Studio 2: Specialization Interior Architecture and Furniture Design

Brief course description

This is the study programme’s second specialization course in interior architecture and furniture design. It is a practical, studio-based course in the student’s chosen subject area. It emphasizes critically examining the subject area’s relation to challenges in society. It asks questions about designers’ possible roles in society. Students are encouraged to investigate the designer/user relation, socially, through collaboration, and in connection with disciplinary identity and societal responsibility.

The course’s learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the students will:

• have competence to see their own designer role as collaborative, take responsibility for their own disciplinary independence and take charge of their own learning.
• be able to relate their area of specialization to relevant concepts in society, for instance ‘transformation’ and ‘inclusive design’, by using relevant design theory and methods for observation, analysis, ideation and critical reflection.
• be able to explore different approaches to societal issues and relate them to their own design work.

Teaching and learning methods

Group teaching in combination with individual instruction/guidance. Lectures, studies of literature and practical work. The course may include workshops and/or excursions.

Coursework requirements:

• completion and submission of all assignments by the scheduled deadlines
• participation in instruction and activities that are defined as mandatory in the course description

Assessment

Coursework requirements must be met in order for the student to receive a final assessment in the course. The student’s work is assessed in relation to the learning outcomes and assessment criteria set for the course. The assessment is made by the teacher with course responsibility and may also be done in collaboration with internal subject teachers and / or external guest teachers.