Interior [A.R.C]
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Table of Contents – Welcome p. 7 The Interior Program p. 9 Planning Your Studies p. 11 Semester Breakdown p. 14 Course Descriptions p. 25
Welcome Welcome to the Architecture Research Center [A.R.C], Department of Architecture, at the Univeristy of Nicosia
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Degrees offered: Professional Diploma in Architecture (DipArch) -5 years-300 ECTS Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A.Arch) - 4 years - 240 ECTS Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design (B.A.Int) - 4 years - 240 ECTS Master of Arts in Architecture (MA) - 1.5 years or 3 semesters- 120 ECTS Doctoral Program in Architecture (Phd) - 3 years -180ECTS
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History and Accreditation: The Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and the Diploma in Architecture were established in 2006 and currently run under the Department of Architecture, University of Nicosia. The program provides students with a comprehensive set of skills, and professional qualifications academically accredited by the (ECPU) (Evaluation Committee of Private Universities) in July 2008 and approved by ETEK (Επιστημονικό Τεχνικό Επιμελητήριο Κύπρου – Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber) and the European Commission (Directive 2005/36/EC). The Bachelor of Arts in Interior was established in 2004. The Master of Arts in Architecture and the Doctoral Program in Architecture were established in 2014. Departmental Mission: Our mission in the Department of Architecture is to create critical thinkers who are intellectually-acute, socially-aware, and technically-skilled architects/designers that find themselves in the center of contemporary architectural/design discourse. Our graduates are conceptual thinkers who are equipped both with hands-on approach methods and skills, as well as superior knowledge and understanding of cutting-edge technologies in relation to most current architectural theories and notions. Our current program(s) acknowledge the importance of constructing a unique identity by catering for diversity in architectural/interior/post-graduate education, where global discussions merge with local conditions such as culture, climate, local market/industry and social needs. The program(s) support a pedagogy that promotes ecological and sustainable thinking providing the necessary tools of context, com-prehension and application of social, environmental and cultural aspects. Faculty Members: The faculty teaching on the Department of Architecture consists of a combination of full-time lecturers who are permanent staff and visiting part-time lecturers. The faculty supporting the program are all practicing professionals, have an industryrelated background, and hold postgraduate qualifications in related areas. Students are taught by a professional team with a wide range of specialties and diverse approaches to architecture and design. The international faculty were educated in top Universities from around the world, and thus ensure a variety of expertise to enable students to reach their full potential. Teaching Methods: The Departments’ approach to teaching and learning is seen as a collaboration between the teachers and the students and is structured around studio/project courses, and supported by a core of lectures, workshops and seminars. These provide a theoretical framework for the program and are seen as an integral part of all project development.
THE Interior Program
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The program educates future Interior designers to be able to generate and implement innovative solutions to spatial arrangements combining conceptual ideas and functional expertise. It prepares professionals with sensitivity to social and cultural context, that are aware of their social responsibilities. Our students become capable of critical and analytical thinking and efficient in dealing with any design issue with all technical, communicational and organizational skills.
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The aims of the Interior Design Program is to educate Interior Designers who: · Are capable of critical and analytical thinking. · Can combine conceptual ideas and functional expertise (integrate construction, materials, energy requirements) · Can analyse needs and generate and implement innovative answers and design recommendations to spatial arrangements. · Can prepare working drawings to evaluate design solutions. · Understand and use issues of Sustainability · Have sensitivity to social and cultural context · Are capable of collaborating with other practitioners, and prepare and administer contract documents The main thrust of the program is to foster creativity and experimentation within an interdisciplinary framework of studies. These objectives will be delivered by focusing on the design studio as a primary setting. Courses in cultural context (history and theory), technology, environment, the liberal and fine arts, communication and management practice, will be strongly linked to and supportive of this design studio. Electives ensure that the students receive a well-rounded academic base that will enhance both their personal and professional development. The Interior Design curriculum (4 years) will prepare students for work in the interior design, interior architecture, environmental, furniture and exhibition design industries and enable them to continue their studies further at postgraduate level. Social Media The Interiro Design Program has a list of Social Media where events and information are regularly posted. Students are encouraged to upload photographs and comment on recent events and topics. Please visit the site and become a fan. Facebook page Interior Design: https://www.facebook.com/InteriorDesignOfUniversityOfNicosia?ref=bookmarks Facebook group Interior Design: https://www.facebook.com/groups/138932479638289/?fref=ts Interior Design webpage: http://www.unic.ac.cy/bachelor-degrees/interior-design-ba-4-years
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PLANNING YOUR STUDIES Choosing the subjects that you will study during your studies with us, requires careful planning. The courses offered through the Department intend to provide you with flexibility and choice, so that you can choose a program of studies that matches your abilities, interests and aspirations.
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In order to plan your studies properly, you need to consult with your Academic Advisor and the Department of Academic Affairs. You should get familiar with your Academic Path and the semester timetable of courses (available before the commencement of each semester from the Department of Academic Affairs). Please read and carefully study the Tables on the following pages of this student handbook, they will help you with the courses you must take every semester. Your Academic Path shows the courses that you must complete. These are grouped in categories, which are referred to as “requirements” or “electives”. In all categories there is a minimum and a maximum number of credits that should be completed. The main categories in the Design Academic Paths are: Major Requirements: These are courses that you must take in order to graduate. Major Electives: Each student must take a certain number of Major Electives credits, which must be selected from a list of approved courses. These are designed to allow you to choice a direction of study within fields that have been chosen by the faculty.
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Language Expression: Each student is expected to write and speak English well enough to present his or her own ideas effectively. Language Expression courses help students achieve this goal. However, your tutors will support those students who seem to have problems in communicating in English with explanations in Greek. Free Electives: You may choose any class from the University’s offerings. We recommend photography, film, video, management, marketing, computer, art, literature, philosophy, religion, economics, politics, psychology and sociology. Please use the Academic Planning Worksheet, which lists all requirements for earning a Bachelor’s Degree. Prerequisites are courses you must have passed before registering. Co-requisites are courses you must take at the same time. Depending on your proficiency in the English Language, you may need to take writing and English courses. This worksheet will help you document your progress toward graduation and identify your next steps. By filling it in, you will be able to see which classes you still need to pass. This worksheet is also a useful tool for your academic advisor. Please fill it out and bring it with you when you meet with him or her.
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INT 202_ Spring 2012_E.Zippelious & K.Ioannou _student _Y.Theodotou
INT 202 _Spring 2014 _A.Efstathiou_site visit and survey by student INT 202 Interior III Retail Design, student presentation to sponsors. Real life project sponsored by Mavros Stores INT 301_Fall 2013_A.Efstathiou & E.Tselika_common project Interior Design and Fine Art students
ACADEMIC PLANNING WORKSHEET (for students who entered Fall 2009 and after)
Semester 4 (Spring) Major Requirements
PreRequisite
Semester 1 (Fall) Major Requirements
INT 101
PreRequisite
CoRequisite
Intro to Interior Design
ECTS Semester & Grade (30) 6
INT 202
Interior III
INT 212
Light & Color Structure & Construction for Interiors
INT 201
INT 141 Fundamentals of Design
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INT 222
INT 161 Representation I
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ARCH 142 History of ARCH II
Electives Language Expression
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INT 262
Major Elective
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Interior I
INT 101
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INT 102
ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
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INT 341
History & Theory of Interior Design
ARCH 142
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CAD II
INT 262
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INT 152
Photography & Space
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INT 361
INT 162
Representation II
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Free Elective
INT 152
Drafting
Major Requirements
PreRequisite
CoRequisite
ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
INT 201 Interior II
INT 102
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INT 211 Materials for Interiors
INT 112
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ARCH 141 History of Arch I
INT 142
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INT 261 Drafting & Representation III
INT 162
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Electives Language Expression
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ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
INT 212
History of Interior Design
Semester 3 (Fall)
CoRequisite
INT 202
Materials Workshop
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4
PreRequisite
Interior IV
INT 112
INT 161
ARCH141
IINT 311 Building Services Integrated Design
INT 301
INT 142
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Major Requirements CoRequisite
INT 211
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Semester 2 (Spring) PreRequisite
ECTS Semester & Grade (30) 10
CAD I
Semester 5 (Fall)
Major Requirements
CoRequisite
Semester 6 (Spring)
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Major Requirements
PreRequisite
CoRequisite
ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
INT 302
Interior V
INT 202
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INT 312
Detailing & Finishing for Interiors
INT 212
6
INT 322
Sustainability in Interior Design
INT 262
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Major Elective
4
Free Elective
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PreRequisite
CoRequisite
ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
INT 401
Interior VI
INT 302
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INT 441
Final Year Project; Research & Writing
INT 302
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INT 481
Work Placement
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Major Elective
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Free Elective
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Major Requirements
PreRequisite
CoRequisite
ECTS Semester & Grade (30)
INT 402
Final Year Project; Design
INT 202
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IINT 482
Design Practice & Project Management
INT 212
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INT 322
Sustainability in Interior Design
INT 262
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Available Major Electives (need a total of 16-34)
Major Requirements
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Major Elective
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Free Elective
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PreRequisite
ECTS (30)
INT 242
Furniture Design
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INT 251
Design of gardens and small scale out door spaces
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INT 351
Introduction to Exhibition Design
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INT 362
Advanced CAD and Mixed Media
NT 392
Catalyst Workshop I
2
INT 491
Catalyst Workshop II
2
INT262
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INT 492
Industry Exchange
INT201
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ARCH 241
Landscape Architecture
INT301
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ARCH 252
Cultural Heritage
INT201
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ARCH 321
Preservation & Restoration
INT301
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ARCH 341
History & Theory Of The City
INT301
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ARCH 342
Advanced Spatial Theories
INT301
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ARCH 351
Contemporary Architects
INT301
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ARCH 362
Advanced Cad & Mixed Media
INT301
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ARCH 450
Visual Culture Studies
INT301
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ARCH 442
Perceptions of Architecture
INT301
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ARCH 441
History & Theory of Sustainable Design
INT301
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ARCH 451
Rethinking Architecture
INT301
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ARCH 452
Special Topics in Architecture
INT301
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INT301
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ARCH 492
Visualising Urbanity
ART 281
History of Art
ART 290
Figure Drawing
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ART 384
Modern & Contemporary Art
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MULT 160
Introduction To Multimedia
MULT 161
Interactive Multimedia Development
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MULT 250
Storyboarding & 2d Animation
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MULT 260
Multimedia Art & Aesthetics
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ART 110
Introduction To Visual Arts
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ART 111
Greek Art
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MULT160
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Available Free Electives (General Education)
PreRequisite
ECTS (30)
COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS ELECTIVES (NEED A TOTAL OF 6-18 ECTS) COMM 117
Video Production
6
COMM 135
Introduction to Communication Studies
6
COMM 190
Film
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COMM 235
Creative Production
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MGT 281
Introduction to Management
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MKTG 291
Marketing
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EUS 105
Intro to European Union
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College English
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ENGL 101
English Composition (R)
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BADM 231
Business Communications(R)
6
BADM 332
Technical Writing & Research
6
BADM 234
Organizational Behaviour
6
COMM 200
Business & Professional Communication
6
COMPUTER & MATHEMATICAL ELECTIVES (NEED A TOTAL OF 0-12 ECTS) COMM 222
Graphic Communication (Graphic Layout)
6
MATH 105
Intermediate Algebra
6
Available Free Electives (General Education)
PreRequisite
ECTS (30)
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES (NEED A TOTAL OF 0-18 ECTS) HIST 260 Cyprus History and Culture
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MUS 110 Introduction to Music
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PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
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ANTH 105 Cultural Anthropology
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ESCI 200 Society and Environment
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PSY 110 General Psychology I
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PSY 111 General Psychology II
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PSY 210 Social Psychology
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SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
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BENG 100
ENGL 100 Basic Writing
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LANGUAGE EXPRESSION ELECTIVES (NEED A TOTAL OF 12-24 ECTS)
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Major Elective 1 ENGL-101 English Composition
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INT 152 Photography & Space INT 162 Representation III
NT 161 Representation I
Communication Skills and Techniques Management & Practice
INT 142 History of Interior Design
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INT 262 CAD I
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NT 261 Drafting & Represantation III
ARCH 142 History of Architecture Ii
INT 312 Detailing & Finishes for Interiors
INT 311 Building Servises / Integrated Design for Interiors
Major elective 2 free elective 2
30
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INT 441 Final Year Project Research & Writing
Free Elective
INT 361 CAD II
INT 341 Advanced History & Theory of Interior Design
INT 302 Interior V
INT 301 Interior IV
INT 322 Sustainability In Interior Design
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INT 222 Structures & Construction for Interiors
INT 212 Light & Colour
INT 20 Interior III
Semester 4
Year 2
ARCH 141 History of architecture i
INT 211 Materials for Interiors
INT 112 Materials Workshop
INT 141 Fundamentals of Design
INT 201 Interior II
INT 102 Interior I
INT 101 Intro to Interior Design
History & Theory
Technology: Construction Structures Environment
Design
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Semester 1
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Major Elective 3 Free Elective 3
INT 481 Work Placement
INT 441 Final Year Project: Research & Writing
INT 401 Interior VI
Semester 7
Year 4
30
Major Elective 4 Major Elective 5
INT 482 Design Practice & Project Managment
INT 402 Final Year Project: Design
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS – MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
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The Interior Design program provides students with a comprehensive set of skills to prepare for a career in the design field. The course provides a strong grounding in key conceptual and technical aspects of spatial design, develops creative thinking, selfexpression and a capacity for independent learning. The program focuses on the interior design studio projects and encompasses courses in other subject areas such as history and theory, technology, environment and visual communication. Students receive a wellrounded academic base that enhances both their personal and professional development.
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INT 142_ Spring 2011_A. Efstathiou _ student _ S.Javandideh INT 112_Spring 2014_K.Ioannou _ students_ D.Kochegarova & V. Michael
INT 101 Introduction to Interior Design Prerequisite: None This course initially familiarizes students with the field of interior design. It sets out the various stages of the design process from initial concept to production and introduces the design studio as learning environment with a similar working structure. Students learn about the elementary thinking tools essential for a designer, with emphasis given to methods of observation and recording through a variety of means (verbal, wrtitten and graphic). This introduces the first studio task; exploring and recording a personal experience of space. Students are introduced to methodologies of physically experiencing space. INT 102 Interior I Prerequisite: INT 101 This course is designed to familiarize students with, and enhance their creative handling of three dimensional space and spatial relations. It will help students to develop three dimensional awareness, understanding and cognition of spatial relationships and carry out design projects related to these. The idea of scale is introduced and through various projects students acquire the skills to perceive, manipulate and represent. INT 112 Materials Workshop Prerequisite: None The course introduces the main characteristics of materials. It involves experimentation with different materials and forming processes to help students with their first-hand experience of how to manipulate materials and understand their structural capabilities.
Tasks will involve casting, assembling, extruding, converting, mixing, fracturing etc. Students will also experiment with different types of structural form: solid, membrane, hybrid, skeletal, surface etc and also how materials may be combined or manipulated to take on different physical properties. INT 141 Fundamentals of Design Prerequisite: None This course deals with the various aspects of design. As almost all 2D and 3D human production seems to involve design, either consciously or not, students are asked to understand the alphabet they are going to use: Elements and Principles of design. The elements are components or parts that can be isolated and defined in visual designs, such as points, lines, forms, shapes, spaces, colors, patterns, textures. Principles concern the relationships and structures of elements: balance, emphasis, unity, scale and proportion, rhythm, motion. A number of projects and experimentations familiarizes students with the innumerable means they can use as a design vocabulary and help them interpret art and design work. INT 142 Interior Design History Prerequisite: None Students are introduced to the history of Design in general since the Industrial revolution specifically from the late 18th c. to the 1970s. The course examines how design affects and at the same time is affected by its context that is society, culture, technology, environment, politics and economy. The aim is to make students realize that design plays a very important role to social life and its various expressions and is closely related to it. Additionally students become familiar with tendencies and styles during the above mentioned period of time. Small theoretical projects introduce students to Research methodology and improve their writing skills. INT 152 Photography & Space Prerequisite: None The course introduces students to basic aspects of photography and provides opportunities to develop fundamental skills and knowledge in the construction and production of photographic images. Students use pho-
INT 162 Representation II Prerequisite: INT 161 Students are introduced to Model Making, Diagramming and Mapping and to simple digital representation techniques and software. They become also familiar with mesured one and two point perspectives. INT 172 Drafting Prerequisite: None Students learn the technique of orthographic drawing: How to draw to scale, the drawing conventions of plans sections and elevations, how to align and organize orthographic drawings. ARCH 141 History of Architecture Prerequisite: INT 142 By studying architecture, we can learn not just major trends of style and form, but also about the relationships, practices, beliefs that have shaped human behaviour. ARCH 141 introduces students to the history of people and buildings from ancient times to the Industrial Revolution. Over the semester, students will be introduced to important buildings, themes, and methodologies of the history of architecture. These include looking, thinking and writing about architecture and design.
INT 201 Interior II Prerequisite: INT 102 The course allows students to explore space in relation to the human body, to consider human factors: scale, perception & human comfort in design. Students explore different notions of ‘dwelling’, and design a simple, functional interior residential space based. They are also expected to take into account materials and structures at the scale of the user. The project will be carried out within given site conditions. INT 202 Interior III Prerequisite: INT 201 The course allows students to analyse more complex relationships between spaces and explore the variety of relationships within it. Students are introduced to various ideas of spatial complexity and are encouraged to experiment with methods and techniques of combining elements/materials & uses/users and to research, and resolve the interface(s) between contrasting and juxtaposed spatial volumes and activities. They are investigating the interrelation of design fields in order to understand the rules of the design process and to be able to coordinate information. Retail inderiors are offering a good support for all the above.
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INT 161 Representation I Prerequisite: None Students are introduced to the principles and techniques of representational drawing through freehand sketching of spaces and elements. Focus is on developing observation skills, so that students understand how drawing is used as a method of understanding, interpreting and representing spatial relationships. Students also experiment with many techniques to be able to express creativity. They will explore various representation techniques such as collage, line drawing, relief collage, tone drawings, rendering overlaying copying and using the human figure in their designs and the one and two pont perspective.
ARCH 142 History of Architecture Prerequisite: ARCH 141 This course introduces students to the ideas, social contexts, political movements, and cultural developments that informed and influenced the design of the built environment from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Architecture, landscape architecture, design, and vernacular building are creative endeavours whose meanings are shaped by human activity. As such, it is critical for students to study the built environment within a broad social, cultural, and political context. While the course will introduce you to the major architectural movements and their associated forms and designs, its structure (lectures, writing assignments, exams, discussions, and readings) will help you to understand that designers (both high style and vernacular) are intrinsically connected to their social and cultural environment. Like ARCH 141, this course introduces students to important themes and methodologies of the study of architecture through writing about and looking at buildings and landscapes.
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tography to explore and express their perception of space. Students develop the basis for aesthetic and critical faculties, which can position and use technology, creatively and appropriately and gain insight into how the photograph functions as a means of communication.
INT 211 Materials For Interiors Prerequisite: INT 112 The objectives of the course are to introduce students to basic properties, characteristics and behaviour of materials. Issues of production techniques (such as prefabrication, in situ, handling) will be looked at. Also material and construction systems will be identified, on the one hand issues such as standardization, modularization, repetition of units, precision, tolerances etc and on the other hand materials which rely on time, weathering and human use for their quality. Ways of applying and working with materials will be researched and analysed, looking at how various materials may perform differently and create different atmospheric conditions. Students will learn to how to graphically represent materials, build up a materials library and carry out visits to industry and manufacturers. Students will also learn about specification/ sourcing of materials, codes of compliance and recycling of materials. INT 212 Light & Color Prerequisite: None The course introduces light & color, as elements of design. It deals with different conditions of light/ color connecting or separating element of space, creating a focus etc. Students learn about differences between the use of daylight & artificial light, the psychological impact of light and color, their relationship to materials, textures & patterns. Students are encouraged to explore how the luminous aspects of space can control mood and create specific environments and to research and experiment with the use of color and light in a variety of cases and applications. INT 222 Structures & Construction for Interiors Prerequisite: INT 211 The structures course introduces physical quantities of forces and moments and their applications, and the structural principles of strength and stability. Students understand practically and discuss the physical laws that influence the construction of design ideas. They also examine constraints imposed by structural issues, construction, economic and production machinery. Construction, Seismic and Health & Safety Regulation are important constraints taken into consideration in the design of structural elements.
INT 261 Drafting & Representation III Prerequisite: INT 162 Students are taught the technique of measured two and three point perspective drawing and axonometric drawing. They are taught how to put together a portfolio of different kinds of drawings and are introduced to various simple software programs to support their representation skills. INT 262 CAD I Prerequisite: None The course is designed to teach the basic knowledge of computer-aided design, through existing design projects. They learn how to structure and organize drawings using layers, colors, textures and particular layouts. Students produce 2d files: plans, section & elevations and subsequently prepare and learn to open & view 3d perspectives. They follow all the procedures necessary to prepare a drawing from initial design through final presentation. INT 301 Interior IV Prerequisite: INT 202 The studio looks at the design of public spaces and the demands of complex design decisions. Students focus on site context, taking into account the overall cultural and physical context of the assigned space. Through the design process emphasis is given to planning and sequencing of spaces and the relation to a specific use. Exhibition spaces and mixed use spaces offer the background. At this stage the studio begins to bring together abstract design principles and the physical and visual environment. The analysis and careful organization of the program is essential. The design proposal also looks at the application of the overall idea at a detail level, where students are also expected to resolve ideas at the level of materials and technology and produce a complete body of work. INT 302 Interior V Prerequisite: INT 301 The Studio will focus on large scale, public use Interior space supported by issues of sustainability. Students will develop a holistic design approach incorporating into the design concept sustainable/ recycled materials, low energy construction and servicing strategies. Examination will also be made of the proposed use
INT 312 Detailing & Finishes for Interiors Prerequisite: INT 211 Students will be introduced to the principles underlying performance criteria in building component design and detailing. Assembly and detailing of various building systems will be presented and investigated, through case studies. Primary consideration will be given to the aesthetic, functional and craft elements of detailing. Students will work through models and drawings to demonstrate the understanding and application of materials and detailing. A construction concept should be developed as an inseparable part of the design proposition. INT 322 Sustainability in Interior Design Prerequisite: INT 311 The course is designed to further student’s awareness of, and sensitivity to the important relationship between ecology and the built environment and to make them consider the fact that the quality of the environment both natural and manmade has unlimited influence on people’s behaviour and their physical and psychological well being. To teach students about the environmental problems that are connected with interior design and therefore
INT 341 History & Theory of Interior Design Prerequisite: ARCH 142 Course introduces students to the modern theories taken from philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies and discusses how they have contributed to various debates found in the field of design in the contemporary era. It explores themes emerging in the modern and post-modern era including industrialization, functionalism, consumerism, fetishism, representation, nostalgia and propaganda, phenomenology, structuralism, deconstruction and globalization, among others. Finally, it familiarizes students with contemporary case studies of design production in architectural and interior design fields. INT 361 CAD II Prerequisite: INT 262 The course develops the basic CAD skills learned in INT 262 Students will use and combine various CAD software according to individual projects and design outcomes focus will be on the use of 3d modelling and its use in creating sophisticated imagery of interior spaces with advanced use of rendering and lighting. INT 401 Interior VI Prerequisite: INT 302 In this studio Students will be involved in ‘Live’ , mixed use project design. They will learn to analyse and interpret clients’ needs into a design brief and negotiate appropriate design solutions. Students will be involved in negotiations with the client body, choosing the correct presentation media and judging the level of client involvement within the design process. Students will work within real environmental and cost restrictions and present a fully designed feasible proposal. Students will work individually and in teams, projects will be developed from initial concept to the final design including renderings and models, proposals for materials and detailing. This will be the final rehearsal for the professional body of work they are asked to produce in their final year projects. INT 402
Final Year Project Prerequisite: INT 401 Final Year Project enables students, to develop a project related to their own interest in continuation with the research work carried out in the previous semester. The semester is devoted entirely to the development of a major design project, a full semester of work on a self-initiated project based on a strong sense of professionalism and design maturity. Students are expected to show how their approach could produce a unique design proposal.
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INT 311 Building Services Prerequisite: INT 212 The course provides an understanding of building services and the creation of harmonious buildings and spaces. It introduces students to an integrated building process, which explores the relationships of space planning, structures and environmental control systems as they relate to building design. Assembly and detailing of various building systems will be presented and investigated, through case studies. Students will develop an understanding of the comfort and perception aspects of spaces as they relate to optimum temperatures/ humidity/ atmospheric change or constants. They will examine the basic layout techniques related to lighting, water supply, waste, heating/ cooling equipment etc. Students will be required to demonstrate strategies of integration of building services into their design proposal.
with design issues in general. Also to increase the student’s vocabulary and body of knowledge in this subject matter area.
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and users and how an integrated design approach could also include user participation. Students will work in teams and individually to present a complete and detailed design strategy from initial concept to detail drawings.
INT 441 Final Year Project; Research & Writing Prerequisite: INT 302 This course broadens the students knowledge of researching and writing techniques. It introduces students to methods of carrying out and structuring research. The course will guide the students to identifying their own clear approach to the research topic and enable them conceptualise their findings creating the groundwork for the final design project in the following semester. Students are expected to display initiative in developing and pursuing their project, and to demonstrate their capacity to arrive at understandings that can significantly enhance the sophistication with which they approach their major design project.
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INT 301_ Fall 2013_A. Efstathiou _ student_ M.Avraam INT 302 _Spring 2014_K.Ioannou _ student C.Aloupou
INT 402 _Spring 2014_ A.Petrou _ student _Y.Theodotou
INT 441_ Fall 2013_ A.Efstathiou _ student _A. Ioannou
INT 251 Design of Gardens and Small Scale Outdoor Spaces Prerequisite: none The course familiarizes students with the design of gardens and small scale outdoor spaces through studying history, theory and contemporary case studies. Students analyze, investigate and record outdoor spaces as parts of physical and cultural environments in relation to human use. The course offers knowledge of the human made and natural environments and their relation to climate, materials, processes, light as well as cultural issues. INT 351 Introduction to Exhibition Design Prerequisite: none Exhibition Design introduces students to issues related to the design of museums, galleries and exhibitions, their history and development. Students are encouraged to investigate, analyse and record the interior spaces of exhibitions and museums as cultural environments and examine issues like thematic development, information design, experience design. Technology, materiality, lighting, constructions, acoustics are also some of the subjects for discussion. Students are encouraged to carry out visits to museums and exhibitions and are supported to produce theoretical, verbal and visual assignments.
INT 362 Advanced CAD and Mixed Media Prerequisite: INT 262 This course introduces students to the advanced capabilities of digital design tools for generation, evaluation and representation and to the theoretical and practical framework of advanced parametric-associative design tools. Students are familiarized with the use of materials, lighting and animation techniques for digital presentations, as well as with digital fabrication techniques. The relationship between technology and aesthetics is discussed and in parallel the ways that architectural design concepts in various scales can be translated and represented into buildings and plans into planning will be illustrated. INT 392 Catalyst Workshop I Prerequisite: none INT 491 Catalyst Workshop II Prerequisite: none
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INT 492 Industry Exchange Prerequisite: none The course introduces students to a specialized area of expertise in interior related to the industry and expose them to particular areas of focus in the interior design industry. It gives the students the opportunity to explore the marketing of their designs products, furniture, ideas etc. Also connects students with the local industry in terms of fabrication and services (interior design offices) ,deepen students’ knowledge of a particular skill, theory, or topic and give students’ a hands-on experience of design, structure, sustainability or history in practice. Further allow students to explore a topic of interest in greater depth and work closely with one lecturer, practitioner, or tutor.
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INT 242 Furniture Design Prerequisite: none What is a city? What shapes it? How is city development influenced by history? How does the fabric vary from city to city and how are these differences significant? How are cities changing and what could be their future? The course explores these and other questions, with emphasis upon twentieth-century urbanism and theory. A major focus will be on the physical form of cities — from downtown and inner city to suburb and edge city — and the processes that shape them. Students are encouraged to study and analyse the urban context through theoretical essays reflecting major urban theories and international debate. The course aims at developing the students` capacity to address the complex and multi-layered fabric of the contemporary city.
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS – MAJOR ELECTIVES
INT 402 _Spring 2014_ A.Petrou _ student _A. Ioannou INT 402_Spring 2014_A.Efstathiou_student _M Kouttoukis
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