The Impact of Design Studio Environment on Student Creativity in Interior Architecture

Interior Architecture education has the design studio it's core. The design studio functions as an essential course as well as a learning environment for its students. As such, there is a demand for creative thinking, novel idea generation, and effective guidance that can result in creativity solutions. One of the major impact factors that enhance creativity in design courses is the design studio environment, yet many scholastic researches have neglected its potential contribution to creative designs. This study aims to provide insight into the relation between creativity and the design studio environment and the associated social learning and creative design thinking that result from the point of view of interior architecture students. The research uses a qualitative method of study. An informal Interview was conducted by interior architecture students. Also, questionnaire was administered to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year interior architecture students. The results show the physical elements of interior environments that could predict the potential creativity enhance the studio setting.