Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces
Influences
A course by Donald M. Rattner , Architect and Author
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll tell you about the various designers, authors, and experts who have played a significant role in spurring my interest in the psychology of creativity and its relationship to architectural space.”
In this video lesson Donald M. Rattner addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces. Learn to use scientific research to design and optimize interior spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences Now that you have learned how I got into the field of creative space design, in this lesson, I'd like to tell you about a few individuals whose work proved essential to my own. Interestingly, several of them have no direct connection to the design fields yet they play an important part in the story I'll be telling. For example, Winston Churchill was neither an architect nor an interior designer, although strangely, he did like to lay bricks as a hobby. Why do I consider him an inspiration? Because of one single line he delivered in a speech to a gathering of architects in 1924....”
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Course summary for: Evidence-Based Design for Creative Interior Spaces
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Architecture, Creativity, Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Donald M. Rattner
A course by Donald M. Rattner
Donald Rattner is an award-winning architect and author. After earning a master’s of architecture from Princeton, he quickly found a job in the field, and later went on to build his own firm. The turning point in his career came when, while doing research for a project, he discovered the idea that our physical surroundings can influence our creative capacity. Since then, he’s been devoted to exploring this relationship and making his findings accessible to everyone.
Donald has published two books on the subject: The Creativity Catalog and the Amazon Bestseller My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation. His academic and professional work have been featured on CNN and in publications such as The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Town & Country, and Brooklyn Magazine, among others. He also shares his knowledge on space design and creativity in university classrooms, workshops, and talks.
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