Concerns. Birmingham School of Architecture and Design Annual Review 2019-20

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MA Interior Architecture and Design

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Course Introduction

Delia Skinner - Course Director Jason Taylor Dr Jieling Xiao Max Karlsson Wisotsky Ana De Areia Soares Kelly Brookes Miles Weber Victoria Paterson-Burke Bruce Paget Anastasiya Luban Anna Parker Suzanne Barnes

“The only source of knowledge is experience” Albert Einstein. The MA Interior Architecture and Design programme embraces the truth that designing is a creative adventure. During the last twelve months, the World has shifted to a new pandemic paradigm, presenting the postgraduate students on this creative course, with many unpredictable personal and professional challenges. This experience has seismically altered their perception about their future career paths and acted as a catalyst for new ways of working and Designing Together. Discourse and debate about ‘heritage’ and ‘experience’ as essential aspects in the creative process, has helped our spatial designers to explore their role as the ‘Choreographer of Sensations’ and prompted these international designers to refine their unique interior design praxes. This year more than ever, these designers have seen ‘Creativity’ as a powerful force for good and have moved towards a new collaborative, globally mindful and conscientious orientation. For the teaching team, it has been a privilege to work closely with our student colleagues and to witness their resourcefulness, comradery and resilience. We have seen everyone in the class develop holistic life plans, whilst simultaneously refining their professional practice. By asking “What makes me tick as a Designer?”, “What contribution do I want make in the world?” and “With whom do I want to work?” our students have been able to better define their design ambitions for the future.


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