Jason Shields

• B.Env.D. (University of Manitoba)
• MID (University of Manitoba)

• IDEC (Interior Design Educators Council)
• PIDIM – Provisional (Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba)

Jason Shields is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Design at the University of Manitoba. In 2018, Jason was selected by Interior Design Canada's PROpel program as one of the 20 top emerging design professionals in Canada. His previous work experience in the professional industry has allowed him to take a multi-faceted approach to research and design methodologies. Jason's work primarily explores the relationship between architecture, technology, and the built environment. Current research examines the role of Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR), and AI-generated virtual environments in interior design. Jason currently instructs undergraduate and graduate interior design studio courses that require the production of contemporary building typologies using advanced technologies and the production of reactive architectural installations that utilize microprocessors. Jason recently received the peer-reviewed Innovative Teaching Idea Award from the Interior Design Educators Council in 2020, 2021, 2023. Outside of the discipline of design, Jason's passions include film, photography, digital archivism, and sound production. 

Interior Design Educator's Council (IDEC) – Innovative Teaching Award 2023 (x2) [Peer-reviewed]

• "Graduate Interior Design Studio: An Exploration of Animal Care Facility Design"
• "Winter Workshop (Nature and Nordic Recreational Centre Studio)"

Interior Design Educator's Council (IDEC) – Innovative Teaching Award 2021 [Peer-reviewed]

• "Supportive Housing: Interior Design Studio"

Interior Design Educator's Council (IDEC) – Innovative Teaching Award 2020 [Peer-reviewed]

• "ED4 Media Arts Centre Studio"

Interior Design Canada (IDC) - PROpel Top 20 Emerging Design Professionals (2018)

"Preserving the Past: LiDAR Scanning and Digital Representations of Interior Environments." Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC) 49th Annual Conference. May 21 – 25, 2024. Winnipeg, MB.  

"Scanned Realities: Reinterpreting Significant Interior Environments into VR Simulations," Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Eastern Regional Conference, October 5 – 7, 2023. Boston, USA. 

"Outpainting: Analyzing AI Interpretations of Interior Domesticity," Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Eastern Regional Conference, October 5 – 7, 2023. Boston, USA. 
 
"Artificial Interiors: Exploring Representation of the Seven Elements of Interior Design on Artificial Intelligence Platforms," Common Grounds Scholar. Conference: Eighth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies. September 6 - 8 2023. Madrid, Spain. 

Shields, Jason. "Mixed Reality Environments: An Emerging Tool In Interior Design Education." In: AMPS Proceedings Series 33. Applying Education in a Complex World. Sheridan College, Canada. 26 – 28 April (2023).

Latulipe, Celine, Hussein Agoushi, Min Kyu Jung, Lena Le, Shauna Mallory-Hill, Martin Popper, and Jason Shields. "Manifesting Creativity in Virtual World Building: A Case Study in Gather." In Creativity and Cognition, 298–304. Virtual Event USA: ACM, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3591196.3596822. [Co-Authors listed in alphabetical order]

"Mixed Reality Environments: An Emerging Tool In Interior Design Education," Conference: Applying Education in a Complex World. Architecture_Media_Politics_Science (AMPS). April 26 - 28, 2023. Toronto, Canada

"Manifesting Creativity in Virtual World Building: A Case Study in Gather." In Creativity and Cognition, 298–304. The 15th ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition. Virtual Event USA: ACM, 2023.

Shields, Jason. "Archival Challenges In Emerging Forms Of Digital Architectural Content." In: Howard Griffin (ed.), AMPS Proceedings Series 29.2. (IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S): Design, culture and technology – past, present, and future. University of Kent, UK. 15 – 17 June (2022). pp. 437-448 https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Amps-Proceedings-Series_29.2.pdf

"Archival Constraints in the Preservation of Physical and Digital Architectural Content" Conference: (In)tangible Heritage(s) Design, Culture & Technology. Architecture_Media_Politics_Science (AMPS). June 15 - 17, 2022. Canterbury, UK  
  
"Systematic Framework for Integrating Virtual Reality Into the Interior Design Studio Review Process," Conference: A Focus on Pedagogy Teaching, Learning & Research in the Modern Academy. Architecture_Media_Politics_Science (AMPS). April 20 - 22, 2022. Virtual  
  
"Architectural Archivism: Preservation, Emulation, and Reinterpretation" - Perspectives from the History of Science in Modern Art and Architectural Historiography. Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) October 16th, 2020. Virtual.  

"Undergraduate Research: Into the Woods and Out to the World" 
UM News (2022)

"Pondering the future of AI and Machine Learning. Experts discuss impacts of technology at Extended Education lifelong learning webinar." 
UM News (2022)

"Collaborative Architectural Reviews – Virtual Interior Environments, Virtual Communication, and Virtual Reality" 
UM News (2021) 

"Interior Design Studio using 3D Visualization Tech" 
The Manitoban, Kumal Rajal (2021) 

IDES 7200  Masters Studio 1 - Strategic Issues  (6 cr)
University of Manitoba, 2019 – Current

EVIE 4012  Interior Design Studio 4.2  (6 cr)
University of Manitoba, 2019 – Current

COMP 7570/ARCG 6102 - Virtual World Building: Tools, Techniques and Users (3 cr)
University of Manitoba, 2023 – 2024

"Pointcloud utilization in undergraduate interior design studios". University of Manitoba – Faculty of Architecture. Atmosphere 15. February 2023. 

"RISE OF THE MACHINE AGE – ACT II: Transformative Global Impacts of Machine Learning and  Digital Transformation" University of Manitoba – Extended Education. November 2022 
(Forthcoming). Web Panel 
 
"Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality: An exploration of interior environments." 
September 23rd, 2021. Sciencefirst.ca. Virtual Presentation