Interior Designers create environments within various types of spaces; offices, health care, institutional, hospitality, retail and residential space. . Interior Designers are problem solvers. They identify opportunities presented by specific spaces and intended functions. Interior Designers develop solutions that enhance the quality, usefulness and indeed the beauty of living spaces.
The programme focuses on the intellectual and personal exploration of each student and instills the skills necessary to become an imaginative and creative designer. The department stresses abstract and practical design solutions incorporating cultural, social and environmental issues with the use of technology and hands-on experiences. The approach to design would be the determination and classification of all designing stages, from the creative ideas to the final product, while highlighting the intellectual process that encompasses researchers, ideas and the routes of human sight
Course Outline
Drawing Techniques and Approaches
Life drawing and composition in various media.
Historical and Contextual Referencing
Major historical art and design movements
Properties of 3D Materials
Outline of materials for interior design
3D Technology and Processes
Outline of forming and joining methods
Critical study
Historical evolution and its influences
Professional Practice and Development
Ethics, time management, portfolio presentation
Professional Studies
Legislation. Social and professional responsibilities of the interior designer.
Computer Applications in Art and Design
Digital design for interior design.
Design Method
Design process from client brief to completed work.
Design Principles
Form follows function through to materials
Interior Design
Residential, corporate and hotel design.
Exhibition and Retail Design
Fair, museum, event and shop design
Furniture Design
Industrially manufactured furniture
Specialist 3D Materials
In depth understanding of materials
Design and Function
Analysis of the functional and aesthetical U criteria
Visual and Personal Presentation
Technical drawing, models, boards. Presentation skills.
The School Management reserves the right to modify the syllabus for the established teaching objectives as deemed appropriate at its absolute discretion
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