History of Interior Architecture

Overview

This unit introduces important historical precedents and theoretical movements of interior architectural history. By developing skills in research, critical analysis and an historical understanding of key building, practitioners and styles, students will attain a broader understanding of their discipline.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Analyse historical precedents in interior architectural history, including Indigenous spatial and design traditions.
2. Identify key ideas and developments in the history of interior architecture
3. Use a theory of spatial design to analyse a precedent project
4. Implement the research findings of an interior architectural precedent using different written and visual representation skills
5. Evaluate the influences of historical interior architectural precedents on contemporary spaces

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Design research (specific to interior architecture issues)
• The relationship between theory and practice
• Interior architecture history
• Interior architecture, designers and architects (past and present).
• Basic understanding of Country and Indigenous Knowledge