Instead of merely embellishing the interior, our interior architecture program aims to critically enhance the spatial qualities of the interior and its experience. In these terms, Interior Architecture at KUL conducts research \u2013 amongst others \u2013 in bachelor and master level into the meaning of ornament within the interior discipline and society.<\/p>\n
Whereas the bachelor program is tailored to building expertise and exploring one\u2019s designer identity, the master program deploys a theoretical deepening of expertise. In the master program, students are expected to conduct an autonomous trajectory embedded in a collective context, internationally oriented and nourished by teachers’ expertise and paired with mentors and fellow students.<\/p>\n
The interior Architecture program for international students is anchored in the bachelor program. Four basic conceptual lines run through the international program.<\/p>\n
Firstly, design classes bifurcate into two challenging environments \u2013 Lab(o) and the Studio. In the former, \u2018Positioning\u2019 you are challenged to position your own work in a larger design field. In the Implement Studio, you are asked to implement a set of technical requirements in the repurposing of a building.<\/p>\n
A second more theoretical line within the Architecture Theory and Criticism course guides the student to learn from and reflect upon innovative architectural perspectives.<\/p>\n
A third line invites you to reflect upon historical and contemporary Belgian interiors by visiting them in various places in Belgium; detect its core values, learn from actors involved (designers, owners, users\u2026) and critically modify the interior \u2013 in co-ordinance with design research.<\/p>\n
A fourth line allows you to choose and develop your own design preferences through a so-called elective.<\/p>\n