BA (Hons) Interior Architecture Bachelor's degree at the University of Brighton

An introduction to the Interior Architecture course, during this module you will learn the fundamentals of working with existing sites and how to design in response to them. By undertaking mini design projects you will explore how spatial design interventions have the power to transform the existing. You'll develop the core skills needed to begin exploring, testing and communicating your design ideas effectively and learn creative design processes and representation techniques through workshops.

On this module you will be introduced to the major themes relevant to spacial design disciplines. You'll explore these themes through contemporary and historical case studies, making connections between the old and the new and considering the cultural, environmental and social values embedded in the disciplines. Workshop activities will help you to develop your critical thinking and communication skills.

This module builds on the fundamentals of interior architecture by enabling you to develop strategies for working with existing sites through the design process – from site and contextual analysis, concept and design development through to proposed resolution. Workshops and lectures will focus on core themes such as technology, sustainability, alternative techniques and media to communicate, test and explore your ideas.

This module introduces the structural systems, construction methods, materials and environmental performance requirements that are fundamental to high-quality spatial design and architecture. You will explore technological principles that are relevant to sustainable and climate responsive design to develop your appreciation and understanding of various technologies as essential design tools for architectural and spatial design.

This module will explore different approaches to a design strategy, from communicating a response to a given site context and developing a spatial design from concept, to conveying the experience of a spatial design. The focus will be on exploration, reflection and testing through 2D and 3D digital and analogue processes, making and drawing. You will be able to reflect on how you might employ different approaches in your own work as you develop your design, communication and representation skill

This module covers systems and materials that are fundamental to spatial design/architecture and construction today. You will explore strategies around environmental performance, material selection, construction methods, structures and sustainable design practice. The aim is to cultivate your appreciation of technology, construction, systems and materials and to be able to apply these in your design practice and building analysis.

In this module you will explore and experiment with a variety of design skills, using strategies and techniques characteristic of your interior architecture practice. The emphasis will be on a critical application to build independence and develop a more self-directed practice, leading to a socially/ethically responsible design proposal.

This module provides you with an overview of contemporary global concerns in spatial design disciplines. You will explore the different ways these disciplines constitute and relate to social, economic, cultural and environmental concerns more broadly, and how they draw on and inform other disciplines and professions. You'll develop your skills of critical thinking through analysis and research by participating in seminars and workshops.

In this module, you will explore ways to communicate your design by practising your own 'agency' (self-direction) as a designer. The aim is to develop a personal position by critically reflecting on the methodologies and self-selected techniques used in the spatial representation and communication of a design. You will test and explore your ideas through drawing, digital media and making, and enhance your presentation skills.

During this module, you will plan, carry out and complete an independent research project on a topic related to spatial design disciplines. You will take responsibility for shaping your inquiry and managing your research process. Your investigation may draw on written and visual sources and, where appropriate, other research methods such as interviews, observation, drawing or analytical mapping. You will also engage with digital research tools, including the critical use of generative AI where r

This module will advance your design skills through use of interior architecture practice strategies and techniques. You'll communicate understanding through a portfolio supporting future employment and adopt a critically thoughtful approach through a detailed contextual analysis and design process development. You'll also explore a range of sustainability-focused agendas within contemporary discourse and identify socially and ethically responsible outcomes.

This module is your opportunity to develop part of the design project you are creating in Design 4 to a detailed level of resolution. You'll use research, testing and prototyping to gain an in-depth understanding of materials, systems and sustainable design methods and apply that to your design proposal.

This self-directed module supports you to explore your future ambitions through a research-led enquiry into your interests and personal aspirations. You will look at people, practices, organisations or approaches that inspire and inform understandings about your work and its wider implications. The module will encourage you to identify and critique your skills, personal attributes, approaches and individual ambitions that relate to and inform your design work.