Master in Interior Design DOMUS ACADEMY

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Master in interior

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Domus Academy - Master in Interior and Living Design Overview

Carpe Diem project by Mednis Kaspars,in collaboration with Park Hyatt MilanoMaster in Interior & Living Design 2012

DOMUs aCaDeMYsChOOL Of DesIgN

A knowledge accelerator to deal with a constantly evolving

design scenario.

A live learning platorm to enhance design thinking,

creativity and proessional skills.

A multicultural Milan-based design arena to investigate

global design perspective.

A bridge to step rom classical design approach to new

domains

A catalyst o excellence to approach innovative design

strategies


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PrOgraMMe sUMMarY INfOrMatION .8

PreMIse .9

PrOgraMMe aIMs aND OBjeCtIVes .10

eNtrY reqUIreMeNts .12

PrOgraMMe strUCtUre .14

LearNINg teaChINg aND assessMeNt strategIes .15

stUDY PLaN .19

aNNex I: Master strUCtUre .24

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qUaLIfICatION(First Level) Academic Master

PrOgraMMe tItLe

Master in Interior & Living Design

PrOgraMMe tYPe

Full Time

freqUeNCY Of INtake

Once or twice per year

startINg MONths

September and/or January

COUrse LeaDer

Dimitris PerrosLaNgUage Of INstrUCtION aND assessMeNt

English

Part a:

PrograMMe suMMary inforMation

PreMise

Once upon a time there was a home. Once upon a timethere was design. Wait theres still home, and theresstill something we can call interior design, but the deep,groundbreaking socio-economic changes which have

interested modern industrialized countries are actuallyreshaping the conceptual rame work o expressions such asdwell, using a place, living in a physical space, using objects.

There is thereore a urgent priority, the need to providestudents with ways o knowing and an intellectual toolboxwhich can help them to understand this brand new landscapeand the inevitable consequences on human living, addressing

enviromental and social issues with a sel-conscious andexible attitude.


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identiying and managing project constraints at dierentscales.

Understood and re-interpreted the multidisciplinary Italianapproach to space design and space set-up.

Earned awareness o social dynamics at place in the publicarena and how they defne specifc target groups needs andpriorities.

Earned critical awareness o interior design topics at thedierent phases o the project, its core dimensions and itspossible evolution paths.

Developed a design concept into proessional standards, oran interior design project tailored to specifc strategies.

Conceived interior design scenarios and solutions respondingto changeable requirements.

Understood, rom a critical perspective, the role otechnology and its impact on the interior design environment.

Conceived and structured an individual, proessional, andcoherent interior design presentation within a coherentcommunication strategy.

Career OPPOrtUNItIes

There are many careers options to consider in the Interior

Design feld.

Graduates rom the Master Course can fnd employment indierent sectors like retail, hospitality, exhibitions/events,lighting, urniture as independent architects or working orlarge architectural frms, building contractors, hotels, resorts,spa and retails. Proessionals may also fnd work in privatedesign consultancy frms, theatres and exhibition organizing

companies. The public sector also has a large demand orinterior designers. Public institutions such as town planningbureaus, metropolitan and regional development departmentsand the public works department need the expertise ointerior designers.

Interior Design proession also oers excellent prospects orindividuals who want to work part time and those who aspire

to be sel-employed and start their own business.

Part B: PrograMMe aiMs anD oBJeCtives

The Master Course graduates top-level profles specialized in

the feld o Interior and Living Design themes.It aims at creating a new proession: a spaces-and-servicesdesigner, who knows how to combine technical/designknowledge and solid cultural background with the strategicability to identiy new scenarios.

The program makes students develop an aptitude or creativeproblem solving. To achieve this goal, they are led in an on-

going research that exposes them to theory best practicesand methodologies necessary to engage in a problem settingactivity.

The course aims at developing sophisticated and inormedunderstanding o appropriate research methodologiesor Interior Design projects providing a platorm or inter

and cross-disciplinary working, team-working and culturalinteraction.

Moreover, Domus Academy ensures that students attendingthe academy become aware o the great opportunitiessurrounding them, such as the act that Milan is aninternational and design-oriented city with a lot o amousdesign studios and agencies, research labs, trade airs and

companies. Students at Domus Academy come rom about50 dierent countries and this act makes it an internationalschool where dierent cultures can be met. Domus Academy ispart o an international network o university and the teacherso the academy are internationally renowned proessionals intheir feld.

LearNINg OUtCOMes

Upon successul completion o the course, the student willhave:

Acquired critical awareness o the Interior Design Systembest practices and develop specifc research methodologies.

Devised a coherent design proposal accounting or aesthetic,unctional and ergonomic issues at proessional standard while


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* Degree CerifcateStudents holding a non-Italian Bachelor Degree shall contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate inthe country where the degree was issued in order to ask or the so called completion documents,consisting in:a. Translation into Italian made by a certifed translator o the students Bachelor Degree.b. Translation into Italian made by a certifed translator o the students Academic Transcripts.c. Dichiarazione di valore in loco (Declaration o Value) o the students Bachelor Degree. TheDichiarazione di valore in loco is the document attesting that the study qualifcation obtained in thestudents country o residence is valid or accessing Italian Universities or Academies.

CrIterIa fOr aDMIssION tO the PrOgraMMe(INCLUDINg reqUIreD eNgLIsh LaNgUage sCOre)

Eligibility conditions or entering the Master Course are:

Bachelor Degree or Equivalent

English Language Knowledge: IELTS 5.0 or equivalent

Applicants are required to submit the Application Package,including:

Application Form (ull and satisactory completion)

Copy o Bachelor Degree* or equivalent

Transcripts o previous study paths

IELTS 5.0 Certifcate or Equivalent Detailed Resum

Statement o purpose

Portolio o projects

The programme is addressed to candidates holding a bachelordegree in interior design, design, engineer, architecture,visual arts or disciplines related to the programmes feld ostudy. Admission students with dierent degrees or diplomas,as well as o proessionals with a signifcant experience inthe programmes feld, will be taken into consideration ithe applicant is motivated by a research interest towards

the programmes topics. Upon successully completing theprogramme the student will receive a Domus Academy MasterDiploma.

Participants who are eligible according to NABA rules willreceive an Academic Master rom NABA.

Part C: entry requireMents


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Part D: PrograMMe struCture

COUrse DIagraMThe programme lasts 10 months and is ull-time.

Please, refer to Annex I for Master Structure

OUr LearNINg aND teaChINg strategYIn the ollowing paragraphs you will fnd inormation on theWhat and the When o our learning, teaching and assessmentramework.

The programme o the Master Course in Interior & Living

Design is workshop-based, supported by seminars, tutorials,lectures, work-in-progress sessions, critiques and a series otutor led-projects. Through a pro-active relationship withthe Course Sta and Project Leaders, students will lead theirproject work and be supported through consultative andadvisory tutorial guidance.

But frst a short glimpse on the Who.

We call Course Leader the teacher who has overall

responsability or the course, coordinates the study program,generates ideas and exploits networking opportunities.

The Course Leader invites visiting proessors to the academy,coordinates the assessment process and develops workshop

themes. On the other hand, Project Leaders are proessionalsand teachers, chosen among experts o a specifc feld, whosejob is to propose a brie, provide mentorships to students andtake part in the assessment o the projects.

Lectures are usually used or the presentation and discussiono theoretical issues. They will oten be supported by group

discussions, which provide an opportunity or interactionbetween Faculty and students, and allow students to extendand examine the issues raised. Some activities require students

to work in groups. Teams are careully selected and suitablymanaged to ensure that all students are aware o eectivegroup processes and contribute to fnal project outcomes.Formal teaching is supplemented by a range o visitinglecturers and visiting proessionals; students will have thechance to attend presentations by designers, artists, critics,

industry proessionals and academics.

Not only will the meeting and exchange o ideas with leading

Part e: Learning teaChing anD

assessMent strategies

Courses Workshop 1 Workshop 4Workshop 2 ItershipWorkshop 3 FialMasterProect

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proessionals oer students the chance to enrich theirknowledge but also avour a better career perspective.

OUr teaChINg MethODs

The teaching and learning methods employed on the Course

are designed to help students achieve their individualproessional goals along with the learning objective o theCourse. Courses prioritize an original learning by designingapproach, that has been developed by Domus Academy overthe years.

The primary vehicle or learning is thereore the project work.

Emphasis is placed on:

learning and applying a problem setting approach,ensuring that students refne their critical skills and apply themthroughout their work process;

ostering a personal creative style and developing an original

way o expression; developing research skills, which will enable students tosource relevant materials, assimilating and articulating relevantfndings;

conceiving concepts and visions capable to blend creativelanguages with the actual needs o end users by interpretinga brie, oten based on a real design assignment, in order todesign a project that can match, or even excede, the companysexpectation.

Student work is constantly supported by the Faculty and byvisiting lecturers, and designers.

WOrkshOPs

Workshops are project assignments designed to give studentsa working knowledge o dierent core subjects. All setprojects start with a presentation o a brie. Which outlines thesubject, scope and purpose o the workshop. The workshopculminates in an open presentation to the aculty and invitedproessionals.

During all presentations, an open discussion on the outcomeo the project is held in ront o a Board chaired by the CourseLeader.

Feedbacks to students are also part o the fnal assessment

given to students ater the presentation. The Course Leaderand the Project Leader are available to urther discussassessments with students when required.

Students work in multi-cultural and international teams toenhance their capacity or teamwork as well as to expose themto a comparison with dierent backgrounds and cultures.

Students work in mixed groups to support the building o acommon mindset and to share previous experiences.

Students are exposed to dierent points o view in the designfeld, working with designers and companies. One o thepurposes o this exposure is to give students the broadestview possible o the design feld in order to support them inthe selection o the area in which to concentrate their uture

careers.

LeCtUres

Lectures encompass key lectures, case histories and discussionson a selected range o topics. The Course Leader also invitesdesigners, researchers, stakeholders, and representatives ocompanies to present their work and ideas as a link betweenthe specifc discipline perspective and the broader cultural/economic context.

PraCtICaL/LaBs

Practicals and Labs introduce dierent tools & techniquesaimed at developing skills, addressing specifc stages o thedesign process. In Practical/Labs sessions, students work bothin groups and individually in order to complete brie skill-

based exercises and assignments.

INterNshIP

The internship is the key step o a process in which thestudent is individually ollowed, in the light o matching theassessment o the students skills and aspirations with therequirement o key stakeholders: maniacturing and service

companies, public institutions, design studios, consultant increative felds.


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Its the moment when students have the chance to test whatthey have learned in real working environment. Moreover,it is a unique opportunity to develop a network o personalrelationship within the design feld o choice.

fINaL Master PrOjeCt

The Final Masters Project is an individual project in whichthe student investigates a set theme. Themes are chosen bystudents within a research ramework agreed with the aculty.The Final Masters Project culminates in an open presentationdelivered by the student during the Final Exam.

When applicable, collaboration with Companies is set or the

Final Master Project. The ocus remains on the educationalside, giving priority to the eective students learning whencarrying out a project in a close-to-reality environment.Companies representatives provide eedbacks to students,moderated by Faculty, and they should represent an additional

opportunity or students to set a reality check about their ownapproach to design proessions.

assessMeNt sYsteM

The main goal o the assesment system is to monitor howstudents have develope the design and technical competenciesrequired to be awarded an Academic Master.

Assessment is done by evaluating each student with a 1 to30 mark given at the end o every workshop, and througha qualiying examination given at the end o each theoriccourse. The admission mark to the fnal exam is calculated byarithmetic average which takes in consideration all the marks

taken ater each workshop.Students will receive 0-110 (pass 70 or above) as overallevaluation. The Diploma Examination Board may award up 10points or the Final Project. Honours may be awarded on thebasis o the Board assessment o study programs, dissertationsand portolios.

hIstOrY Of DesIgN aND PrOjeCt CULtUreInitial Courses are ocused on the milestones o design thoughtand the development o what in Italy it is called cultura delprogetto, project culture. This process regards the interiordesign and the design feld in a broader sense, involvingthe relationship between products and enviroment, and thenecessary addressing o socio-economic changes, a deep study

o exisisting materials and orms, the new technologies andsystems related to the complex process o making objects,among them lighting design and ambient intelligence.

The Research Contexts or Interior and Living Design arepart o the intellectual and conceptual ramework o theprogramme.

A key element or to the students development at this stage isto locate the appropriate reerence points to support conceptdevelopment, and also to integrate them into a logical process.

This part considers how people live and behave incontemporary society, their liestyles, interests, needs,aspirations and how they interace with the spaces around

them. The programme content requires students to exploreissues, theories and cultures associated with interior designrom a historical as well as rom a contemporary perspective.It requires students to consider the living environments othe uture, considering orthcoming smart technologies,sustainable spaces and the increasing capability o spaces to beconfgured in alignement with users needs and requirements.

Through lectures, group discussions and tutorials, thispart investigates some core topics, among them: InteriorDesign Movements and Languages, The Language oCreativity, Design Culture, Study o Materials, Design oServices, Interactive Media Research, Communication Tools,Cultural Anthropology, Design Direction, Sustainability andEnvironmental Scenarios, Socio-Economic Forecasts, ProductInnovations, Art o Lighting Design, Sot Sensorial Qualities,

Cultural Anthropology, Design Trends, Body Conscious Design,

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The lecture programme aims to introduce the most importantthemes and related Interior Design concepts, particularlyregarding tools, techniques and the architecture o the

relationships between human and inormation interaction thata uture space might activate.

WOrkshOPs

Workshops deal with the crucial aspects o interior design bothin the private and the public feld.

The workshops extend the understanding o Interior Designcontexts by considering the various scenarios, which challengethe interior designer. This includes social and personalenvironments, public spaces, and spaces or business and retailapplications.

Students will be encouraged to develop concepts and

techniques in response to given scenarios, seeking to resolvecomplex unctional, ergonomic and spatial challenges.

Through research, design development and the execution oexemplars and maquettes, the student is expected to executea body o work, which is relevant, contemporary and realistic.There is also a requirement to produce an accompanyingevaluative commentary, which is relevant to its development.

The sequence o workshops is managed by the Course Leaderwith the aim to exploit, reach and challenge opportunities ocooperative projects with leading companies.

WOrkshOP I INterIOr DesIgN LIfestYLe (INterIOrarChIteCtUre I)

Interior Design Liestyle represents an introduction to thefeld in terms o conceptual exploration. Didactic activity willexplore anthropological aspects, the uture o technology,social trends, political and environmental actors to providestudents with a solid contextual and uture orientatedapproach to Design and the Interior design discipline. TheWorkshop also exposes students to practical skills required tomaster the research methods and didactic tools they will be

required to use through the programme.

Students will be introduced to the latest technologicaldevelopments and notions such as comort, well being,saety and security. The notion o ambient home will be

explored along with, nowadays key theme o relationshipbetween human beings and objects, systems and spaces. Themost interesting transormations in our personal lives occur in

the domestic environment.

WOrkshOP II - sOCIaL/PersONaL sPaCes (INterIOrarChIteCtUre II)

This area o investigation is launched through keynotelectures and supporting seminars led by key fgures rom thehospitality/leisure sector. This will be ollowed up through theexploration o important commercial and sociological actors

through Domus Academy aculty led events, location visits andworkshops. Students will ollow this up through the choice

o one o our market segments to develop a design analysisand strategy. Luxury, domestic, business or budget. They willbe directed to appropriate research sources. A key part o thisWorkshop is to develop students understanding o distinctivemarket segments and to consider concepts such as brandidentity, customer loyalty, and value or money.

WOrkshOP III - DesIgN fOr BUsINess aND retaILsPaCes (INterIOr arChIteCtUre III)

This Workshop requires students to gain knowledge andunderstanding with regard to designing or retail and businessspaces. Proessional and unctional aspects are exploredthrough this unit, providing students with the principaltheoretical and practical tools with which to engage with new

and challenging concepts within retail and business domains.Students are initially brieed to conduct a customer analysiso the shopping experience in Milan city centre, in order toto encourage ormative and quantitative research methodsthrough the use o questionnaires and interviews. Furtherquantitative methods are developed through the analysis oootall, space utilisation as well as the overall customerexperience. Students will be expected to produce an initial


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22 integrated project strictly related to a practical and actual need(i.e., the resolution o a design problem, or the brainstormingplatorm o a new project). During this crucial phase thestudent is mentored on a step-by-step basis, and gains the

undamental experience o dealing with the real world, withreal business and with the real people working in the feld.

fINaL Master PrOjeCt

The fnal project is an important moment o the overalllearning experience, since students have the chance to criticallyselect adopt and integrate the methodologies learned duringthe course into a single, consistent body o knowledge

Students will need to produce a coherent body o workthat reects a developing personal integrity and achievesa high level o technical skill. They will need to develop an

individual approach to the research and develop the personalinvestigation, planning and writing o a fnal report. Students

will be expected to demonstrate a clear relationship betweentheir research, text and practical work presented or theMasters presentation. They will be expected to critically reecton their own practices as well as that o others, by exploringand identiying the context o their own work within the areao Interior Design.

Collaboration with companies and/or designers will add realvalue and links to the feld, while still maintaining studentsreedom as ar as the selection and development o a personaltheme is concerned.

evaluation report on their fndings and present this to MILDsta and their peers.

The confrmatory stage o this part concentrates on thepractical interpretations o the initial ideas through a design

development process. It is considered that this Workshopprovides one o the most appropriate periods within which toamiliarise students with lighting aspects and technologies.This Workshopt is also supported by specifc technical lectures

about material technologies, manuacturing processes,regulatory aspects, products and services.

WOrkshOP IV - DesIgN fOr PUBLIC sPaCes (PUBLICsPaCe DesIgN)

This Workshop is designed to give students an understanding

o the public space domain at large. Its distinctive actors as amarket segment or the spatial designer and the challenges itposes. The unit requires students to urther develop a range

o specialist practice and techniques within an atmosphere oexperimentation in order to encourage the exploration o newand exciting approaches to the design o public spaces, eventscenarios and exhibitions. There is a requirement to researchand analyse human behavioural aspects and apply the fndingsto public space design. Students will become amiliar with new

techniques in the areas o lighting, perormance technologies,sonic media, perormance and materials and learn how toapply these to public space and exhibition design scenarios.

tWO kINDs Of INterNshIP

The frst kind o internship is a work experience in a companyworking in the disciplinary feld and it is a key moment in thedeveloping o the Master in Interior & Living Design.

The internship is the fnal step o a process in which studentsexperience a one-to-one tutorship with a deep and balancedevaluation o their skills and aspirations, in order to build a

career which fts their aims.

There is also an in campus internship that takes place over thecourse and is shaped as an intensive workshop in collaborationwith a company. This campus internship develop an


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Aex I

Master struCture

Iterior & Livig Desig

COURSES

History o design andproject culture

WORKSHOP 1

Interior DesignLiestyle (Interiorarchitecture I)

WORKSHOP 3

Design or Businessand Retail Spaces(Interiorarchitecture III)

WORKSHOP 2

Social/Personal Spaces(Interiorarchitecture II)

WORKSHOP 4

Design or PublicSpaces(Public Space Design)

InTERnSHIP FInAL MASTERPROjECT

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