You are too caught up in the technicalities of the profession. Your job as an interior designer is to "design" the interior. Doing construction drawings is the technical process of your consultancy. What is the difference if one do a sketch on a toilet paper and still get it built the way it was intended or you drawing your 64pcs of drawing to achieve the same end product? Perhaps you are doing so many drawing because you are not effective in your communication to both the clients and the contractors.
Why are you saying style has no substance? How do you define substance?

You need to understand the purpose of drawings. It is to communicate an idea. No one said that it must be so complex or formal.
I know a very "famous" timber specialist architect in Malaysia who cant draw details. What he does is he takes photographs of timber details and give it to his carpenter/craftsmen to do it. He has won many awards. Is that wrong? Is that not professional? He didnt even use toilet paper to draw... but what he did get is what he wanted.
And as end users that is what we want. I dont care if you cant draw or you need 10,000 drawings for my project. I want it done properly and beautifully. That is all.

This I agree. The so called designers dont understand detailing or even have a basic grasp of technical details. All they are is 3D artist, not designers. All they can do is make pretty drawings.

A sad representation of the profession.

This post has been edited by Bishop: Oct 12 2013, 06:23 PM