critical analysis of the absence of interior - Bilkent University
critical analysis of the absence of interior - Bilkent University
critical analysis of the absence of interior - Bilkent University
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The analyzed data in <strong>the</strong> interview are composed <strong>of</strong> two main parts. In <strong>the</strong> first part,<br />
most commonly used s<strong>of</strong>tware packages in <strong>interior</strong> architectural practice and in<br />
<strong>interior</strong> architectural design process are analyzed. Then, in <strong>the</strong> second part, <strong>the</strong> user<br />
needs are obtained through questionnaire and are classified.<br />
Initially, <strong>the</strong> first part covers <strong>the</strong> most commonly used s<strong>of</strong>tware in practice and<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware packages utilized in <strong>the</strong> design phases based on <strong>the</strong> categorization in <strong>the</strong><br />
previous chapter. In addition, <strong>the</strong> reasons <strong>of</strong> using <strong>the</strong>se s<strong>of</strong>tware packages are<br />
examined.<br />
The overall distribution <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tware packages in <strong>interior</strong> architectural practice is<br />
illustrated in Figure 3.26. Although recently in <strong>the</strong> market various different s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
packages emerged, contrary to <strong>the</strong> ‘assumption 2’ (chapter 3.2.2.1), AutoCAD is still<br />
<strong>the</strong> most preferred s<strong>of</strong>tware package. The foremost reason <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> emergence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
new s<strong>of</strong>tware is <strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> domain specific s<strong>of</strong>tware to <strong>interior</strong> architecture.<br />
Companies, who are trying to find appropriate s<strong>of</strong>tware to use, simply utilize a<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware package that is specifically developed for <strong>the</strong>ir own company, while leading<br />
to a chaos in <strong>interior</strong> architectural practice. The ‘o<strong>the</strong>rs’ categorized in Figure 3.26<br />
include <strong>the</strong> examples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se s<strong>of</strong>tware packages, such as; 20*20 23 , Isigraph,<br />
IntelliCAD 24 , Infowood 25 , TepeCAD, Erkem, PenCAD, Microstation v8 26 and<br />
Carad, which <strong>the</strong> details are given in Appendix B.1.<br />
23 20-20 is a registered trademark <strong>of</strong> 20-20 Technologies.<br />
24 IntelliCAD is a registered trademark <strong>of</strong> IntelliCAD.<br />
25 Infowood is a registered trademark <strong>of</strong> Design Effective.<br />
26 Microstation is a registered trademark <strong>of</strong> Bentley.<br />
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