Reinventing Education
1. Courses Taught by Licensed Professionals
All continuing education courses and programs offered by IDEA for architects, interior designers, landscape architects and those in industry are taught by licensed professionals with over twenty five years of individual experience and background in the specific subject.
All continuing education courses on wayfinding and human behavior and design, are taught by Jeffrey L. Wilson, RA, ID, NCARB. Mr. Wilson attended Queens College of the City University of New York and has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Architecture from The Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Wilson also majored in Behavioral Architecture and minored in Civil Engineering.
As an undergraduate, Mr. Wilson also studied architecture and engineering at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture and the New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design in New York. As a graduate student, Mr. Wilson completed his studies in Behavioral Architecture and Design at the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) and the Department of Architecture at University of Cambridge in England.
Mr. Wilson is a registered Architect and Interior Designer in the State of Florida, a registered Architect in the State of Georgia and holds NCARB certification. Mr. Wilson has also executed projects in 21 states, 2 US territories and has been involved in built construction nearing 3 Billion Dollars in 7 countries on 4 continents.
2. Courses on Subjects that Matter
IDEA takes extreme care in trying to offer continuing education courses and programs on subjects that make a difference. Subjects that deal with problem solving, new ideas in design and advances in technology. Subjects which also address the behavior of workers, customers, passengers and residents within specific environments and providing designs that align with realities not perception.
Simply stated, we are professionals in the same fields as our attendees and believe only in offering those courses that we would want to take ourselves.
3. Face to Face Instruction
All continuing education courses and programs offered by IDEA, are the product of extensive research and information gained in the execution of architectural, interior design and graphic design projects for over 25 years.
The format of all continuing education courses offered by IDEA are lectures that are taughted by licensed professionals using the latest presentation methods. Classroom lectures are favored by IDEA because they promote class participation, foster subject discussions and allow attendees to ask questions and obtain answers. Classroom lectures are also favored by IDEA because the focus is on education, learning and application.
IDEA does not offer distance learning or home study courses.
4. Availability to Provide In-House Instruction
All continuing education courses and programs offered by IDEA are available for in-house instruction to groups of six (6) or more. Typically, in-house continuing education courses and programs are held during the work day, however instruction after hours or on weekends is available.
Please contact Jeffrey L. Wilson, RA, ID, NCARB at 813-390-2188 regarding courses of interest, cost and the availability of dates and times.