The Interior Architecture program trains students for careers in interior architecture and design. This 5-year course includes a foundation year in applied arts at Penninghen, followed by four years of specialization.
A TRAINING IN 5 YEARS
A FOUNDATION YEAR
The foundation year in applied arts, that is to say the first year in Penninghen, introduces you to the methods and teachings of the school. Upon completion, you will have acquired the “basics” of 7 essential subjects: conception and creation, language of space, observational drawing, illustration, sketching, artistic culture.
Essentially practical, the first year will have introduced you to the disciplines of interior architecture such as volume, model, language space. Throughout the year, the assessment on the basis of continuous evaluation has allowed you to rank among the 60 students who integrate the interior design curriculum pursuing their training in Penninghen.
The continued assessment during the year determines the passage into the following year for the training in communication where 60 places are proposed.
FOUR YEARS OF SPECIALIZATION
Interior architecture necessitates integrating the concept of designing spaces for which the concept of use is central. This implies a complete training of the understanding of the built universe as well as the study of the ergonomics of places, movements and uses according to expectations and needs. Pursuing a balanced and comprehensive teaching method, you learn to develop: your technical knowledge (design tools, model, perspective, architecture fundamentals, design, modeling...) your creative abilities (interior architecture, design, design, space drawing, creative studio...) your personal skills (architectural design, creative direction, artistic culture, applied English, international communication, etc.)
THE SECOND YEAR PROGRAM
In the second year you enter the specialization and understanding of your future profession of interior architect and its various fields of application. You learn to understand the components of interior architecture, vocabulary and grammar of forms related to creation and production; technical codes and rules; the balance between volume and space.
At the beginning of the year, a five-day trip to Liverpool brings together all the Interior Architecture, Communications and Art Direction students for an artistic performance project at the Liverpool Media Academy, based around singing. This is an opportunity to get together and develop personal skills in a spirit of cohesion.
You cover the following disciplines:
- interior architecture
- architecture and construction
- drawing perspective
- technology and plan
- plan and volume tools
- drawing
- models
- fundamentals of architecture
- graphics and layout
- artistic culture
- international communication
- workshop design
THE THIRD YEAR PROGRAM
In the third year you enter the mastery of the learning phase. You master the stages of design, project management, you learn to give an art direction applied to interior architecture.
This year is the year of the study trip to Venice (a week-long study trip for all 3rd-year Interior Architecture,Communication and Art Direction students. 8 days in October) and the “big project” (free production, interdisciplinary, prepared for several weeks, submitted to an internal jury, invoking various disciplines valuing the achievements and revealing the ability to create).
You will study the following subjects:
- interior architecture
- architecture and construction
- design
- technology and materials
- spatial design
- models
- plan and volume tools
- modeling tools
- graphics and layout
- photography of architecture
- international communication
THE FOURTH YEAR PROGRAM
In the fourth year, this is the stage where you learn to lead and develop an interior design project in its entirety. Through the internship experience, you become very familiar with the professional world and are encouraged to test your method and develop your expertise. The internship is a professional experience that must be made up of two internships of four months minimum. It is an opportunity for investment, design, production and collaboration. You live the daily life of the company that you join, and are permanently supervised and supported by the school.
These internships, a real entry into the career path, are an opportunity to develop your own professional network and start your future.
You cover the following disciplines:
- interior architecture
- creative studio
- architecture
- design and new usages
- society, environment and technology
- tools of representation
- visual identity
- artistic culture
- international communication
- project definition
THE FIFTH YEAR PROGRAM
The fifth year is the culmination of your training in interior architecture. It is a year of affirmation, conviction and verification of prior learning. A year rich in meetings and exchanges with professionals.
A workshop is offered with a prestigious brand or institution. As part of an interdisciplinary course that invites 5th year students from the three courses together, the confrontation of ideas and expertise helps to emancipate and free the convictions of each. The workshop is an opportunity to share your thoughts, interact with future professionals, affirm your choices and confirm your expertise.
Now accomplished, in control of your achievements, you will work several months on your diploma project, the last stage of your training that will be certified and validated by a jury of professional experts outside the school. At the end of this last year you are ready to embark on your own path.
You cover the following subjects:
- professional project
- interior architecture
- brand curation
- society, environment and technology
- project definition
- art direction
- visual identity
- artistic culture
- international communication
- diploma
THE OPPORTUNITIES
THE FIELDS OF APPLICATION
- Housing (rehabilitation, renovation, development of private space...)
- Territorial (urban planning, education, sports, etc.) Commercial (retail, offices, hospitality...)
- Events (scenography, television, ephemeral events, fashion shows...)
- Promotional (advertising sets, video, cinema...)
- Cultural (heritage, museography, theatre, tailoring, etc.)
- The main sectors
- Architectural agencies
- Creative studio
- Planning agencies
- Creative agencies
- Specialized agencies or departments planning and rehabilitation
- Luxury
- Fashion
THE MAIN OCCUPATIONS
- Interior designer
- Architect designer
- Scenographer
- Designer
- Lighting artist
- Product designer
- Project manager
- Branch manager
- Space planner
- Creative manager
- Head of design department
- Decorator
- Plastic designer
- Visual Merchandiser
