An Evaluation of Furniture Courses in Production and Conveyance of Knowledge in Interior Architecture Education: The Case of Turkey

Furniture, which is a usual component of interior architecture, is included among the requirements of a space. The university, where this requirement for theoretical and practical knowledge is experienced, is one of the most ideal environments for the conveyance and production of knowledge. The theoretical production – conveyance of knowledge and the practical reflections of these, which are the key point in the flow of applications, are realized in a university environment. In this sense, it is important to form programs that would provide for the required experiences within the environment mentioned in the process of an effective knowledge conveyance and production. Within the scope of this study, the theoretical and practical distributions of the furniture course through the course information packages announced to be within the scope of the Bologna process of the higher education institutions that provide interior decoration education in Turkey have been studied carefully. Especially, the 1/1 scale application as a response to the practical reflection has been cross-examined on the findings obtained and to what extent they are in the programs.