphis TN

               Internal Thesis Advisors Rose Botti-Salitsky, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Jill Janasiewicz, NCIDQ, ASID Director of Interiors, Eric Haydel Design

3:30     Shannon Byrne Topic: Core Wellness Fitness and Nutrition Center Location: Amherst, MA

Internal Thesis Advisors:  Stephanie McGoldrick, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Tracy Mowschenson, ASID, IIDA, Principal Tracy Interiors

4:00      Mikayla Dobson: Topic Behavioral Health center for adolescents Location: Houston TX

Internal Thesis Advisors:  Stephanie McGoldrick, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Lisa Tucker, Wellness & Art Educator, Norton Public Schools

4:30      Laura Malley Topic: Animal Care facility 203 Lisle industrial Ave. Lexington, KY

Internal Thesis Advisors:  Stephanie McGoldrick, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Gillian Eminger, Interior Designer Design Learned Inc. Engineering
Design

5:00     Leanne Ajemian Topic: Children’s recovery center “Up and Up Recovery Center” Location:

Medfield MA Internal Thesis Advisors Stephanie McGoldrick Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Lisa Bonnet NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED AP Associate Interior Designer E4H Environments for Health Architecture

Group 2 5:30-8:00

5:30     Jessica Shaughnessy Topic: Syrian Refugee Resource Center, New Bedford MA

Internal Thesis Advisors Rose Botti-Salitsky, Stephanie McGoldrick 

External Advisor: Tabitha Harkin, LEED AP City Planner, City of New Bedford, MA

6:00      Casey Whitney Topic: Summer Camp, Camp Arcadia, Cheboygan Michigan 

Internal Thesis Advisors: Stephanie McGoldrick, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Sarah Sopelak NCIDQ, WELL AP, LEED AP BD+C Associate Interior Designer SMMA- architecture, engineering, interiors, and site design

6:30     Kirstan Berardinelli Topic:  Food Waste: Educational Kiosks – National Prototype

Internal Thesis Advisors Rose Botti-Salitsky, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Blake Jackson, AIA, LEED/WELL Faculty, Fitwell Ambassador Sustainability Design Leader, Associate Stantec Architecture

7:00     Rachael Bergstrom Topic: Youth Hostel – Cape Cod 

Internal Thesis Advisors Rose Botti-Salitsky, Stephanie McGoldrick   

External Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, CVPA Professor of Ceramics

7:30     Briana Flores-Daye Topic: Visual impaired Center for Young Adults, MA

Internal Thesis Advisors:  Stephanie McGoldrick, Abby Carroll

External Advisor: Lauren Moran, CVPA Social Practice Article in Residence

Interior Architecture +Design  Full Time Thesis Faculty Team

Rose Mary  Botti-Salitsky PhD, NCIDQ, ASID, IIDA

Stephanie McGoldrick NCIDQ, LEED AP BD+C

Abby Carroll LEED AP, ID+C, Interior Designer SMMA

Masters of Science in Management - 2018 - Interior Architecture Virtual Exhibit

Celebrating Excellence

You are cordially invited to the Masters of Science in Management  2018 - Interior Architecture Virtual Exhibit

Each thesis project exhibits original research visualizing, documenting and interpreting data, concluding in recommendations that contribute to the body of knowledge for  the profession of 

Interior Architecture + Design

All work can be viewed virtually via the website addresses listed below.

                                           

                                             Congratulations to the class of 2018!

 

Lauren LoPresti

Project: A Human-Centered Designed Business Proposal for Homelessness

https://loprestixlpl.wixsite.com/mountidagradthesis

Thesis Committee:

Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky NCIDQ, Professor| School of Design

Committee Member: Dr. W. Scott Burke Associate Professor | School of Business

Tiffany Yu

Project: Toward a New Direction: Crowdsourcing for Interior Designers

https://tyu671.wixsite.com/thesis

Thesis Committee:

Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky NCIDQ, Professor | School of Design

Committee Member: Dr. W. Scott Burke Associate Professor | School of Business

Committee Member: Jill Janasiewicz, ASID, MBA, MA, | Eric Haydel Design

Makayla MacSaveny
Project: Psychology in Retail Lighting  
https://mmacsaveny.wixsite.com/thesis

Thesis Committee:

Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky NCIDQ, Professor | School of Design

Committee Member: Dr. W. Scott Burke Associate Professor | School of Business

Committee Member: Lana Nathe, LC / NCQLP| Light Insight Design Studio

Nicole Handzel
Project: The Psychology of Interior Design
https://nhandzel.wixsite.com/nicolehandzel-thesis

Thesis Committee:

Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky NCIDQ, Professor| School of Design

Committee Member: Lana Caron, MBA | School of Business

Committee Member: Jennifer Granquist LMHC |Assistant Director of Counseling. Mount Ida College

Danielle Barnabe
Project: The Impact of Wellness on Human Resources in a Business
https://daniellebarnabe.wixsite.com/wellnessandhr

Thesis Committee:

Committee Chair: Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky NCIDQ, Professor| School of Design

Committee Member: Blake Jackson, AIA, LEED/WELL Faculty, Fitwel Ambassador| Stantec Architecture

Sophomores design a 30,000. sq. ft. Grocery Store!!!

Thank you Grażyna Fadrowska for teaching the sophomores this year!

Such an impressive group of student presentations! The sophomores truly took command of their task to design a 30,000. sq. ft. Grocery Store!!! 
Bravo to their professor Grażyna Fadrowska for tasking them with such a current trend in commercial design- reuse of an empty box store and the birth of a new trend- “Groceraunts”- one of the largest in the country just opened in Natick, MA,this week Wegmans 146,500 sq.ft.
Special thanks to the critics Brad Black AIA and Luciana Braga Triplett , who were steadfast with their comments and constructive criticism for the 6 hour marathon critique! 

Amanda Lombarda 

Kate-Lynn McKenzie 

Mary Richards

Katherine Guinan

Haley Jackson

Mike Moriconi

Kat Eastwood

Ashonda Allen 

Mayleena Silva 

Rhiannon Sulik 

Julia Kennedy

Luciana Braga Triplett sharing her thoughts with Julia. 

Leanne Ajemian

Melissa Montesano

Samantha Dwyer

Shannon Byrne 

Rebecca Main

Alison Wood 

Abdulraham Bukhari

 Brad Black AIA sharing his thoughts with Abdulraham Bukhari

Luciana Braga Triplett, Grażyna Fadrowska , Rose Botti-Salitsky 
And that's a wrap- all 18 sophomores did amazing! Mount Ida College 2018

2018 Interior Architecture + Design Thesis Presentations

Please join us for the 2018 Interior Architecture + Design Thesis presentations

Wednesday May 2, 2018

Students will present their final thesis projects – hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Please feel free to stop by and participate as your time permits.

Thesis is a full year of study. The first semester includes, research, site location and programming. The second semester is committed to schematic design, design development, and presentation. Each student works with two internal thesis advisors and one external advisor from the profession.

The presentations represent the cumulative process, including, a Pre-Thesis Research written document, visual design presentation, construction documents and specifications.

Date and times noted below

Interior Architecture + Design

Campus Theater, located in the lower level of the Student Center 4:00-9:00pm

Mount Ida College -777 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, MA

4:00  Lanna Cohen Project:  Transitional Centers for Foster Youth Location: Anywhere USA

External Advisor: Kassandra Qualitz, Interior Designer, Boston Trade International

4:30 Mary Kate Reidy Project:  The Spirit of Springfield Location: Springfield MA,

External Advisor: Susan Lucia, Owner, April’s Happy Hugs

5:00 Bochra Rajkhan Project: The Red Sea Resort Project   Location:  Red Sea Project- Illusion Hotel, Saudi Arabia External Advisor: Dan Kornrumpf, Visiting Assistant Professor, Mount Ida College

5:30 Stacey Marino Project: Transitional Military Housing Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA

External Advisor: Aprilyn Arca, Construction Control Representative, U.S Department of Veteran Affairs

6:00 Grace Herron Project:  Brook North Behavioral Center Location: Waltham, MA External Advisor: Lisa Bonnet, Interior Designer, E4H Architecture

6:30 Cassidy Dickeson Project: Refugee Sanctuary Location: Boston, MA

External Advisor: Brad Black, Architect, Design Farm Architects

7:00 Megan Jewell Project: The Mount Washington Sherman Adams Summit House Location: Sargents Purchase, NH External Advisor:  Ed Marcey, Senior Design Manager, Steffian Bradley Architects

7:30 Ashley Crosby Project: Wentworth Resort and Casino Location: New Castle, NH

External Advisor: Danae Tinsley, NCIDQ #31505 Project Manager, JCJ Architecture, New Haven CT 

8:00 Briegh Mclelland Project: The Phoenix: A Sustainable Bed and Breakfast Location: Portland, ME External Advisor: Ani Moushigian, Interior Designer, Lavallee Brensinger Architects

Design Thesis Faculty Team

Professor Rose Botti-Salitsky PhD, NCIDQ, ASID, IIDA

Associate Professor Stephanie McGoldrick NCIDQ, LEED AP BD+C

Visiting Faculty Abby Carroll LEED AP, ID+C, Interior Designer SMMA

Visiting Faculty Michael Sharir, Registered Architect, Associate CBT Architects

Final Critiques for IA+D 2017 fall semester

 Final Critiques for IA+D 2017 fall semester

The end of the semester is always such a busy time!!  Part of the Interior Architecture + Design studio educational experience and assessment review is the final critique. The IA+D program at Mount Ida College has an open door policy and encourages all who are interested to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to see each other’s work and for faculty, staff, and friends to observe and participate. The final critique is a large part of the students’ grade. Critics from the profession participate. This is a process where students are prepared to learn from each other and celebrate their accomplishments to date.

Graduate MSM_ Interior Architecture + Design Critiques

Graduate Course IA621 Universal Design Studio – Professor Stephanie McGoldrick

Tuesday, December 5^th, 6:00pm-7:00pm:

                Location:  Mount Ida College, School of Design Rm. 019

Project: Redesign of apartment for UCP program user, Michele and proposing accessibility solutions for dated UCP apartment complex

Critics: Todd Kates, CEO of UCP Boston and some other UCP employees; Michele the program user, Gregg Grenier Director of Community Engagement MIC.

Wednesday, December 6^th, 6:00pm-7:30pm:

               Location: Mount Ida College, Miller Conference Room

 Project: Redesign of a Dorchester Victorian mansion for Bob Haas, User/Expert- adding a bathroom and bedroom onto the first level

Critics: Bob Haas, home owner and Maggie Austen Coordinator, Public Programs & User/Expert Lab. Institute of Human Centered Design, Gregg Grenier Director of Community Engagement MIC. 

Graduate Course: IA 501: Global Design Seminar– Professor Rose Botti-Salitsky

Wednesday, December 13^th, 3:30-5:30

Project: Research contributing to the Body of Knowledge (BOK) - Interior Architecture. Location: MPA, 308 Congress St, F4, Boston MA (Channel Conference Room) Critics: Dianne Dunnell, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP Interior Design Director & Associate Partner and ID colleagues.

Undergraduate Interior Architecture + Design Critiques

Tuesday December 12, 2017

IA 401 senior special topic studio – Professor William Gates

Time: 3:00-6:00

Location: SD007

Project: Spiritual Space, IDEC International competition

Guest Critics: Brother Joseph Anderson Mount Ida College, Dr. Rose Botti-Salitsky IA+D Department Chair.

IA 101 Studio I sec B – Professor Monica Johnson

Time: 3:15-5:15

Location: SD019

Project: Historic Hotel - Guest Room Design

Guest Critic: Heather Vaughan, Interior Design

IA201 sec A Studio III: Sustainable Office Studio – Professor Stephanie McGoldrick

Time: 6:15pm-9:30pm

Location:  Mount Ida College, Campus Center Theater

Project: Sustainable Office Design Project

Guest Critics: Taylor Birse, Cummings Properties/Adjunct Faculty; Makayla MacSaveny, Mount Ida College Graduate Student

Wednesday December 13, 2017

IA 301 Hospitality Design– Professor Jessica Smith

Time: 3:15-6:00

Location: SD007

Guest Critics: Brianna Myers, Interior Designer RSJ Associates, Lauren Keeler, Interior Designer
NCIDQ, LEED AP, IIDA, RSJ Associates,

IA451 Portfolio – Professor Stephanie McGoldrick

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

 Location:  Mount Ida College, School of Design Rm.-008

 Project: Website and Physical Portfolio

 Guest Critics: Jonathan Merin, SMMA; Nicolette Gordon, Perkins + Will; Allyson Forristor, Counterpane Interiors

IA201 sec B Studio III: Sustainable Office Studio – Professor Taylor Birse

Time: 6:15pm-8:30pm

Location:  Mount Ida College, Campus Center Theater

Project: Sustainable Office Design Project

Guest Critics: Lauren Kirkness Cummings Properties, Dana Barsoian, Betsy Bassett Interiors, Anna Lee Rose, Duffy Design Group

Thursday December 14, 2017

IA 101 Studio I sec A – Professor Rose Botti-Salitsky

Time 6:00-9:00

Location: Oak Hill Room, Campus Center

Project: Historic Hotel - Guest Room Design

Guest Critics:  Augusta Hahnel Interior Designer Boston Trade,  Jill Janasiewicz,  Haydel Design, Makayala MacSaveny, Mount Ida College Graduate Student.