Studio 3: Specialization Interior Architecture and Furniture Design

Brief course description

This is the third specialization course in interior architecture and furniture design. Being a practical studiobased course in the student’s chosen specialization, it focuses on critically examining material practice and relating it to processes in research and production in the specialized field. The students are challenged to situate their personal approach in a material framework.

The course’s learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the students will:

• be able to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in materials and technologies and in creating form in the chosen area of specialization.
• be equipped to do research on the ethical use of a material and its impact or influence on their own work, with a critical view towards sustainability, health and safety.
• be able to explore tactical knowledge through material practice and to reflect on and communicate with others about their own processes.

Teaching and learning methods

Group teaching in combination with individual instruction/guidance. Lectures, studies of literature and practical work. Workshops and/or excursions may be included in the course.

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.